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Montrose Safeway location in divestiture plans for Kroger merger

By Justin Tubbs | MBT

July 10, 2024

Kroger and Albertsons released their list of hundreds of grocery stores they plan to sell as part of a deal that would see the supermarket giants merge. The Montrose Safeway is one of those hundreds of stores that would be divested to C&S Wholesale Grocers, if regulators approve the $24.6 billion me...

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Montrose Children’s Museum is open this weekend

By Tonya

June 29, 2024

The Montrose Children's Museum is open this weekend, for the first time. Visitors can swing by or pre-register online for the chance to win prizes. The ribbon cutting was at 10:30 this morning. The museum has exhibits for kids at 221 Colorado Ave, Unit A. At the head of the planning is Mallory Shaff...

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PHOTOS: Despite rain, foodies flocked to Block 93 last week for the first ‘Montrose Truck Stop’

By Tonya

June 28, 2024

The Block 93 "Montrose Truck Stop" event on June 20 saw plenty of patrons, despite rainy weather. The event was the first in a series of four. Every third Thursday of the month, through September, various food trucks — local and from out of town — will visit the block to give customers tons of optio...

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Niagara-Hillcrest roundabout scheduled for July 3 open

June 28, 2024

Pending any weather delays, the new roundabout at Niagara and Hillcrest is scheduled to open the evening of Wednesday, July 3, according to a Facebook post from the City of Montrose. The project has been in the works since December 2023.

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Pocket Park sees improvements as DART looks to launch mural incentive program

By Justin Tubbs | MBT

June 20, 2024

Some cleanup and improvements are being conducted at the Pocket Park at 420 E. Main St. Wednesday, city workers were installing new lights, and graffiti was already removed from the area, as DART plans to use the park for more events in the future. The Pocket Park is home to a mural, and Michelle Wi...

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School supply drive at Montrose Police Department runs until Aug. 6

By News Release

June 13, 2024

To help prepare local Montrose County School District students for success in this upcoming school year, the Montrose Police Department is hosting a school supply drive open now until Tuesday, August 6. Anyone interested in helping can drop off supplies inside the Montrose Police Department lobby at...

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Historic Montrose United Methodist Church in downtown is getting renovation work

By News Release

June 13, 2024

The Montrose United Methodist Church has been an anchor in downtown Montrose for over 100 years. In the summer of 2020, large cracks appeared in the walls of the building located on the corner of Park Avenue and South First Street. Investigations, assessments and an engineering report from Knott L...

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Meeting Monday as Tortilla Flats in Montrose seeks historic designation

By Justin Tubbs Montrose Business Times

May 30, 2024

Locals in the Mexican-American community are working to preserve their history and their heritage. On Monday, the Mexican American Development Association (MADA) and the City will hold a meeting to gauge interest on how that community should go about it. The community meeting will take place at 6 p....

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Montrose Children’s Museum is getting a permanent space, a 15-exhibit interactive space for kids

By Tonya

May 16, 2024

A culmination of two year’s worth of effort, Montrose Children’s Museum, a local non-profit, will open a permanent space this summer. The museum will be a 15-exhibit, interactive space for kids at 221 Colorado Ave, Unit A. At the head of the planning is Mallory Shaffer, the founder and executive dir...

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First look at inside of Shelter, new distillery, brewery and restaurant on the river

By Justin Tubbs

May 16, 2024

Editor's Note: Photos at end of article. The grand opening for Shelter Distilling is almost here, and a short tour of the new building at the Colorado Outdoors revealed a gigantic distilling and brewing facility (10,000 square feet), workers hustling to get ready and contractors putting the finishi...

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Hampton Inn to break ground at Colorado Outdoors this summer

By Justin Tubbs Montrose Business Times

June 13, 2025

A new Hampton Inn is set to break ground this summer at the Colorado Outdoors development in Montrose, the latest announced addition to the 670-acre m...

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Montrose Anglers helps locals and visitors on their river fishing adventures

By Tonya

June 13, 2025

Montrose Anglers is located in the Colorado Outdoors complex at 1325 Mayfly Drive. Owner Nolan Egbert purchased Toad’s Guide Service and Cimarron Cree...

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DMEA candidates elected at annual meeting

By Tonya

June 13, 2025

The election for the Delta-Montrose Electric Association board came to an end Thursday night and resulted in two incumbents retaining their seats, as ...

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Homestead Natural Meats acquires Kinikin Processing operations, plans Montrose relocation

By Justin Tubbs Montrose Business Times

June 4, 2025

Homestead Natural Meats, a Delta-based meat processing company, has expanded into Montrose by acquiring the assets and operations of Kinikin Processin...

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How proposed Medicaid cuts could affect Montrose Regional Health and the wider community

By Justin Tubbs Montrose Business Times

May 29, 2025

Proposed federal Medicaid reductions could significantly impact Montrose Regional Health (MRH), threatening the financial stability of the hospital an...

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