Local Safeway store won’t be sold as Kroger-Albertsons merger is terminated
Business, News
Local Safeway store won’t be sold as Kroger-Albertsons merger is terminated
By Tonya 
December 11, 2024
A federal judge has halted the proposed $24.6 billion merger between Kroger and Albertsons, which would have had an impact on at least one local grocery store. Consumer advocates and labor organizations praised the decision after arguing publicly for more than a year that the deal would harm competi...
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Ask a Local Business: Don Vincent, owner of The Stone House
Business, Food & Beverage
Ask a Local Business: Don Vincent, owner of The Stone House
By Tonya 
December 5, 2024
The Stone House has been a fixture in Montrose since 2008, serving up steak, seafood and other American steakhouse fare. Don Vincent, who was bar manager at the restaurant from the time it opened, bought the business and the building in 2018 from Jack Ludwig and Jesse Cochran. Since then, the restau...
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Community, News
Get into any state park for free today, as CPW celebrates Fresh Air Friday
By Colorado Parks and Wildlife 
November 29, 2024
Thanksgiving marks the beginning of the busy winter holiday season, so Colorado Parks and Wildlife invites people to spend time outdoors this Friday. On Nov. 24, CPW is pleased to offer free entry to all Colorado state parks on Fresh Air Friday. This year marks the 9th annual Fresh Air Friday event ...
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Community, News
Want to give back? Colorado Gives Day is the perfect time to do it.
By Colorado Gives Foundation 
November 29, 2024
Colorado Gives Day is our state’s largest giving event, when communities across Colorado come together to support local nonprofits. This year, there are 400 organizations participating in Colorado Gives Day to support our Western slope communities. Early giving for the event is open at ColoradoGives...
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Community, Food & Beverage
Montrose community Thanksgiving dinner has 350 volunteers and is ready for Thanksgiving
By Justin Tubbs Montrose Business Times 
November 27, 2024
It’s the 30th year of Montrose Community Dinners Thanksgiving meals, and Kevin Kuns, who is in charge of the annual event, wants to celebrate by making this year’s edition the best ever. Every year, the organization feeds the community — anyone who wants a meal can have one for free. Kuns did the ma...
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Business, News
Addiction treatment center rebrands, does work in Montrose every Monday
By Justin Tubbs | MBT 
November 21, 2024
A mobile addiction treatment center that does work in Montrose and has a permanent addiction treatment center in Grand Junction, has rebranded. Before, the company was Front Range Clinics. Now it is doing business as Porch Light Health. The company’s mobile clinics treat those with addiction and sub...
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Business, News
New ‘SMART’ bus route will take Montrose commuters to and from Telluride
By Justin Tubbs | MBT 
November 20, 2024
Commuters to and from Telluride will likely soon have a new way to get to work. The San Miguel Authority for Regional Transportation, or SMART, has invested in buses to move people from Montrose to Telluride, for those who work in the resort communities of Telluride and Mountain Village. Though it i...
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Business, News
Kevin Saff offers Montrose an Un-Garnished menu
After two decades managing kitchens across the country, chef and Ridgway resident Kevin Saff is introducing his own mobile kitchen, Ungarnished Kitchen and Catering Limited.
By Cassie Knust | MBT 
November 12, 2024
Kevin Saff was only 15 when he worked his first kitchen job washing dishes at a local bar and grill in Bradenton, Florida. While the now-chef and Ridgway resident can't say the gig offered an immediate love connection for cooking, he was quickly enamored with the environment. Saff cited the fast-pac...
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News
County unearths 100 years of history and community with time capsule
By Cassie Knust | MBT 
November 12, 2024
Montrose County unveiled a time capsule capturing a century of local history from the historic county courthouse last Thursday. The capsule was originally placed in the building’s cornerstone on Sept. 15, 1922, and was discovered by Stryker and Co. employees Billy Dean and Zane Brown during the cour...
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DMEA candidates elected at annual meeting
Business, News
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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