Tag: Montrose County
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Colorado county proposes wolf reintroduction ban with penalty of $1,000 per day
A new ordinance has been formally introduced in western Colorado that’s designed to prohibit the introduction, transport, release, support facilities, or habitat establishment of non-native animal species within unincorporated Montrose County. As noted in a press release on the matter, among species that would be prohibited are Canadian gray wolves. “The ordinance explicitly covers migratory…
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Man’s 84 counts of animal cruelty upgraded to felony charges in Colorado
According to a report from the Montrose County Sheriff’s Office, a local 61-year-old has been charged with 84 felony counts of animal cruelty related to 79 horses, four dogs, and a goat that were removed from his property and taken to a Bureau of Animal Protection facility for health assessments. On August 11, a summons…
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Colorado wildfires update: Burning slows as big blaze nears containment
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Fighting through scorching weather, harsh drought conditions and mountainous terrain, fire crews have almost contained a wildfire in western Colorado that has burned over 15,000 acres and fully controlled a smaller one. Five wildfires were sparked by lightning strikes over three weeks ago and have…
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Wildfires update: 2 new blazes force evacuations in southwest Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As emergency crews continue to gain containment on a series of wildfires in western Colorado, two new blazes have forced evacuations in La Plata County in the southwest region of the state, according to fire officials. The Elkhorn fire, which is burning on county and…
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Appeals court once again denies immunity to Olathe officer for deadly crash
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Exactly one year after the Colorado Supreme Court found the state’s second-highest court applied the incorrect standard when evaluating a deadly crash involving an Olathe police officer, the Court of Appeals once again determined the officer and the town are not immune from being sued.…
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Cattle rustling — the ‘easy crime’ — decimating Western Slope ranchers
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The grass crunches underfoot and dust billows in dense clouds as a truck and trailer speed out of public lands in Montrose County. The trailer is full of calves lowing plaintively. The driver gives the Western salute, one or two fingers raised as a four-by-four rumbles…
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Protection vs. overreach: In western Colorado, national monument proposal ignites controversy
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Sean Pond was around a small town of his native western Colorado when he spotted a man in a blue ball cap. Above the bill were the words at the center of an ongoing controversy: “PROTECT THE DOLORES.” Pond approached the man. “He said someone…
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Suspect that led police on a pursuit Friday remains at-large
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A suspect who led police on a pursuit from Westminster to Superior on Friday night remains on the loose, law enforcement officials said Saturday. Shortly after 7:30 p.m. Friday, the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office was…