Cassie Knust

Denver saw a record number of migrant arrivals from the US-Mexico border last month. Late last week, Delta County law enforcement responded to a reported shooting at a ranch near Austin. A new temporary traffic signal at the Montrose Regional Airport is on the way. The first conventional uranium mining done in the U.S. in eight years is underway at three mines in Utah and Arizona. The new year is getting off to a rocky start for one local mental health care provider due to ongoing Medicaid billing issues with Rocky Mountain Health Plans.

Fresh green salad in soil top view photo, public domain vegetables CC0 image.

Delta Health is now recognized as an Elite Hospital for Pediatric Readiness in the nation. A new bill at the State Capitol would outlaw evictions unless a landlord has just cause to evict a tenant. The Revenue-Virginius Mine, located 5 miles southwest of Ouray, has been cleared from the state to resume operations. Montrose County School District has spent upwards of $500,000 since transitioning mascots for Montrose High School, Centennial Middle School, and Johnson Elementary School. So far, the state has awarded $107,000 to the district to help offset the costs. On today’s Farm Friday we take a look at Colorado’s Farm to School program and the ways it’s increasing access to healthy school meals through the Colorado Department of Education.

Ouray Police Chief Jeff Wood has been placed on paid administrative leave following criminal accusations against his stepson and two others for the alleged rape of a 17-year-old girl at Wood's home.

The Western Colorado Pinup Club brought Barbie and her friends to the parade July 4. (Joseph Harold/Special to the MDP)

Woodpecker’s Roost is one of the homes offered by The Grove, an upcoming home development project in Montrose. (Courtesy photo/The Grove)

The Montrose Children's Museum is located at 221 Colorado Ave., Unit A. (Cassie Knust/Montrose Daily Press)

Rebecca Miller, 17, visits the Montrose Daily Press studio. (Kylea Henseler/Montrose Daily Press)

Edgar Quiroz, executive director of La Familia Music Group in Montrose, performs at Meow Wolf in Denver. (Screenshot/La Familia Music Group, Facebook)

The Titanic, an unwavering woman from Leadville, Colorado, and social justice are at the heart of Montrose High School’s first musical production in eight years.