A sneak peek at tomorrow's print ediiton of the Montrose Daily Press ...

A sneak peek at tomorrow's print ediiton of the Montrose Daily Press ...

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A sneak peek at tomorrow's print edition of the Montrose Daily Press ... In tomorrow's print edition of the Montrose Daily Press, you can read about three friends who took a road trip, covering 64 Colorado counties in 64 hours; and also about the Montrose City City Council, which is looking to fill its vacant District IV seat; as well as about Bentley Schiller, the Red Hawks pitcher who just secured her 100th — and counting — strikeout of the season. Also in tomorrow's print edition, you can read about the inaugural Punk on the Unc fest, a free punk music festival this weekend, as well as about another first slated for this weekend — the Montrose Book Fair and Literary Festival. Have a Good One, Jeremy Morrison, managing editor Montrose Daily Press

Montrose braces for economic wallop as timber mill teeters on brink of closure Montrose Forest Products may close in early November, taking with it 90 onsite jobs while hitting hundreds more in related industries, in a blow to both the local economy and to forest health. “For months, we searched for a buyer who could continue operating the mill in Montrose, but we were unable to secure one,” said Jim Neiman, president of Neiman Enterprises, in an announcement Tuesday, when the company issued a federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act 60-day announcement regarding the potential closure of the mill. Employees were notified earlier that day. “We continue to evaluate all available options; however, because none currently ensures the mill will remain open, providing formal notice to our employees was a necessary step,” Neiman said. Read More Red Hawks soar over benchmark, beating Grand Junction for the first time since 2022; Schiller secures 100th strikeout of season The Montrose softball team hasn’t been shy about what its expectations for the seasons are. But even with lofty goals, it’s nice to reach a moment where the team can really sit back and reflect on the growth of the program. The Red Hawks scored a 5-1 win over Grand Junction last week, the first win over the Tigers since the fall of 2022. Montrose has been a team on the rise over the last two seasons, and this win over GJ is just another benchmark in the process. Read More Dr. Carrie Stephenson agrees to resign as MCSD superintendent, district agrees to severance package After months of lingering on paid, non-punitive leave Dr. Carrie Stephenson is no longer the superintendent of the Montrose County School District, having signed an “employment separation, resignation and release agreement” on Sept. 3. “This is not how I imagined my service to MCSD would end,” she said in a statement released this week. Stephenson served as Montrose’s superintendent for six years. In her statement, she cites a recent shift on the MCSD Board of Education — referring to a new conservative majority that took the board in the last election with the support of the Montrose Republicans — as relevant to her exit. “In my opinion, this Board majority wanted me gone,” Stephenson wrote. “That was made clear publicly and privately.” Read More

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Weekly events; local help for flood-stricken Nepal

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What's in store? Plenty! This week, you can connect with authors and their works at the inaugural Montrose Book Fair and Literacy Festival, which opens at the Ute Indian Museum on Chipeta Road, from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Saturday. Admission to the fair is free; museum tours require entrance fee. Leave your pooches and home and read some of your new finds to Rover later. Meet authors, publishers and speakers; enjoy vendors' offerings, and take home some more books to your collection, knowing you are supporting independent, hardworking artists. If you want to party, head to Punk on the Unc, from noon - 7 p.m. Saturday at the Riverbottom Park skate park. Punk music, skating, vendors, art and a riotous good time, brought to you for free by KVNF community radio. Bands start playing at 1 p.m.  Also on tap: The Crystal Festival at the Telluride Conference Center on Saturday and Sunday; Telluride Blues and Brews the 18th - 20th; harvest dinner in Colona on Saturday; BeaconFest on Sept. 17; performances of Misery and more. Take a gander at our events calendar, right here. Enjoy yourselves!  - Katharhynn, from the Newsroom Devastation in Nepal While you're planning your week, take a moment to consider other needs. Up the road from us, people in Ouray continue to deal with the aftermath of the Gold Mountain Fire and the subsequent flooding. In Nepal, the situation is even more dire, as the local Western Colorado Friends of the Himalayas shares. As detailed here, the group is attempting to generate donations for flood-stricken Nepal. You can mail them a check at Western Colorado Friends of the Himalayas, P.O. Box 2022, Montrose, CO 81402. Learn more at himalayanfriends.com. (Views of settlements in Rasuwa district in north-central Nepal covered in mud following the devastating flash floods that swept through the area on Aug. 26, 2026, causing widespread destruction to homes, roads and other infrastructure. Screenshot/Skanda Gautam/UNICEF)

Montrose braces for economic wallop as timber mill teeters on brink of closure Montrose Forest Products may close in early November, taking with it 90 onsite jobs while hitting hundreds more in related industries, in a blow to both the local economy and to forest health. Read More How the US House could overturn the midterm election results President Donald Trump tried to maintain power following his loss in the 2020 election by exerting pressure on state election officials to, in some cases, “find” the votes. Read More

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