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CHALK FOR SUPPORT: Fran LeBlanc recruited kiddos to help support the medical community with chalk art. That's her with a couple neighborhood kids above. FENCE FRUSTRATIONS: Following a frustrated community's response to the magnesium chloride storage tank site that was recently constructed on Selig Avenue and North Ninth Street, the company that owns it, GMCO, erected a slatted chain-link fence to help decrease visibility of the tanks. Multiple community members, however, remain disappointed about the look of the area. RIVER VALLEY RECEIVES GRANT: River Valley Family Health Center landed its third round of funds totaling about $5.2 million to provide health care to the uninsured, migrant workers and others who struggle to afford needed care. SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL PAPER: Have you found our newsletters and our news coverage useful and helpful lately? Consider subscribing digitally. It's only $1.99 per week.   INVEST IN YOUR LOCAL JOURNALISM Just $1.99 per week - Become a member of your community today.

Honey Acre Farms welcomes asparagus to Montrose Chuck and Jami English own Honey Acre Farms and they are the only folks in these parts who grow asparagus. Out on 6100 Road, they have a 3.5-acre patch of asparagus officinalis, a perennial flowering plant of the genus asparagus. Read More The Star Drive-In Theatre is set to open this weekend after receiving city and county approval The Star Drive-In Theatre is set to reopen for the weekend on Friday, May 8. Owner Pam Friend worked through weeks of preparations and waited for proper approval from the county, following Gov. Jared Polis' orders. Read More Second Chance set to host Bow Wow Film Festival May 8-15 Second Chance Humane Society announced on Tuesday it is hosting the 5th annual Bow Wow Film Festival from May 8 through May 15. The festival is in its fifth year, but this season, the festival will be virtual, allowing those interested to watch from the comfort and safety of their own home. Read More COLUMN: An update on the Outreach Van The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged us all. We at the library have been as frustrated as you all have been because our mission is to serve you. That's why the staff and I became librarians. We live to provide you… Read More

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