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Shepherd's hand, church resume hot meal service with food truck

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CHAINSAW ART: Nate Cochran, a Montrose-based chainsaw carver, is using his talent and gentle touch to carve shapes into stumps of wood. After graduating from Montrose High School in 2019, Cochran continued his education in Wyoming, but when the college closed during COVID-19, he began carving. So far, he's carved bears, eagles, flying eagles, a mountain lion, pitbull, moose and different assortments of custom orders. DID YOU VOTE? Here are the results from our most recent poll. Thank you to our readers for engaging with us and be sure to answer this week's poll about roundabouts. MAIL FRAUD TRIAL CONTINUED: The trial for Megan Hess and Shirley Koch, which had been set for November, is off the books until at least late spring, 2021, and — at least, tentatively — will be held in Denver instead of Grand Junction. Hess, the former owner of Sunset Mesa Funeral Directors in Montrose, and Koch, her mother, were indicted in March after a nearly two-year investigation on charges of mail fraud and illegally shipping diseased body parts.   INVEST IN YOUR LOCAL JOURNALISM Just $1.99 per week - Become a member of your community today.

With donated food truck, Shepherd's Hand, church to resume hot meal service for homeless people The pandemic has shut local charities out from places where they used to serve regular hot meals to the hungry — so, they've gone "mobile." Read More Montrose ranked third in the nation for Mayor's Water Challenge, Bynum encourages continued participation As of August 11, Montrose is ranked third in the nation for the Mayor's Water Challenge in the category for cities with a population of 5,000 to 29,000. Read More A look at transportation, food services and sanitation in MCSD in response to COVID-19 Bus transportation, food services and district sanitation practices will look different this school year as Montrose County School District implements protocols to reduce student exposure to COVID-19. Read More

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