Throwback Thursday, Roundabouts and Stop the Knock | From the Newsroom

Campuses prepare to welcome students back this fall

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THROWBACK THURSDAY: Five Montrose High School volleyball seniors would compete together for the final time at the state tournament in Denver on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013. Emily Sanburg, Brooke White, Lindsey Rummings, Chelse Peterson and Shea Neill started playing volleyball together in middle school. STOP THE KNOCK: Have you completed the 2020 Census for your household? If not, you might hear a knock on your door this month as U.S. Census Bureau employees obtain responses at households that have not yet responded to the 2020 Census. As part of its Stop the Knock campaign, the Census Bureau will send out Census takers to ensure every American, including residents of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands is counted. ANNIVERSARY TO REMEMBER: Today is the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, which eventually led to the end of World War II in the Pacific. Here's an NPR story. Here's a story Katharhynn Heidelberg wrote in 2013 about Cleo Elliott who had his boots on the ground at Iwo Jima. NO BLINKER NECESSARY: It's a traffic rule that no one ever seems to agree on, but thanks to a case against Timothy Robert McBride in 2017, the state of Colorado now has clarification on the use of turn signals in roundabouts. The Colorado Court of Appeals ruled on July 23 that using a turn signal is not required when entering or exiting a roundabout.   INVEST IN YOUR LOCAL JOURNALISM Just $1.99 per week - Become a member of your community today.

'Motor Art Madness' exhibit opens at Montrose Center for the Arts to commemorate a local motorcycle show Read More Campuses prepare to welcome students back this fall, but not before testing for COVID-19 After moving students home early and rapidly shifting classes to an online format, Colorado Mesa University (CMU) and the Technical College of the Rockies (TCR) will be offering in-person classes once again in the fall. Read More Rio Grande Avenue closed for construction starting Monday Beginning Monday, August 10, contractors working for the Montrose Recreation District will be closing Rio Grande Avenue between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. for construction. Read More

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