Remembering Bitonio, Great Conjunction tonight and shooting | From the Newsroom

Local residents can now fly Southwest out of Montrose Regional Airport

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A SHOW IN THE STARS: The time has arrived and now all we have to hope for is clear skies this evening. The "Great Conjunction" between Jupiter and Saturn is tonight. While the two planets will appear close together in the sky, they will actually be 403 million miles apart. Google even got in on the celebration with this graphic of the Winter Solstice. SHOOTING REPORTED: Calls that a woman had possibly been shot brought a heavy police response to Shavano Valley Road Saturday morning. Montrose County Sheriff's Office Lt. Ty Cox said deputies and emergency medical services found a woman at the scene who required transport to the hospital, but could not say more about her condition. A news release issued a short time later said the woman had a gunshot wound.

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RELIGION: A little grace please! A few years ago I was helping with our Christian Experience Weekend retreat. It's a three-day retreat similar to Tres Dios or Cursillo. At the last possible moment, our cook backed out and was unable to help. So I volunteered… Read More Southwest set to launch service at Montrose Regional Airport Local residents in the area wanting to take that quick weekend trip to Denver without long-term hassle are getting their long-awaited wish. Read More OPINION: Remembering Delta tough guy Mike Bitonio This past week's Monday Night Football game pitted the Cleveland Browns against the Baltimore Ravens. If the Green Bay Packers aren't playing, I'm usually not that interested. The game is on as background noise while I catch up on work or read. But there's a personal interest in the Browns for those of us who graduated from Delta in the early '80s. Read More

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