Southwest Airlines in Montrose, MCSD spring instruction & Garden of Lights | From the Newsroom

Sunset Mesa families being pulled into Leadville mortuary case as attorneys seek five years of CMU forensic analyses

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Prepare for takeoff: Local residents in the area wanting to take that quick weekend trip to Denver without long-term hassle are getting their long-awaited wish. Starting today, Southwest Airlines is launching service at Montrose Regional Airport, an acquisition years in the making, offering daily Denver flights and weekend options for Dallas — Love Field. A look at MCSD spring instruction: Montrose County School District finalized instructional plans for the upcoming Jan. 5, 2021, start of the semester on Friday. The district released orange and red COVID-19 dial metrics as part of the spring instructional plans, which provides details related to in-person school operations, instruction, lunch, athletics and other impacts based on the dial color. Congratulations! Natasha Duncan and Helen Lynch have been selected as the winners of the Montrose Daily Press Holiday Card Art Contest. Check out their artwork and other artists' pieces in Saturday's paper.

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Sunset Mesa families being pulled into Leadville mortuary case as attorneys seek five years of CMU forensic analyses Local families who handed over purported cremains for analysis at Colorado Mesa University as part of the Sunset Mesa Funeral Home case could see the results of that testing become part of evidence in an unrelated lawsuit. Read More State expecting small shipment of Pfizer vaccine, but vials contain 20% more than expected After a week of excitement concludes surrounding the distribution of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, Gov. Jared Polis said the second shipment of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine will contain fewer doses. That shipment is expected to arrive in Colorado by the end of the week. Read More Botanical Gardens light up for Montrose Montrose Botanical Society volunteers were hard at work the past few months, wrapping trees and an array of displays with decorative lights to prepare for the annual Garden of Lights event at the Montrose Botanical Gardens. Read More

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