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Broncos on TNF, more parking at MTJ and Block Party

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Good afternoon! Josue from the newsroom here. Tonight, the Denver Broncos will play some Thursday Night Football against the Cleveland Browns inside the Dawg Pound. Both teams are 3-3, so one team will hope to avoid the dreaded 3-4 record near the midway point of the season. And you could say Von Miller is pretty amped for tonight's game. If you're looking for a place to watch the game, I hear Sidelines Sports Bar is a great place to watch some Broncos football. Surge at MMH: This past weekend, Montrose Memorial Hospital reported 18 COVID-positive cases and that beds were completely full. Staff writer Cassie Knust spoke with Jeff Mengenhausen, CEO of MMH, who said this past Monday "was probably the busiest day we've ever had in the history of the hospital." Read more from Cassie's report on the latest at MMH here. Make room: We've all — at least once — had to take a little extra time finding a place to park inside the Montrose Regional Airport parking lot. With Montrose County Commissioners approving a $3.4 million contract with Williams Construction to build 570 new parking spaces at the airport, which are for rental overflow and long-term, that time used to find a spot could dwindle for locals and tourists. Read more about the project in Anna Lynn's story here. Party time: Montrose DART is hosting tonight's community block party at the Block 93 parking lot from 4 to 7 p.m. There will be live music, food trucks, vendors and more. The event is a good opportunity to start to envision what the space is expected to eventually look like (a rendering of the project is above). You can read more of the project and event here. QUICK LINKS Listen to our podcast Montrose Fresh, it's available everywhere podcasts are found including Apple, Pandora, Spotify and Amazon Music Remember those we've lost in our obituaries section View the letter to the editor. If you would like to submit a letter please email: editor@montrosepress.com Get today's weather forecast Check out our classifieds and explore the MDP e-editions Already a subscriber, but need to activate your digital account? Click here to create an account or call our office at 970-249-3444 and we'll get you all set up!

Have you had a hard time parking at the airport lately? At the recent meeting of the county commissioners, the group approved a $3.4 million project to add 570 new long-term and rental car overflow parking spots at the airport. What has been your experience of traveling through MTJ lately? Have you had any headaches trying to find a parking spot? Go to NABUR

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