A sneak peek at tomorrow's print ediiton of the Montrose Daily Press ...

A sneak peek at tomorrow's print ediiton of the Montrose Daily Press ...

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A sneak peek at tomorrow's print ediiton of the Montrose Daily Press ... In tomorrow's print edition of the Montrose Daily Press, you can read about how a fallen wildfire firefighter was honored with a processional through town, following a fatal helicopter crash in to Silverjack Reservoir; and also about the twists of a local legal case involving a hit-and-run of a man know locally for carrying a cross along the roadside; as well as about a trio of new hotels slated for the Colorado Outdoors complex. Also in tomorrow's print edition, you can read about the return of a downtown staple: the sno-cone trolley. After a brief hiatus, the trolley has returned, with new owners who really appreciate a good sno-cone. Read about Montrose SnoBalls, and then go have a cone. Have a Good One, Jeremy Morrison, managing editor Montrose Daily Press

Teams keep up fight against Gold Mountain Fire, Elk Fire as areas near Lake City told to 'get ready' for evacuation A new incident management team has taken over the Gold Mountain Fire and spent Monday getting up to speed on operations and strategies to date. The fire, burning since June 27, began in Ouray County and has spread into neighboring counties, including parts of Montrose County, as well as Hinsdale and Gunnison counties. Evacuation orders and alerts remain in effect for parts of the fire area. The Gold Mountain Fire has chewed through 36,955 acres, as of the latest mapping Monday night. The 981 people fighting the fire have achieved 12% containment. Read More ‘It hits home pretty hard’: Procession for Canadian pilot who crashed into reservoir while fighting Gold Mountain Fire A somber procession Monday carried from Gunnison to Grand Junction the helicopter pilot who died fighting the Gold Mountain Fire the evening before, when his aircraft crashed into Silver Jack Reservoir. Read More DART dodges a bullet; Montrose City Council rectifies budget typo, restores funding; Woodden rails against 'DART-arians' Montrose’s Development and Revitalization Team, or DART, learned Tuesday that its funding, having been wiped out due to a typo in the budget, will be restored — but not before city council member Adam Woodden made the organization sweat through his ill-fated attempt to use the clerical error as an opportunistic shakedown. “My concern is not with the data entry,” Woodden said. “But I see this as an opportunity to speak out about the criticism I have begun to receive about the DART program. Some business owners have shared with me how they have become frustrated with the culture of these DART-arian members.” In the final budget approved by city council, DART was supposed to receive more than $270,000 for a “professional services contract” line item that funds grants for building and small business owners — think facade improvements, murals and emergency commercial kitchen repair grants — as well as artists and performers at various DART events. Read More

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