Tagged: Montrose County

A hearing officer is making no recommendation about whether to approve or deny a license for the Pinyon Ridge uranium mill in western Montrose County. Instead, he's leaving the decision to state regulators. Retired judge Richard Dana submitted his six-page ruling to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment yesterday. From KOTO in Telluride, Stephen Barrett reports.

News Headlines:

• Child Fatality At Powderhorn Resort
• Search Continues For Missing Child At Vallecito
• Armed Robbery In Delta
• New State Lawmakers Learning The Layout
• Ignacio Guide Takes Plea Deal In Major Poaching Case
• Montrose Sheriff Gets Hummer
• Powderhorn Road To Be Improved
• Seasonal Road Closures

Headlines:

• Capitol Conversation, a Look Ahead to the Coming Legislative Session
• Oil and Gas Supporters Rally At State Capitol
• Outdoor Rec Industry Seeks Expansion of Canyonlands
• Naturita Library Garners Another Award For Excellence
• Great American Smokeout Tomorrow
• Fly Flags At Half-Mast For Fallen Lawman
• Winter Road Closures Announced
• Colorado Springs TV Station Stinks

On the Western Slope, Republican incumbent Scott Tipton kept his seat with 54 percent of the vote, with Democrat Sal Pace coming up close with 41% of the vote.

Here are the results for the Colorado state house races in our area:

In District 61, Democratic incumbent Millie Hamner kept her seat in a very tight race, getting just 50% of the vote over Republican Debra Irvine, Independent Kathleen Curry, and Libertarian Ellen Temby and American Constitutionalist Robert Petrowsky.

Headlines:

• SG Interests Has Connections With Scott Tipton
• Former Paonia Finance Officer To Be Charged With Theft
• Region 10 Names New Executive Director
• iSeeChange Finds Black Widows Everywhere
• Montrose County Road Closure