The San Miguel Basin Forum reached out to both candidates running for U.S. Congress, Colorado District 3, for with just four questions that were based on survey results specific to the West End. Last …
With the November election approaching, Candy Meehan, running against Galena Gleason for county commissioner, told the Forum she will focus on maintaining transparency. The current mayor of Norwood, …
By now, many know that Brent Garber, of Nucla, has been charged with “2nd Degree Arson ($100,000-$1,000,000),” “4th Degree Arson ($100,000-$1,000,000)" and “2nd Degree …
The San Miguel Basin Forum asked both Adam Frisch and Jeff Hurd, racing for a seat in Colorado Congress District 3, four questions, based on recent survey results that revealed some of the most …
With the November election approaching, Galena Gleason, running against Candy Meehan for county commissioner, told the Forum representing District 3 and Wright’s Mesa is her number one …
DARK SKIES Migrating birds, new street lights, reserve in the works Deb Stueber, of Nucla, tried stepping down from leading the West End Dark Sky Alliance (WEDSA), but she’s …
Dr. Lesley Sebol, PhD and a senior hydrogeologist at the Colorado School of Mines, reached out to the Forum last week, since she’s overseeing a study of well water in the local area this year …
Colorado native Kathleen Curry is running for the state’s House Seat No. 45, and like her opponent Larry Don Suckla, she’s also part of a ranching family. Curry married into a …
Many in the West End know Larry Don Suckla, who’s running for House Seat No. 58 in Colorado. His family’s ranch is down the road in the Disappointment Valley and Gypsum Valley area. …
Operations were still ongoing over the weekend for the Bucktail Fire. Public information officer for Nucla-Naturita Fire Department Jeff Stephens told the San Miguel Basin Forum the fire camp …
On Monday, Aug. 12, the Bucktail Fire, just outside of Nucla at the base of the Uncompahgre Plateau, was contained 67 percent but had burned more than 7,200 acres. Personnel numbers were decreasing, …
The Towns of Nucla and Naturita held a meeting together Aug. 5 at the Nucla Community Center for the purpose of beginning the process of establishing a source water protection plan through Colorado …
The Bucktail Fire, now thought to be human-caused, started Aug. 1 right outside of Nucla at the base of the southwestern slope of the Uncompaghre Plateau. Over the weekend, community members …
A board member of the Gateway-Unaweep Fire District (GUFD) contacted the San Miguel Basin Forum last week regarding a potential national monument along the Dolores River. Then, board member Dean …
Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper have both visited the West End in the last few months, holding listening sessions to hear local opinions on a proposed national monument …
Leader of the Halt the Dolores Monument group that is based in the West End but spreads regionally, Sean Pond is continuing his work. Since February when discovering a proposed national monument …
TJ Dlubac, of Community Planning Strategies, held a meeting in the West End June 11 to inform citizens of the county master plan update, a process that began last fall. Dlubac’s company and SCJ …
West End first-responders were on site for three different grass fires the first week of June. “This annual occurrence is precipitated with green leaves turning brown and …
The San Miguel Basin Forum estimates that as many as, or more than, 550 people attended Senator Michael Bennet’s listening session at the Nucla school June 9, regarding the proposed national …
Scott Riba and Rick Dunlap are running for the Montrose County Board of Commissioners District 3 seat, currently held by Roger Rash. Over the weekend, the Forum asked both Riba and Dunlap about their …
Last week, the San Miguel Basin Forum ran a story titled “Jeep tour is June 8; Pond says rec stands to lose under monument status.” That story received some criticism from the advocates …
This year the Nucla-Naturita Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual West End 4x4 Jeep Tour event takes place on June 8. A Saturday, the event has nearly met capacity, with 28 of the 30 spots filled. …
There’s been contention in Norwood meetings the last few months, mostly between the Norwood Sanitation Board and the Norwood Mayor, Candy Meehan. In April, the Norwood Sanitation Board passed a …
On May 15, San Miguel County approved a special-use permit at Slick Rock, on Highway 141, for the exploratory purpose of drill holes. Alex Kreile, a project geologist, working on behalf of Highbury …
Hundreds of people flocked to Naturita on Friday afternoon, April 26, for U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper’s visit to the West End. There, in the old elementary school gym, the senator appeared …
