Thea Lucarelli sprints across the town park during the Telluride Intermediate and Middle school field day Friday. [Photo by Melissa Plantz]

Nothing is set in stone, but with the completion of a new study, the Town of Mountain Village is considering options to upgrade the Telluride Conference Center.

After devising a plan to shutdown 3,700 of its mostly rural post offices and 250 processing centers, the United Stated Postal Service announced Wednesday it will not close those facilities, instead trying to solve the organization?s financial woes in alternative ways, like reducing service hours.

Nearly a year after 54-year-old Keith Kelley of Grand Junction went missing, his body has been recovered in a remote part of San Miguel County, authorities say.

With the San Miguel Power Association getting ready to install smart electric power meters in Telluride this summer, a few residents have voiced concerns.

Telluride Town Council members Chris Myers and Bob Saunders are off the hook on allegations of bias and improper communications following a three and a half hour hearing that transformed Rebekah Hall into a courtroom of sorts on Tuesday.

While many valley denizens have transitioned to summer sports like biking, hiking and boating, not everyone is ready to hang up their skis and boards. Here, Cody Willis snowboards an unnamed Thirteener in the Wilson Range on Tuesday.

It?s that time of the year again ? when pale shins see sun for the first time in months, when allergies attack the prone, when the bright green of new aspen leaves seems almost too bright ? yes, time for spring cleaning.

Following the sudden death of long-serving San Miguel County Judge Sharon Shuteran on May 5, the state of Colorado has launched the process to select and appoint her replacement.

The R-1 School District, which includes Telluride Elementary, Intermediate, Middle and High schools, is in the process of planning its 2013 budget.

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