The Colorado Sun

Gunnison County

Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published

Colorado’s coronavirus stay-at-home order raised a lot of questions. Don’t call 911 to ask them.

Residents are wondering if they can pick up children from ex-spouses, teachers want to know if they can deliver homework to students, and some people are even asking if they still have to follow traffic laws.

Top Stories

Metro counties drop stay-at-home orders for one issued by state of Colorado

By The Colorado Sun Coronavirus Primary category in which blog post is published

Coronavirus now linked to at least 9 deaths in Colorado

By Jesse Paul Coronavirus Primary category in which blog post is published

This is how much Colorado’s mountain communities stand to lose without skiing, restaurants, bars and lodging 

By Jason Blevins Coronavirus Primary category in which blog post is published

Gunnison County bans restaurants, bars from serving people 60 and older to slow coronavirus spread

By Nancy Lofholm Coronavirus Primary category in which blog post is published

Coronavirus is running so rampant in Colorado’s mountains residents, visitors should “minimize all contact with other people”

By Jesse Paul Coronavirus Primary category in which blog post is published

Colorado’s other pandemic: The 1918 flu and the lessons learned — or maybe not — for coronavirus

By Kevin Simpson Health Primary category in which blog post is published
Technology Primary category in which blog post is published

Older Coloradans are working longer and demanding an updated set of tech skills

Older populations still need some help with tech basics, but a growing number now want to know how to use Etsy, social media and more.

Outdoors Primary category in which blog post is published

The fastest kids in America are running hills and chilling in creeks around Crested Butte

At 8,900 feet sits Team Prep USA’s renowned summer running camp. "If they can tolerate things other people are unwilling to tolerate, they’re going to live a beautiful life," one coach says.

Environment Primary category in which blog post is published

Gunnison’s farm season has grown by 28 days. The proof is in “Barometer” Bartleson’s weather records.

118 years of data crunched by weather “backcaster” tells a climate story that plenty of people in the high-mountain valley are talking about.

Education Primary category in which blog post is published

All the classes, none of the Boulder: CU offers computer science degrees on Western Slope

Western Colorado University in Gunnison latest to sign on to program offering smaller classes, lower tuition for computer science and engineering education

Outdoors Primary category in which blog post is published

Battle over Carbondale to Crested Butte trail begins and ends at the top of McClure Pass. Economics are why.

Cyclists on the Gunnison County side of the Carbondale to Crested Butte Trail welcome the pathway, but don’t expect a connection to neighbors over the mountains

Growth Primary category in which blog post is published

Big questions about voting rights — and short-term rentals — splinter tiny Colorado town of Pitkin

Colorado's deputy secretary of state has called for a federal investigation of Voting Rights Act violations after Gunnison County's DA prosecuted eight people for improperly voting in town's first trustee election in a decade.