Gunnison Cop Charged with Incest Ends Own Life in Loma
Last month, Gunnison Police Officer Daniel Huff made our news briefs after being charged with sexual assault and incest following a Colorado Bureau of Investigations probe. After bonding out of the Mesa County Jail on September 27, he was found dead near Loma the next morning.
Quarter Pounder Kills Mesa County Resident
An E Coli outbreak linked to the onions on the McDonalds’ Quarter Pounder has killed one and poisoned at least nine others. People are not lovin’ it. The Center for Disease Control confirmed 49 cases of E. Coli across ten states. More than half the cases are in Colorado.
FBI Creates its Own Crypto Currency
In a sting operation that charged nine people and three “market makers” with crimes related to insider trading, the FBI rooted out “widespread fraud and manipulation,” by creating its own crypto currency, NexFundAI, on the Ethereum-based blockchain. Turns out the “pump and dump” is, in fact, illegal.
Highway 50 Reopens, Finally
After over six months of the closures, Middle Bridge has fully reopened, and the towns of Gunnison and Crested Butte now have regular, paved-road access to Montrose where the workers actually live. Some weight restrictions still apply. It is scary how major infrastructure failures are starting to feel normal.
Radical Settlers Claim Public Land; Then Regular Settlers Reclaim It
A group of Mormon extremists and survivors of the Fundamentalist Latter-Day Saints cult, calling themselves the Free Land Holders Committee, attempted to fence off and claim roughly 1400 acres in southwestern Colorado. The group posted notices and filed nonsensical fillings influenced by the debunked sovereign citizen movement. They cited the Homestead Act, the Treaty of Guadalupe, the Treaty of Ghent, and the Articles of Confederation in their claim. On October 10, under the watchful eyes of the sheriff, who was happy to consider the whole thing ‘a civil matter,’ local settlers reclaimed the land they rightfully stole first.
Colorado ACLU Sues Vail For Canceling Indigenous Artist
In June, we interviewed Danielle SeeWalker, an indigenous artist whose residency with the town of Vail was canceled for her unrelated work “G is for Genocide.” The piece makes connections to the violence faced by Native Americans and the ongoing slaughter in Gaza. Laura Moraff told Denver’s FOX 31, “It’s the constitutional violation here that once the government has granted this opportunity to someone, it can’t then say because of views you expressed, you’re no longer entitled to that opportunity.”
Delta County Tyrants
The Rev, has some juicy info that shenanigans on par with Judge Tammey Eret’s kangaroo court in Grand Junction, are happening in Delta. More info to come next issue.
Say Her Name: Amanda Overstreet
In January, human remains were found in a freezer of a recently sold house. Nine months later, the DNA test confirmed that the remains were those of 16-year-old Amanda Overstreet who has been missing since April of 2005. The former owners of the house were her birth mother, Leanne Overstreet Imer, and stepdad, Bradley David Imer. Bradley died of complications related to COVID in 2021. So many questions remain unanswered and are not being investigated by the local law enforcement. Why?
Durango Students Walkout, Demand Inclusivity, and Win!
On October 15, 100 students walked out of classes at Durango High School and marched to Buckley Park in response to a school district edict forbidding staff from displaying flags, posters or items containing political symbols. The policy specifically singled out Black Lives Matter and trans pride flags. The policy was quickly suspended pending further review.
Mutual Aid Proves Vital after Hurricanes Helene and Milton
Leftists are at their best when we are doing mutual aid in the wake of disasters. From the Democratic Socialist of America to constellations of anarcho affinity groups, leftists across the impacted region and the country have come together to do what they do best. Groups like Mutual Aid Disaster Relief, Triangle Mutual Aid and Central Florida Mutual Aid are doing all the things without the need for bosses, profit, salaries or bureaucracy. Just people helping people. Contribute now.
SCOTUS to Hear Uintah Basin Railroad Case
On December 10, the United States Supreme court will hear, and likely overturn, the ruling that had put the brakes on this unpopular oil and gas project and railroad. If built, the Uintah Basin Railroad would route eight “bomb trains” through the Western Colorado every day.
Good Judy’s Jesse Daniels Wins Prism Award
Local activist, entrepreneur, and owner of western Colorado’s only LGBTQ+ bar, Jesse Daniels was one of four recipients of One Colorado’s Prism Award. The award is well deserved, as Jesse’s work with the community goes back decades. Thank you Jesse!
Canadian Firm Acquires Uranium Leases in Montrose and San Miguel County
C2C Metals Corp, a publicly traded Canadian firm, announced on October 23 that they had purchased five uranium mining “properties” consisting of 199 individual mining claims covering 5400 acres. Our region’s toxic and radioactive legacy should give anyone pause about this coming uranium boom.
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