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🌱 What kept Montrose County deputies busy on Monday and early Tuesday

Montrose, Colorado Patch AM: a 3 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • What kept Montrose County deputies busy on Monday and early Tuesday
  • What Montrose horse owners should know about the new VSV quarantines

Today's riddle: Why was the pony eating cough drops? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: A t-storm in the afternoon, with a high of 86 and low of 60 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: A stray afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 83, low: 62.
  • Friday: A stray afternoon t-shower, with a high of 82 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 08/10/26 MCSO Blotter (montrosecountysheriffsoffice.com) — The latest Montrose County Sheriff’s Office blotter details traffic stops, welfare checks, animal calls, and assistance to Montrose Police around town, including activity on South Townsend and Tumbleweed Road. It also notes a domestic-violence-related jail booking for a Montrose resident on August 11.
   

• 2 New VSV-Positive Equine Premises Identified in Colorado (thehorse.com) — Two equine facilities in Montrose County are under quarantine after vesicular stomatitis was confirmed, adding to an ongoing regional outbreak. Local horse owners should watch for mouth and hoof lesions, practice strong biosecurity, and work closely with veterinarians if they suspect infection.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Menzies Aviation posted a job opening for Ramp Agent in Montrose. Apply here.
  • City Market Food & Pharmacy posted a job opening for Produce Clerk in Montrose. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Montrose here.

🗞 Nearby News

Ridgway

  • New Guidance from COPE: An Interview with Natalie Ridgway (sspnet.org)

Delta

  • LeValley welcomed as Colorado Cattlemen's Association's next president (thefencepost.com)
  • Western Colorado Community Foundation, Two Rivers Community Foundation open grant opportunities for Western Slope nonprofits (postindependent.com)
  • Village Farms International Q2 Earnings Call Highlights (marketbeat.com)

Ouray

  • Applications Are Open for This Filmmaker Sabbatical in Colorado (nofilmschool.com)
  • In the ashes of Colorado's largest fire, CSU scientists are betting on the forests of the future - The Rocky Mountain Collegian (collegian.com)

Ok Montrose! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: He was a little hoarse. (Thank you Henry L. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Montrose

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