Gunnison High School was locked down for almost an hour on Tuesday, March 10. We use cookies to help our site function properly, understand how readers use our content, and support our journalism.

The Gunnison Police Department said this week that they do not anticipate filing criminal charges following the February death of a 7-year-old boy who was killed by a foster dog in his home.

Editor: Reading from the back page of the March 5 issue of the Gunnison Shopper is a half-page Democrat ad with the slogan: "Be the fix in 26!" Now ask yourself what did they actually do during the ...

For nearly 57 years, KWSB 91.1 FM “The Penguin” has broadcast Western Colorado University students’ voices, music, and Mountaineer sports across the Gunnison Valley.

Gunnison High School was locked down for almost an hour on Tuesday, March 10. At about 9:30 a.m., the school received a threat by phone.

Do you remember the first time you felt fear? The first time I experienced fear, I’m talking real fear, the kind that makes the heart race and constricts the throat and freezes the bones, I was waking ...

Gerald Robert Lain, 82, of Gunnison passed away peacefully on February 27, 2026, while visiting family on one last adventure.

Monarch Mountain’s No Name Basin is up and running, providing skiers and riders with new terrain, despite a lackluster winter. Ropes officially dropped Jan. 29. “It was awesome,” … ...

After the scrimmage, coaches and parents gathered around the girls to hang their runners-up banner. It’s been a few years since Jorgensen has seen a new banner, and the u10 girls are the only West Elk ...

Summer Experience is an annual program put on by the district focused on “academics, adventure and creativity,” as described on the program’s website. Students pre-K-12 can take courses focused on any ...

Jeanette Torrance, 79, a beloved mother, grandmother, sister and faithful servant of God, was joyfully welcomed into Heaven on January 25, 2026.