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07/22/2025

⚠️ POWER OUTAGE UPDATE ⚠️: Power in Lake City was restored around 9:45 pm this evening. Power to Parlin, Waunita, Doyleville and Sargents was restored around 5:30 pm this evening. Thank you for your patience while crews determined the cause of the outages and restored power!

07/20/2025

Update: 5:30pm- Hwy 114 is open. Incident resolved.

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🚨 Traffic Alert – Hwy 114 Closure 🚨

Hwy 114 is currently closed just south of Hwy 50 due to active police activity. There are no alternate routes available, so please avoid the area entirely until further notice. There is no estimate on when this will be resolved.

Please do not call dispatch or 911 for information.

07/02/2025

Beginning tonight at 12:01 AM on July 3rd, all of Gunnison County will enter Stage 1 Fire Restrictions.

Gunnison County will be updating their website with further information shortly.
https://gunnisoncounty.org/852/Wildfire-Information

03/07/2025

Press Release: Gunnison County Sheriff's Office.

02/25/2025

Public Safety Announcement

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Gunnison Police Department
(970)641-8200

Date: 02/25/2025

The Modesto California Police Department recently discovered what they suspected to be co***ne was determined to be fentanyl mixed with an industrial chemical commonly known as BTMPS. BTMPS, which presents as a fine white powder indistinguishable from illicit drugs like co***ne and fentanyl, is designed to protect plastic from UV light. The chemical has appeared in multiple drug markets throughout the United States over the past few months, suggesting that BTMPS is being used as a “cutting agent” (mixed with drugs to increase volume) at the highest level of the drug supply chain.

Currently, there are no known scientific studies about the effect of ingestion on humans, including lasting health effects that drug users may suffer if they are exposed to BTMPS in large quantities. However, animal studies suggest that possible hazardous side effects of ingesting BTMPS include (but are not limited to) cellular mutations, respiratory and cardio toxicity, blindness, and sudden death.

The Gunnison Police Department believes co***ne and fentanyl found within the Gunnison Valley recently may be contaminated with BTMPS. If you or someone you know may have been exposed to BTMPS or may have ingested BTMPS, please call 911 and seek emergency medical services immediately. Please do not contaminate our valley’s sanitation systems with this chemical. You can contact the Gunnison Police Department between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM at (970)641-8200 for information on how to safely dispose of narcotics.

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01/17/2025

********* Update as of 1:30pm************
All power should be restored to the Mt. Crested Butte area. If you are still encountering a power issue please contact GCEA. Thank you for your patience.

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There is a report of a major power outage in the Mt Crested Butte area. Please do not report your power outage to Dispatch or GCEA as the phone lines are overwhelmed. As always you can report emergencies to 911. The lineman are out working on the problem, and will have power restored as soon as they can. There is no eta for power restoration at this time. Thank you for your understanding.

01/08/2025

11/27/2024

11/27/2024

Update - Monarch Pass is open. Commercial chain and Passenger traction laws in effect.

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8:am - Monarch Pass is CLOSED for snow removal operations. No estimate on when it will reopen.

11/27/2024

Update 6:45 pm- Monarch is open but conditions remain poor and visibility is extremely limited. (Photos in comments).

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Monarch Pass is CLOSED to allow for winter safety operations. Estimate is 2 hours but may be extended.

https://maps.cotrip.org/event/COSEG-242706/@-106.44672,38.25101,9?show=normalCameras,winterDriving,roadReports

11/15/2024

OUTAGE NOTICE: The City of Gunnison is currently experiencing an electrical outage for the below 640 locations. Crews are aware of the situation and are working to resolve the issue. Thank you for your patience.

Update: Power was restored to all customers within 34 minutes.