YEAR in REVIEW
Edition
VOL. 144 NO. 1 | THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 2025 | $1.00
GVH works to recoup insurance payments Supply costs outpace revenues across the board Abby Harrison Times Staff Writer
SOLSTICE SALUTATIONS: A crowd gathered at IOOF Park for a luminaria lighting celebration on Dec. 20, the evening before the winter solstice. For more, see A2. (Photo by Mariel Wiley)
INSIDE
TODAY A look back at the top stories and photos of 2024
NEWS: Gunnison Rising files for bankruptcy, A19 COMMUNITY: A waltz through time, A14
SPORTS: A year in photos, B6
OPINION A4 CLASSIFIEDS A16-A18 SPORTS B6 ONLINE GUNNISONTIMES.COM
The Gunnison Valley’s only health care system is fighting to stay afloat amidst a slew of financial and staffing challenges that are plaguing all Colorado hospitals. Gunnison Valley Health (GVH) continues to battle for reimbursements from private and public Hospital A6
A new kind of sanctuary
At The Grove, mothers and children can be themselves, together Mariel Wiley Times Photo Editor
For a new mother, community is everything. This is a sentiment often described by the familiar, yet archaic, proverb “it takes a village to raise a child.” Yet in modern western culture, especially in rural areas like the Gunnison Valley, some women end up feeling isolated as they embark on their postpartum journeys. Shortly after giving birth, many mothers are wrapped up in a flurry of attention and care from friends and family. But as The Grove A3
Friends and family joined motherhood gathered inside The Grove for an opening celebration on Dec. 7. (Photos by Mariel Wiley)