This year, winter in Colorado has been unusually warm and dry. The average snowpack stands at a record year-to-date low at sixty percent of normal.

To protect cliff nesting birds of prey, the Roosevelt National Forest is implementing annual closures in several popular recreation areas within the Boulder and Canyon Lakes Ranger Districts starting on February 1, 2026.

On January 31, 2026, the CSU Extension Service hosted a meeting at the Gilpin County Library on survival tips for dealing with the next power outage.

The Town of Nederland currently hopes to close on their acquisition of Eldora Mountain Resort on April 30, 2026.

Before opening the door to the Coal Creek Hall, you could hear the noise from a crowd of people talking and laughing, and you could smell the chili.

While in Denver at the National Western Stock Show in 1974, eight-time World Champion cowboy Larry Mahan called Olympic silver medalist and skiing legend Billy Kidd at his home in Steamboat Springs and asked if he would teach him how to ski.

Over the weekend, temperatures in Nederland dropped as low as 18 degrees F during the day, and 3 degrees at night, with wind chills of -26 degrees, but unfortunately the extreme shift from the so-far unseasonably warm winter.

The Colorado Department of Education (CDE) on January 13 released statewide statistics on graduation and dropout rates for the 2024-2025 school year, and school enrollments for the 2025-'26 school year.

The final afternoon of the Gilpin County Arts Association’s annual Member Show had an easy, conversational pace. Light refreshments were served, and I munched on some crackers as I made my rounds to view the art.

The Town of Nederland began the new year by bringing forth the purchase agreement for Eldora Mountain Resort for the Board of Trustees (BOT) to officially approve.

Rural residents want to age in the mountains, but barriers stand in their way

I attended the First Peoples Festival in Estes Park on Saturday, January 17, spending the afternoon between the Indigenous Vendor Market and the First Peoples Friendship Powwow at the Estes Park Events Complex, 1125 Rooftop Way.

After 28 years, Cherokee Blake leaves behind a legacy of 'determination, commitment, professionalism, and strength.'

"Standing in a shaft of light, rising up to paradise," a life path brought me to Bob Weir and the music of The Grateful Dead.

In the wake of the atrocities in the current news sphere, may I suggest aggressive self-care in lieu of drinking?

Another honor for Jeanette Smith, two-time Grand Marshal and Nederland Area Historical Society Lifetime Achievement award-winner

The Pretty Chill Rail Jam lived up to its name again when it returned to Nederland on January 10. It was pretty chill. It was pretty chilly. And it was packed with energy.

From Heart to Led Zeppelin, Dreamboat Annie delivered decades of rock hits to the Grand Z Casino crowd on New Year’s Eve.

Gilpin reopens slash yard, sees record volume after windstorms

Hello everyone! Happy New Year! I hope you enjoyed the holidays with family and friends.