BLACK HAWK – The Black Hawk City Council convened on January 22, 2025, at 3 p.m., with all council members present, including Mayor David Spellman and Aldermen Paul Bennet, Jim Johnson, Greg Moates, Benito Torres, Linda Armbright, and Hal...
Last week, as Nederland experienced high winds and icy temperatures, the severe mountain weather stressed the upstairs plumbing of Blue Owl Books and Boutique. “A massive flood originating from the upstairs space of the building...
CENTRAL CITY – Gilpin County School District's longtime art teacher, Curt Halsted, is retiring after 24 years of shaping young artists and fostering creativity within the community. To mark this significant transition, Halsted has curated a...
NEDERLAND - I’ve written here about food insecurity in our community, and what we are doing as a community to deal with it. As board chair for the Nederland Food Pantry & Clothing Closet (now “Peak Abundance” and the Peak to Peak Housing &...
This Monday, January 27, I received a call to unlock our music store so the property folks could check it out for a leak. I was thankful to pull up to the door and find our friend Asher Hughes standing there with a spare set of keys,...
The Nederland Fire Protection District (NFPD) Board of Directors met on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, to honor two Nederland residents for their efforts in controlling the outbreak of a fire on a neighbor's property. Fire Chief Charlie...
On August 8, 2023, at 2 a.m., the two-story house at the entrance to Wolf Tongue Court was on fire. Though the house was destroyed, Nederland firefighters extinguished the blaze before it could spread to any neighboring structures, including High...
The Nederland Board of Trustees (BOT) voted on a major step towards the Town’s plan to acquire Eldora Mountain Resort during their meeting on Tuesday, January 21, 2025. Ordinance 873 involves establishing a Mountain Recreation Enterprise Fund as...
NEDERLAND - On Tuesday, January 7, TEENS, Inc. hosted Mountain Strong Families, a heartwarming and insightful session for parents and caregivers led by Betsy Epp, TEENS, Inc. Social Emotional Learning Coordinator and Mountain Strong Families...
The Allenspark Fire Protection District (AFPD) invited the community to join them at its first community education event of 2025, on Thursday, January 16, from 6 to 7 p.m. The free one-hour-long event covered the basics of Cardiopulmonary...
GILPIN COUNTY – The Gilpin County Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) convened for a work session on January 21, 2025, at the Historic Courthouse, 203 Eureka Street, Central City. The session was held in person and focused on gathering...
Friday, January 24 Children’s Storytime: Stories! Song! Movement! Music! Play! Every Friday morning from 10:15 to 11:30 a.m. we hold storytimes for ages 0 to 4 years old. From 10:15 to 10:45 a.m., we read books, sing songs, learn some ASL, and...
A great character in modern fiction once said, “when two separate events happen simultaneously pertaining to the same object of inquiry, we must pay strict attention.” This couldn’t have been proven more true than in a recent case involving...
In our January 16 issue we stated that the Missouri Lakes 2 fire occurred on January 11. The fire actually occurred on January 10. The Mountain-Ear apologizes for the incorrect information.
NEDERLAND - Though many residents of the mountains pride themselves on being adept at many self-sufficient practices, there are often quirky repairs that can escape our areas of expertise. Thankfully, there is a community-driven effort organized...
PEAK TO PEAK - Fire managers are monitoring conditions to burn piles in Clear Creek and Boulder Ranger Districts, with the next possible ignitions window starting January 20. Piles could be burned in the following Jefferson, Boulder, and Gilpin...
GILPIN COUNTY – A fire broke out on January 10, 2025, in the Missouri Lakes 2 subdivision in Gilpin County, leaving a home with significant damage. No one was injured and Timberline Fire Protection District responded promptly, preventing a...
CLEAR CREEK COUNTY - Clear Creek County is pleased to introduce two new county commissioners after their swearing-in yesterday morning. Rebecca Lloyd, and Jodie Hartman-Ball, who officially joined the Board of County Commissioners on January 13,...
NEDERLAND - On Saturday, January 11, 2025, as the sun began to set, cars parked in any available spot around Salto. The high ceilings of the coffeehouse were soon echoing with the voices of over fifty people, all friends of the establishment in...
NEDERLAND - The story of Willie Grommit, a six-year-old Hound/Dachshund mutt and this year’s Pet of the Year, isn’t about the cruelty visited upon him by a culture deprived of the joys and well-being in life. It isn’t about the extent of his pain...