GILPIN COUNTY – Friday at the Gilpin County Fair felt like one of those small‑town summer days where there’s always something to watch, cheer for, or wander toward with a lemonade in hand. The fair, running from July 11 to 13, opened on...
The old and new at Gilpin County Fair DAVE GIBSON GILPIN COUNTY – Held between July 11 and 13 this year, the eagerly-anticipated Gilpin County Fair is a chance to get outdoors, socialize, have fun, and be entertained in our own...
GILPIN COUNTY – A quiet Monday morning in Gilpin County turned into hours of disruption and teamwork after an Amtrak train struck a semi tractor-trailer on South Beaver Creek Road on July 14, 2025. The crash happened late in the morning at a...
Gilpin County – The Clear Creek Public Works Division issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) on June 19, 2025, for bids to provide design and construction services for outdoor shooting bays for the Clear Creek County Sport Shooting Park. It is one of the final construction tasks to be completed before the shooting park can open.
GILPIN COUNTY – A grey tabby named Brad has stitched together a tale that’s almost too good to be true. Last week, guests at the Pineberry Lodge Retreat in Chalet Park were settling in for a peaceful quilting weekend when an unexpected visitor...
CENTRAL CITY – The fish weren’t exactly biting, but families had a ton of fun! Goldfish, giggles, a garter snake, and one prize-winning trout made for a memorable Sunday. Dozens of kids and their families gathered at William C. Russell Park, just...
GILPIN COUNTY – The Gilpin County Board of Commissioners held its regular meeting Tuesday, June 24, at 9 a.m. at the Historic Courthouse with Commissioners Jeff Aiken, Susan Berumen, and Sandy Hollingsworth present. The meeting covered a range of...
Owards and Upwards The fifth grade students of Gilpin County Elementary School received their diplomas on June 4, 2025. The excitement and support for one another was abundant and heartfelt. Congrats class of 2032!
GILPIN COUNTY – The first-ever Gilpin County Artisans Market was held at the Gilpin County Community Center on June 7 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The wind was whipping, and so were the tunes, provided by Chris Muhs. The Mountain-Ear was set up...
CENTRAL CITY—The Gilpin County Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) held a regular meeting on June 10, 2025, at the Historic Courthouse in Central City. At this meeting, they addressed various county matters, including security enhancements at the...
What better place to celebrate shared interests than at your local brewery? And while every community brewery is a place to share in the enjoyment of beer and of live music, at Very Nice Brewing Company (VNBC), many other interests are highlighted...
GILPIN COUNTY - On Wednesday, May 20, the senior class at Gilpin County Secondary School participated in the annual Senior/Staff Challenge, where the class of 2025 this year challenged the staff to riding a mechanical bull. Max Tanner and Mr....
Gilpin girls reach Sweet 16 DAVE GIBSON GILPIN COUNTY – Qualifying for the CHSAA Girls Soccer State Championships for the second year in a row, the Eagles played their first-ever home match of those playoffs on May 8. A single-elimination...
CENTRAL CITY – The Gilpin County Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) met for a regular meeting at the Historic Courthouse on May 13, 2025. The most notable action was the board’s unanimous approval of Resolution 25-056, opposing the introduction...
GILPIN COUNTY - Many Gilpin County homeowners have reached out with questions about their 2025 property valuations. We understand these changes can be confusing, especially after the reductions applied in recent years. In both 2023 and 2024, most...
Jiselle Osteboe leads Eagles to regionals DAVE GIBSON GILPIN COUNTY – Since the arrival of girls’ soccer at Gilpin High School in 2023, the team has gone from being legitimate to respectable to one of the top teams in their league this year. A...
CENTRAL CITY – The Gilpin County Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) convened a work session on April 22, 2025, at the Historic Courthouse in Central City, where they discussed Right of Way (ROW) Fire Mitigation with Paul Ondr, Chief, Timberline...
Gilpin County – At the Gilpin County RE-1 Board of Education meeting on April 15, 2025, the Board heard about student activities that stretched the imagination and took them to exotic places in a foreign land. The business part of the meeting saw unanimous approvals of the 2024/2025 Supplemental Budget, the 2025/2026 Adopted Budget and updates to a number of policy revisions on a second reading.
Gilpin shatters track records DAVE GIBSON WESTMINSTER – On Wednesday. April 16, the Gilpin County Eagles set three new school records at the Norsemen Invitational in Westminster. Ryan Marr ran a blazing 11.27 in the 100-meter dash to better...
CENTRAL CITY – During the public comment period at the April 22 BoCC meeting, a representative from Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW), Tim Woodward, District Wildlife Commander, addressed the board to provide an update on Colorado’s wolf...