Boulder County Commissioners on Tuesday took the first steps toward undoing part of their planned minimum wage increases. The preliminary, unofficial vote comes just two years after adopting a plan to raise the wage to $25 per hour by 2030.
BOULDER COUNTY - Angie Busby wasn’t at home when the Calwood Fire started. She received an evacuation order, but couldn’t act on it. That’s because she was just up the road at the Cal-Wood Education Center, where she works as natural...
BOULDER - Boulder County Commissioners got their first look at the 2026 proposed budget during a meeting on September 30, 2025. The plan calls for just under $667 million in spending next year and includes $17 million in...
Boulder County – The Watershed Center (watershed.center), a local nonprofit conservation group, recently released the results of a survey regarding attitudes of property owners in the St. Vrain watershed towards wildfire risk reduction and proactive forest management strategies.
BOULDER COUNTY - Over the next two weeks, 20 outdoor warning sirens will be replaced throughout unincorporated Boulder County and various municipalities. “At the request of first responders, these sirens may be used for alerting...
Boulder County – Nine years ago on July 9, 2016, two campers from Alabama failed to properly extinguish their illegal campfire during a countywide fire restriction. The unattended campfire reignited later and started the Cold Springs...
Boulder County – Boulder County Parks and Open Space (BCPOS) personnel held their second and final public meeting regarding the Middle Boulder Creek Fuels Reduction Partnership Project on July 31, 2025, at the Nederland Community Center. The purpose of the meeting was to respond to public comments after the first meeting and unveil the Project Scope of Work document which will be used in the request for bids in the next phase of the project.
BOULDER COUNTY - In order to safely and effectively maintain the gravel surface and drainage of of 4th of July Road/CR 130, the roadway will be closed in both directions between the Hessie and the Fourth of July trailheads from 6:30 a.m. on...
NEDERLAND – The crew at the Nederland Transfer Station had a little extra pep in their step Wednesday afternoon, and for good reason: after years of planning, they officially launched their new in-vessel composting machine, affectionately called...
Boulder County – The Boulder County Commissioners held a Town Hall format meeting at the Coal Creek Canyon Improvement Association Community Center on June 17, 2025, to engage with their constituents about issues of local interest to Coal Creek Canyon residents. Commissioners Claire Levy and Ashley Stolzmann were in attendance along with staff members and Commander Randy Wilber from the Boulder County Sheriff's Office.
BOULDER COUNTY - Nederland-area residents have been actively engaged in wildfire mitigation efforts for many years. Along with the town and fire protection district, Boulder County has actively promoted mitigation in the region through our...
GILPIN COUNTY – The Timberline Fire Protection District held its regular meeting on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, at 6 p.m. Board members present included President Rick Wenzel, Vice Chairman John Bushey, and Member at Large John Carder. Mary...
The Nederland breeze was particularly powerful on the morning of Saturday, June 7, 2025. While locals began to queue in their vehicles along the side of Ridge Road, backing up all the way to the highway, volunteers up at the Nederland Transfer...
PEAK TO PEAK - On Monday, May 26, 2025, the 45th BOLDERBoulder took place on the streets of Boulder, Colorado. This race has been a 10K challenge since its inception in 1979. The first year there were 2,700 people registered to run the...
Boulder County – The 2025 summer wildfire mitigation season kicked off with a fair at the Nederland Community Forestry Sort Yard (CFSY) called Wildfire Awareness Days. The fair brought together in one place forestry, fire department and wildfire mitigation professionals to answer questions from residents about various wildfire mitigation programs.
Boulder County celebrates courthouse designation John Scarffe Boulder County, Colorado The Boulder County Commissioners hosted a celebration of the historic Boulder County Courthouse and its designation as a National...
BOULDER COUNTY - The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office, in collaboration with the Boulder County Coroner’s Office, concluded its investigation on May 27, 2025, into the tragic death of 18-year-old Megan Trussell, a student at the University of...
Boulder County – Boulder County Parks and Open Space personnel conducted a site visit on May 17, 2025, to view Boulder County property just west of the town of Nederland that is scheduled for forest mitigation and fuel reduction work this coming winter.
Through her decades of public service, a Nederland resident earns the 2025 Honorary Order of the Coif from CU Boulder's School of Law.
BOULDER COUNTY - The Boulder Watershed Collective and project partners will be hosting a site visit on Saturday, May 17, from 10:30 a.m. to noon, to walk through the Middle Boulder Creek Fuels Reduction Partnership Project area near Nederland....