Gilpin County – On a beautiful fall like day with the aspen beginning their magical transformations and the California Zephyr chugging past at the perfect moment, the family of Nancelia E. Scott Jackson gathered together on September 13, 2025, with invited guests to honor her and her physical and spiritual connection to Lincoln Hills.
GILPIN COUNTY - When Damien Webster was eight years old, his mother Susan arranged for him to work in a bicycle shop for two days. That introduction to mechanics led to an internship beginning in junior high at Boulder Bike Works, where half his...
GILPIN COUNTY – The dogs were better behaved than the people. That was the general consensus Saturday afternoon, September 13, as dozens of pups and their humans descended upon the Very Nice Brewing Taproom in Gilpin County for the Ales & Tails...
NEDERLAND - On Sunday, September 14, 2025, the Mountain Coalition for Youth hosted an opening ceremony in Chipeta Park for their Listen Longer Conversation Chair Project. The project, led by the coalition’s Youth Leadership Academy, was first...
Over the month of August, dedicated community members helped to curate kindness and compassion in the Town of Nederland by organizing the Love Your Neighbor Cereal Drive, which collected over 300 pounds of breakfast cereal for local residents in...
BLACK HAWK – On the morning of September 11, the Ameristar Hotel and Casino once again became a place of remembrance. For the 17th year, first responders, families, and community members gathered in Black Hawk to climb in honor of those...
The 2025 Ned*Ned Trail Festival packed the parking lot at 151 East Street in Nederland, where more than 350 racers registered —some were K9, many were in tutus— to run either a 5k, 10k, or a 13-mile half-marathon course to raise funds for TEENS,...
LYONS -- Shey is a years-long labor of love. She’s a 4 ¾ ton lion sculpture crafted by hand from Lyons Pink sandstone. What better place for her to settle than Bohn Park in Lyons? Sculptor Kimmerjae Macarus found the original 8-ton sandstone...
For 2025, the Nederland Food Pantry, Community Gardens, and Clothing Closet (Peak Abundance) has seen an increase in the need for their services, while also experiencing the early signs of drought from state and county resources. But, in spite of...
TUNGSTEN VALLEY - “She could’ve lived,” he said of the yearling female bear struck around 5 p.m. on August 18 on Boulder Canyon Drive. “If the driver who hit her had been going the speed limit of 45 mph, she could’ve gone on to meander over to the...
GILPIN COUNTY – The Gilpin County Fairgrounds whirred with excitement on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, as the annual Fairgrounds Frenzy filled the late-summer air with food, shopping, and even the rumble of a helicopter landing. The fun-filled day had...
GOLDEN GATE CANYON - Many of Golden Gate Canyon State Park’s visitors prioritize hiking the Raccoon Trail out of Panorama Point to get breathtaking views of the Continental Divide throughout their hike. However, the park actually boasts 35 miles...
Gilpin County – Gilpin County government held a groundbreaking ceremony on September 3, 2025, to start construction of the new Community Annex building. A contract has been signed with A.D. Miller Services Inc. and construction is slated to be finished by July of 2026.
CENTRAL CITY – On September 4, the narrow curves of Eureka Street were transformed into open-air studios for the 28th Annual Plein Air competition. Easels popped up in doorways and on sidewalks as artists from across Colorado and beyond set their...
GILPIN COUNTY - Thousands of lives are saved every year by the 4.6 million firefighters, law enforcement officers, and emergency medical technicians in the United States. Dedicated to the people they serve, they sometimes lose their own lives in...
GILPIN COUNTY - John Pineau has been living in Gilpin County for 30 years. About five years ago he started making quilts. Pineau says that he comes from a family of quilters. This includes his father who is 90 years old and his mother who is 86...
CENTRAL CITY - At this year’s Cemetery Crawl at the Catholic Cemetery, Emma Berg stepped into the role of Ellen Flynn, telling Flynn’s story with a precision that comes from hours of research and practice. The audience, huddled near a...
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...
NEDERLAND -- Brent Warren could be considered a modern-day Renaissance man. He’s a singer-songwriter, an author, an illustrator, a magician, a comedian, and a filmmaker. One of his projects spawned from a dual love – the shared love between two...
