On Tuesday, July 15, 2025, before the start of their regular meeting, the Nederland Board of Trustees (BOT) met for a Work Session to present to the public for review the two proposed routes for an emergency egress road for the Big Springs...
While we are between the two most dramatic bear-sighting periods—when they first wake up starving in spring, and when they are fattening up in early fall before hibernating—our ursine friends, knowing that human presence means food, continue to...
On July 9, the National Newspaper Association Foundation announced the winners of its 2025 Better Newspaper Contest and Better Newspaper Advertising Contest. The Mountain-Ear was one of the 102 newspapers in 33 states that won 712 awards in...
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...
Clear Creek County – Clear Creek County continues to redefine itself from an old mining community to a new recreational activity’s hub close to Denver with the setting of the gondola towers on July 10, 2025, for the Mighty ARGO Cable Car scheduled to open in early 2026
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...
On Thursday, July 10, 2025, the Nederland Board of Trustees (BOT), as well as representatives from Town staff, from POWDR, and from 303 Ski gathered on stage in the Backdoor Theater at the Nederland Community Center for a “Work Session” to...
NEVADAVILLE - If you wandered up Nevadaville Road on Sunday morning, you might have wondered if you had stumbled into another time. The sleepy ghost town of Nevadaville was buzzing with life as the Mountain Miner’s Breakfast kicked off at 7...
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...
NEDERLAND - Volunteers from Nederland Community Presbyterian Church spent a recent Saturday morning cleaning up the grounds of the Nederland Cemetery. This has become an annual community service project for the church, organized annually by Jim...
BLACK HAWK -- George Blevins has called Colorado’s Front Range his home for over half his life, moving in the early 1980s. He says the time in his adult life before then “hardly seems to count, especially since I’m 85 and I don’t remember all that...
ALLENSPARK - Locals and tourists alike filled the streets of Allenspark on Friday, July 4, 2025. The festivities began at 9 a.m. with a flea market with vendors and music. The Face Painting Fairy helped all guests celebrate Independence Day with...
Boulder County – Tiny but proud, Jamestown celebrated the 4th of July with their traditional parade and a day long party in the park. Residents and visitors enjoyed a beautiful day with sunshine, music and laughter from young and old.
John Scarffe Coal Creek Canyon The Coal Creek Canyon Improvement Association hosted a full day of activities for the July 4 Celebration, on Friday, July 4, 2025, from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the CCCIA Hall, 31528...
