The radio signaled Lieutenant Ken Kehoe for his final call on Saturday, August 30, 2025. The voice of Boulder County dispatch echoed in the vehicle bay of the Nederland Fire Department, as a crowd of over 300 friends, family, and fellow service...
BLACK HAWK - The Black Hawk City Council met Aug. 27, 2025, for a longer-than-usual session that mixed routine business with a conversation about SOBs and a farewell to Fire Engineer David Wellington. Mayor and Council Comments Mayor David...
Coal Creek opens new deck John Scarffe Coal Creek Canyon The Coal Creek Canyon Improvement Association opened a new deck during a ribbon cutting ceremony at the at the CCCIA Hall, 31528 Highway 72. 2025, on Saturday, August 23, 2025, from 2...
GILPIN COUNTY - Have you ever wondered about quasars, black holes, or how many galaxies can be seen with the naked eye from Earth? Gilpin Astroday offered answers, education, and wonder at the Gilpin County Community Center on Friday,...
Gilpin County – The 17th Gilpin County Democratic Party Fund Raiser at the Gilpin County Arts Gallery in Central City on August 24, 2025, brought out a number of announced candidates running for 2026 statewide elections.
BLACK HAWK - On September 6, the 9th annual “Buck for the Badge” Benefit Rodeo will thunder into the Gilpin County Fairgrounds. Presented by S and S Bucking Bulls, this Benefit Rodeo will support critically injured and fallen First Responder...
CENTRAL CITY - Main Street was alive with beer, bands, and even a little hail this past Saturday, August 23, during the 13th annual Great Central City Beer Fest. From 1 to 6 p.m., festivalgoers wandered between tents with tasting cups in...
It’s that time of year again, when lovers of fine wine and smooth jazz come to Chipeta Park, wearing their biggest sun hats, donning their brightest polos, ready to saunter from booth to booth for a tasting here, a sample there, all under the...
BLACK HAWK - A DUI checkpoint held Friday night, Aug. 15, at the Z-Stop gas station on Highway 6 in Clear Creek Canyon brought together Colorado State Patrol, Black Hawk Police, and the Gilpin County Sheriff’s Office. From 8 p.m. to 1 a.m.,...
The 147th Annual Colorado Press Association (CPA) Convention was held over the weekend, with the theme of the three-day event shifting dramatically from focusing on surviving to on collaborating and innovating with Local News Solutions 2025:...
ALLENSPARK - On Wednesday, August 6, 2025, from 5:30 to 7 p.m., Boulder County hosted another “Trash Talk” event at The Old Gallery in Allenspark. Recycling systems in Boulder County and recycling guidelines were discussed with the...
NEDERLAND -- On August 4, 2025, Boulder County began restoration efforts for a portion of Sherwood Creek, an ephemeral stream located in Mud Lake Open Space. The $600,000 project, in partnership with the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety...
Two weeks ago, The Mountain-Ear reported on the sudden changes to the state of commerce in the Town of Nederland, focusing on the Caribou Village Shopping Center. This week the conversation continues with a focus on the area surrounding the...
BOULDER COUNTY - As of Tuesday, August 12, 2025, Sheriff Curtis Johnson enacted Stage 1 Fire Restrictions for unincorporated areas of western Boulder County. Anyone found in violation of the fire ban may be convicted of a civil infraction...
BLACK HAWK - The Timberline Fire Protection District board moved forward Tuesday with a contract amendment for the Station 3 apparatus bay expansion, a project now carrying a guaranteed maximum price of $2,446,900. The decision comes less...
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...
“I try to be careful about how much I let in per day, and who I listen to,” said one of the members of a new local activist group Mountain Women Move Mountains (MWMM), “but what’s most concerning to me is the dismantling of the government, and all...
On Friday, August 1, 2025, members of the Nederland community, of the TEENS, Inc. Board of Directors, childcare professionals, expert architects, designers, and developers, and many stakeholders gathered in the Dyer’s neighborhood to celebrate the...
CENTRAL CITY -- Throughout July 2025, the Central City Community Development Department oversaw the proposal of the Gregory Gulch Gaming Resort, developed by G3 Gaming, LLC as part of the city’s 2025 Comprehensive Plan.
NEDERLAND -- On Thursday, July 24, 2025, the Carousel of Happiness hosted a private gathering for veterans and their family members. As part of the Travis Manion Foundation’s Spartan Leadership Program, leaders visited the carousel and honored those they lost in the forces.
