Hinsdale County, CO

There are tons of places to explore in Colorado, and if you're looking to get away from the hustle and bustle of city life, then this isolated city may be the perfect place to visit. Hinsdale County proudly reports that they are in fact the most remote area in the...

There are tons of places to explore in Colorado, and if you're looking to get away from the hustle and bustle of city life, then this isolated city may be the perfect place to visit. Hinsdale County proudly reports that they are in fact the most remote area in the...

LAKE CITY – Good, sturdy, insulated and made-of-concrete park toilets were core items on the agendas of both the Hinsdale County commissioners and the trustees of Lake City in last week’s meetings. The BOCC OK’d $61,000 for a manufactured toilet at the Peninsula Park on Lake San Cristobal....

Laura joined KVNF in 2014. She was the news director for two years and now works as a freelance reporter covering Colorado's Western Slope. Laura is an award-winning journalist with work recognized by the Society of Professional Journalists, Colorado Broadcasters Association, and RTDNA. In 2015, she was a fellow for the Institute for Justice & Journalism. Her fellowship project, a three-part series on the Karen refugee community in Delta, Colorado, received a regional Edward R. Murrow Award.

LAKE CITY – Three incumbents were re-elected to the Hinsdale County School District in the Nov. 2 election. Tara Hardy, Rob Hudgeons, and Bill Reinhardt won another term as trustees with 439 ballots cast. Hudgeons has been on the school board for 16 years. Hardy and Reinhardt’s terms date to 2007 and 2009.

LAKE CITY – A gain of more than $25,000 in sales taxes during the month of July reflects a new record for Hinsdale County. July is the most recent reporting period. Sales tax of $253,076 was collected from county-wide purchases, online and deliveries. In 2020, $226,047 was collected, then a record.

Low stream flow in the Lake Fork River below Lake San Cristobal has prompted partial release of an in-stream water right from the lake, which is controlled by the Colorado Water Conservation Board. At their meeting Sept. 15, Hinsdale County Commissioner Robert Hurd reported that at the request of both CWCB and Colorado Parks & Wildlife, the first of those releases — 9 cubic feet per second —…

Preliminary figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau for the 2020 Census indicate that for the first time since 1960 — over 60 years ago — Hinsdale County actually declined in population. Statistics released from last year’s Federal Census which was delayed by the COVID-19 Pandemic credit Hinsdale County with...

By most accounts, the housing market in Colorado mountain communities has never been tighter. People have flocked to mountain towns during coronavirus, even as many resorts shut down. Seasonal workers are being forced to move to different communities because they can’t afford rent, causing labor shortages for local businesses.

Lake City area’s near-annual rain deluge resulted in two almost simultaneous road emergencies as torrents of mud, rock and water stranded recreationists on the Shelf Road near Burrows Park and, in a separate instance, stranded motorists and closed State Highway 149 north of Lake City throughout the night on Friday, July 23.

LAKE CITY – The tourist attraction denoting the Alferd Packer prospecting party of 1874 has been closed by property owners Van and Pamela Evans. It is located in the Vickers Ranch subdivision. The place where Packer allegedly killed and ate five men has been open to the public since 1928...

United States Rep. Lauren Boebert’s office will hold mobile office hours throughout the 3rd Congressional District next month, including in Gunnison County and Hinsdale County. Staffers from Boebert’s office will be available to allow constituents to request assistance with a federal agency, like veterans having trouble with the VA, travelers...

The Freshman Republican stopped in the remote Hinsdale County town on May 7. Boebert represents a large part of western and southern Colorado in Congress. In Lake City, she was met with a largely supportive crowd, some of whom asked her about public lands and rural funding. She also fielded some pointed questions from a group of local students.

Hinsdale County considers new buildingLAKE CITY – Hinsdale County commissioners are reviewing plans to build a new 5,500 square foot, $1 million addition to the courthouse complex, it was announced at the March 17 commissioners’ meeting. The building would house Hinsdale County Public Health, provide additional office space for county...