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22nd Annual Blues from the Top Music Festival Returns to Winter Park CO June 28-30
22nd Annual Blues from the Top Music Festival Returns to Winter Park CO June 28-30 Winter Park, Colorado, is prepping for a huge influx of great music when Blues from the Top Music Festival returns to the Rendezvous Event Center June 28-30. This 22nd annual event once again showcases some of the best performers from across the country, gathered together to raise some ruckus and to benefit two very important organizations: Grand County Blues Society and Blue Star Connection (much more about those groups below).
Comments sought for operations plan of silver mine outside this Summit County town
Public comments are being sought by White River National Forest officials starting Saturday for a proposed plan of operations for an existing small-scale silver mine seven miles east of the Town of Breckenridge. No surface disturbance is anticipated under the proposed plan of operations for the Tony Mine, which is in the Middle Fork of the Swan River drainage. "Workers would remove up to one cubic yard of silver ore...
Hikers rescued after sliding 100 feet down snowy mountainside on Colorado 14er
Summit County Rescue Group responded to an incident on May 22 at about 2 p.m. on Colorado's 14,265-foot Quandary Peak involving two hiker in trouble. According to the rescue group, two hikers were reportedly ascending the popular fourteener when they got off route, ultimately losing their footing and sliding 100 feet down the mountain. They were unable to get back up to the ridge they came from due to "adverse...
Memorial Day weekend forecast has the possibility of snow in the High Country
If you’re planning to be outside this Memorial Day weekend, you’re probably going to want to bring a jacket and wear long pants. You might want to leave the sandals in the closet. The National Weather Service’s Memorial Day forecast for parts of the Colorado High Country calls...
Why are there so many bronze statues in Golden?
A stroll through downtown Golden offers the opportunity to explore an exceptional collection of Western art, including dozens of striking bronze sculptures scattered throughout the city. The diverse pieces all reflect the rich history, culture, and values of the community. "They have a lot to do with Golden's history —...
Colorado School of Mines has strong final day at NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships | Colorado Sunshine
Four Colorado School of Mines athletes closed out the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championship on Saturday with podium performances. Kitt Rupar, Everett Delate, Aryelle Wright, and Hunter Potrykus all came up with with First-Team All-America finishes. Rupar took eighth place in the shot put competition that saw...
Colorado county receives $725,000 to fund wildlife crossings on I-70
A new $725,000 grant awarded to Summit County will advance the East Vail Pass Wildlife Crossing Project, which seeks to create wildlife crossings on I-70. According to a news release from Summit County, $450,000 comes from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation's 2024 RESTORE Grant Program funding awards. Another $275,000 will come from the Colorado Wildlife Safe Passages Fund. The money will advance project design. A study conducted in 2020...
False report leads Colorado State Patrol to detain 82-year-old man at gunpoint on I-70
A report that turned out to be false led state troopers to pull over a vehicle at gunpoint on Interstate 70 in Summit County on Wednesday, May 22, according to the Colorado State Patrol. Around noon, dispatch in Vail received a report from a caller claiming that the occupants of...
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