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Powerful winds tear down trees and knock out power along the Front Range
Powerful winds raked across Boulder County Monday evening, blowing down trees and knocking out power. Parts of the towns at higher elevations were hit with not only powerful winds but snow squalls.Power remained out at Nederland Elementary School and Nederland Middle-Senior High School on Tuesday morning. Both schools had a two-hour delayed start for Tuesday. There were about 3,000 Xcel Energy customers without power as of 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. Power was expected to be restored by 11:15 a.m. The brutal winds started causing bigger problems in the evening hours. Along Highway 7 in Allenspark, about 10 miles south of Estes Park, a...
Celebrate local artist Vera Coberley at Cozens Ranch Museum
As the snow melts and we enter mud season, visitors can take a peek at some beautiful sights through the eyes of local artist Vera Coberley. Coberley, an oil and pastel artist, will showcase her beautiful pieces in the gallery for the month of May. She began practicing it in 2019. What started as an interest in tapestry weaving morphed into a mission to seek better designs, leading her to take lessons in drawing and painting.
One more inch of snow would mean 400" season for Colorado resort
Throughout the 2023-2024 ski season, Steamboat Resort and Winter Park Resort were facing off in a battle to become the snowiest resort in Colorado. Steamboat Resort closed out their season on April 21 with 389 inches of snow, making it the 2nd snowiest season in the last 13 years. They've since gotten more snow that's likely pushed them past the 400-inch mark, but in official terms, they got 389 inches during their season. ...
Second chance of 18 inches as snowy week in Colorado mountains continues
The National Weather Service has warned Coloradans about more snow on the way to the state's central and northern mountain regions, on top of snow that landed in a similar area yesterday. A lot of wind will also be present while this snow is falling, which could make driving unsafe. Current mapping shows that in the 'most likely' snowfall scenario, up to 18 additional inches of snow could land on peaks located east of Steamboat through Wednesday morning. Meanwhile, up to a foot could land...
Nederland officials vote to repeal 'rights of nature' river conservation initiative
Officials in the town of Nederland have voted to repeal the 2021 "Rights of Nature Resolution," which stated that communities are not merely property that can be owned but are also entities that have an independent right to exist and flourish. The town's move to repeal also appears to mean...
New space at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds gives new opportunities
GOLDEN, Colo. — The National Sports Center for the Disabled (NSCD) has opened its new Adaptive Program Center at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. The group, based in Winter Park, provides therapeutic recreation, competition and adaptive sports for children and adults with disabilities. NSCD opened the space with a field day with more than 100 Aurora Public School students and launched its summer adaptive mountain biking program.
New lifesaving technique used by Clear Creek County EMS crews
Getting an injured patient to a hospital as soon as possible is always a priority for medics, but in many rural Colorado mountain communities that trip can take longer than what's ideal."It is a pretty helpless feeling driving down (in the ambulance from the mountains)," said John Manasjan, captain of Clear Creek EMS. Clear Creek County is one of those communities in the high country which has struggled with what ends up sometimes being long ambulance rides for patients. "But the patient who is injured here in the middle of a bad snowstorm and is waiting 90 mins, 2 hours,...
Dillon Town Council schedules special meeting to discuss parking fees, among other issues
The Dillon Town Council will hold a special meeting on Wednesday, May 8, at 7 p.m., where parking is among the topics of discussion, according to an agenda published by the town late last week. The special meeting agenda includes time for citizen comments as well as votes on resolutions...
Semitrailer ‘burns to the ground,’ sparking small wildfire after taking runaway ramp on I-70
A semitrailer went up in a blaze after its brakes caught fire and it went charging up a runaway truck ramp on Interstate 70 west of the Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnels on Tuesday, April 30. Charlie Stubblefield, the owner of the Silverthorne-based towing company Mountain Recovery, said no one was hurt...
Letter to the editor: I was left befuddled by this story from Summit Daily News
I read the article entitled “‘Love never leaves’: Dillon family who lost son to fentanyl poisoning calls for more awareness around the deadly drug” and was left befuddled. This young man became addicted to oxycodone while recovering from an accident. He turned to illegitimate sources to...
Dillon Police Department seeks help from public to identify man following report of theft
The Dillon Police Department is trying to identify and speak with the individual captured on security video in relation to a theft that occurred in the town of Dillon. People with information related to the case are encouraged to email RyanR@townofdillon.com or call 970-468-6078 and reference case 2024-2280.
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