Lindsey Vonn sells her Vail home, bids a fond farewell
Lindsey Vonn no longer has a home in Vail, but a big piece of her heart will always remain here. Vonn placed a full-page ad in the Friday edition of the Vail Daily announcing the...
Keystone man dies after bike crash on Montezuma Road
KEYSTONE — A local man who died following a bicycle crash late last month has been identified as 73-year-old Charles Toups of Keystone, according to the Summit County Coroner’s Office. On July 27, Toups suffered...
Police reform law adds financial stress for county and local law enforcement departments
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct the estimated cost for new body cameras and in-car cameras. FRISCO — Local law enforcement agencies are bracing for financial burdens as they work to roll...
Many Colorado restaurants have closed. The ones still open aren’t sure how long they can weather coronavirus.
On normal summer nights, the lines are out the door at Beau Jo’s in Idaho Springs. The original location of the Colorado mountain pizza chain just doesn’t have enough seating in its scattered dining rooms...
Walkable Main to stay through September; winter planning underway in Breckenridge
BRECKENRIDGE — Breckenridge Town Council decided to begin reopening Main Street to vehicle traffic Sept. 28 at a special Town Council meeting Tuesday, Aug. 4. Results from the business survey conducted by the Breckenridge Tourism...
Hospital strives to make expectant mothers comfortable, regardless of the pandemic
Editor’s note: This story is has been updated to correct the spelling of Dr. Laura Howell’s name. FRISCO — When Joanni Linton was giving birth to her now 2-year-old son, Bodhi, she had to have an...
School district leaders present a day in the life of a Summit County student
KEYSTONE — While all Summit School District students will be returning to school in some form, the experience is going to vary for different age groups. On Friday, July 31, the Summit School District announced its...
Summit school and county officials discuss outbreak protocol ahead of new school year
FRISCO — At a joint meeting of the Summit School District Board of Education and the Summit Board of County Commissioners on Monday, officials discussed contact tracing and quarantine plans for the upcoming school year....
Community members to rally in support of police
BRECKENRIDGE — Police officers and community members will be gathering at 4 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7, at the Breckenridge Police Department for a peaceful rally to support police, according to State House of Representatives candidate...
Electrostatic cleaning service emerges in response to COVID-19
FRISCO — When Michael Walsh’s mobile ski and snowboard tuning business came to a halt during the shutdown, he worked to launch a new business in response to the pandemic. Walsh’s new company, Viropure, uses...
Centura Health testing data shows majority of positive cases are visitors
KEYSTONE — Since Summit County’s economy reopened after the pandemic-induced shutdown in March and April, a major question lingered: What’s going to happen when visitors bring the virus to the county? At a town hall...
2 new COVID-19 cases reported over weekend
Summit County reported two new cases of COVID-19 over the weekend, according to the latest update on the county’s novel coronavirus case data webpage. The county now has 323 total cases of COVID-19. To date,...
Fourth Street Crossing’s market hall construction incorporates Old Dillon Inn
SILVERTHORNE — Passersby in Silverthorne may have noticed the Fourth Street Crossing construction in progress, particularly of the market hall being built around the Old Dillon Inn. Construction on the development is making progress as...
Summit Shooting Range cuts back hours to limit noise on weekends
The Summit County Shooting Range has cut back its hours of operation this summer in an attempt to reduce noise on weekends. The range is now open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and...
Colorado high school sports association announces 4-season plan
DILLON — The governing body for Colorado high school sports announced Tuesday a four-season calendar for the 2020-21 school year. It will shorten seasons, move football and boys soccer to spring and make the logistics...
Rocky Mountain Art Festivals resume events
Though the coronavirus pandemic canceled July’s 37th annual Breckenridge July Art Festival and the third annual Silverthorne Fine Art Festival, show producers Rocky Mountain Art Festivals have resumed operations for the rest of the summer....
Domus Pacis Family Respite founder steps back, hires new executive director
FRISCO — Since 2007, Domus Pacis Family Respite has coordinated respite stays for about 1,300 families so that they can stop worrying about health care — such as hospice or cancer treatment — and spend a...
Frisco awarded $50,000 grant for Pedestrian Promenade
Frisco received a $50,000 grant from the Colorado Department of Transportation as part of the Revitalizing Main Street program. CDOT announced Monday the first batch of grant recipients from the program, which is offering $4.1...
Summit Spirits: What is the difference between a ghost and a spirit?
We use the word ghost and spirit interchangeably but there really is a strong difference between them. According to the late Hans Holzer, professor of Parapsychology and writer of 119 books on the subject, “Ghosts...
Slifer Smith & Frampton hires James Roberts as new broker
Slifer Smith & Frampton Real Estate has brought on a new broker associate, James “J.R.” Roberts. Roberts, who has 20 years of experience in residential real estate and investment real estate, will work in the...