Since Summit County 4-H director Laura Davies took over the program in June 2024, participation has grown 800%.  Davies said the focus of the program is to “enact positive behavioral changes in our youth.” To accomplish that goal, Summit’s 4-H has 28 volunteer leaders helping around 80 kids work on 26 active projects. So far […]

As temperatures drop and fall descends upon Summit County, Breckenridge will be hosting its annual Bluegrass and Beer festival from Friday, Sept. 11 to Sunday, Sept. 13.  On Friday, festivities will begin with a beer pairing dinner at Sauce on the Maggie. Jimmy Walker, head brewer at Breckenridge Brewery, and Jason Ford, founder of Broken […]

I made a pre-holiday, early evening trip to Breckenridge Wednesday in a new Mazda CX-30, a subcompact SUV with lots of power and mileage in the low 30s, and it was a pretty decent experience. Mostly because I’d spent the previous week behind the wheel of a gargantuan Toyota Sequoia Capstone edition, with stuck-out mirrors […]

Colorado’s winter traction laws, which require drivers to prepare for snowy conditions, are now in effect. The state’s passenger vehicle traction and commercial vehicle chain laws took effect Sept. 1, according to a news release from Colorado State Patrol. These laws — which apply to all vehicles driving on the Interstate 70 mountain corridor and […]

Lailah Arlette was born Aug. 4 to Jessica Venegas and Raul Lozano of Keystone. Nolan Gabriel Butaye was born Aug. 5 to Mary Schroeder and Fabrice Butaye of Breckenridge. Ruthie June Morris was born Aug. 8 to John Morris and Nicole Akselrad of Winter Park. Riley Elizabeth Riechel was born Aug. 9 to Cassie Wang […]

Food pantries and meal service nonprofits across the Western Slope are looking toward local expansions to fill growing food insecurity gaps. A 2025 analysis of regional food services across Eagle, Garfield and Pitkin counties found that, although the tri-county region has a strong network of food partners, significant gaps remain in geographic coverage, older adult […]

September 28, 1928 – August 26, 2026 Barbara Claire Baird, 98, passed away peacefully August 26, 2026, in Craig, Colorado, with her beloved husband, Ralph, by her side. Born March 28, 1928, in Miles City, Montana, Barb lived a life defined by grit, determination, independence, and zest for life. She worked in the uranium industry […]

Jordan Lipp has carried his skis up the short 1.3-mile hike to St. Mary’s Glacier more than a hundred times over the past three decades. His first trip to St. Mary’s — a perennial snowfield tucked in an Alpine valley outside the small town of Alice — was in 1996, when he was fresh out […]

The Western Slope’s second-quarter job postings are in the red, with fewer employers hiring for vacant positions compared to last year despite recent quarter-over-quarter growth. Business experts say this could signal the region’s recovery from pandemic-era turnover. A Colorado jobs report for the months of April, May and June, released by the Colorado Chamber Foundation […]

Last week, the Summit County Sheriff’s Office helped secure a boat after its owner fell into the water, investigated multiple reports of illegal fires and detained a juvenile driver speeding 40 mph over the speed limit. The following incidents occurred between Monday, Aug. 24, and Sunday, Aug. 30. Deputies received a report of a missing […]