About us

About Sky-Hi News

Since Nov. 2, 1945, the Sky-Hi News has been the premier source for news and information in Grand County, serving the towns of Winter Park, Fraser, Tabernash, Granby, Grand Lake, Hot Sulphur Springs and Kremmling.

Sky-Hi News is published every Wednesday and Friday with an average free distribution of 4,600 papers during the low season to 6,500 during peak season. Our coverage area includes the world-class ski area of Winter Park Resort, the nationally renowned mountain biking trail system of the Fraser Valley and the western gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park in Grand Lake.

We pride ourselves on providing balanced, insightful community coverage for local residents, second-home owners and visitors. Our website, SkyHiNews.com, is updated daily with the latest news.

Sky-Hi News also distributes a paid subscription publication, The Middle Park Times, which is distributed on Thursdays to about 1,000 readers via mail. The Middle Park Times started printing in 1881 and is among the oldest continuously operated newspapers in the state.


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Best of Grand explainer

Grand County residents have been voting for their favorite local businesses, organizations and attractions in Sky-Hi News’ annual readers choice awards contest for years. It’s the biggest contest of its kind in Grand County, with tens of thousands of votes cast annually across hundreds of categories.

Learn more about how the contest works.


Newspaper glossary

All news organizations, including the Sky-Hi News, are divided into two departments: advertising and the newsroom. News coverage is created separately from advertising efforts. While newsrooms and advertising staff occasionally collaborate on business initiatives and projects, all news coverage decisions are made by the editor and independently of any revenue-based influence.

Learn the newspaper lingo.


Ethics policy

Swift Communications and each of its member newsgathering organizations are committed to the highest ethical standards and require the same of their employees. The key values of integrity, objectivity, fairness, balance and accuracy are the basic tenets of our news operations in print and digital media.

The credibility of our news reports is one of our most valued assets. We proudly accept our role of reporting the news, and we aspire to meet the highest of standards in our news coverage.

We must maintain the public trust.

Read our newsroom ethics policy.


Crime reporting guidelines

Typically, the Sky-Hi News will name someone accused of a crime only after they have been formally charged. Suspects will be named before formal charges have been filed in cases of serious alleged crimes.

When a person is named in a crime story, the Sky-Hi News commits to following that case through to its disposition and writing a story on the outcome.

Read more about our crime reporting guidelines.