1 year ago: Granby’s ‘halfway pathway’ reaches its destination after funds secured

After years of delay, construction on the pathway that runs along U.S. Highway 40 was completed in September 2024, and celebrated with a Sept. 21 ribbon cutting. Because of the sidewalk’s abrupt end, the Fraser to Granby Trail used to cut through Grand Elk and behind City Market. It was never finished due to a shortage in funding, until now. In 2022, Granby made a proposal to Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper and Rep. Joe Neguse to request Congressionally Directed Spending funding for the sidewalk. Neguse led the effort to obtain the federal funding that enabled the town to finish the pathway. The trail has since been integrated to the Fraser to Granby trail system.

— From the Sept. 20, 2024, edition of Sky-Hi News

5 years ago: Grand County marijuana sales exceed $900,000 for the first time in July

Monthly marijuana sales jumped past $900,000 for the first time in Grand County. Grand saw $910,474 worth of recreational marijuana sold in July 2020, according to the Colorado Department of Revenue. This was almost $150,000 more than July 2019, which was previously the highest month at $764,812. July has usually been the best month for marijuana sales in Grand County, followed by March. While March and April saw a decline compared to the same months last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, May, June and July exceeded last year’s monthly sales by at least $70,000 each

— From the Sept. 18, 2020, edition of Sky-Hi News

15 years ago: Beetle-kill tree strikes power line, killing 2 horses near Granby

Two horses were killed after touching a downed power line outside of Granby on Sept. 4, 2010. The horses, a 2-year-old Arabian filly and a 13-year-old American Paint Horse, had been grazing in a pasture at the end of County Road 41, where Keeley Waters and her husband Kyle Korth were boarding them. A caretaker found the horses lying under a power line, which dangled about 4 feet off the ground. A beetle-kill tree had fallen on the line and was still balancing on the live wire when the caretaker arrived. Waters’ two other horses were spared from injury.

— From the Sept. 17, 2010, edition of Sky-Hi News

50 years ago: Kremmling residents push for crossing guard on Colorado Highway 9

Kremmling residents are still pushing for solutions one year after an elementary student, Donelle Simpson, was killed in an accident while crossing Colorado Highway 9 at 10th Street. During a recent town meeting, many residents expressed a desire to see a stop light with pedestrian pushbuttons at the intersection. At the meeting, state highway department representatives explained that the process for installing a traffic light on a state highway is a long and involved process. In the meantime, a plan is being developed to hire and train an adult crossing guard before hunting season starts. Longer-term plans could also include rerouting Highway 9 so it goes south of the airport and joins U.S. Highway 40 east of town.

— From the Sept. 18, 1975, edition of Middle Park Times

100 years ago: Hot Sulphur Springs digs new well for drinking water

The town of Hot Sulphur Springs will soon have pure, filtered, drinking water year-round thanks to a large well that is being built on the island in the river just below town. The well will be 10 feet deep and the water it extracts will filtered through sand before it enters the pump house. In years past, the town’s water was not fit to drink during the summer months, and this new well is expected to rectify the issue. The cost of construction is estimated to be about $400.

— From the Sept. 18, 1925, edition of Middle Park Times

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