Rocky Mountain National Park experiences significant rockslide
Several outcrops fell in the Upper Chaos Canyon area of Rocky Mountain National Park around 4:30 p.m. yesterday, according to park Public Affairs Officer Kyle Patterson and the park’s Facebook. The rocks slid off the south...
Credit card skimmer found on ATM at 7-Eleven
The Granby Police Department posted Tuesday morning on Facebook that a credit card skimmer was found on an ATM in the Granby 7-Eleven. The post encourages recent ATM users to contact their financial institutions and...
Election results for Colorado 2022 primary
Grand County reported the following results on June 28. Emergency and overseas ballots have eight days from election day to arrive, so more results could come in throughout the next week. All races have been...
Officials release new details about fatal crash
Kremmling resident Rebecca Wilie, 34, died June 19 in a car accident around 5:20 p.m. near Hot Sulphur Springs on US Highway 40. A 33-year old woman from Paris, Melissa Mendes-Ferreira, hit Wilie while traveling...
How a tragedy in Lake Granby led to a new Grand County rescue fund
Seven years ago on July 3, 2015, a tragedy unexpectedly hit a beloved local family. Dee and Rick Mullinex would come to learn that their adult son, Christopher Mullinex, drowned after jumping into Lake Granby...
Kid hockey players’ superstition, tradition helped Avs win
As in most sports, traditions and superstitions run strong in Grand County’s youth hockey players. When the Colorado Avalanche started their journey to the Stanley Cup, the game-watching traditions of five kids began. They watched...
Regrow your ACL: Multi-sport athlete from Grand County receives first specialized implant procedure in Colorado
Whether it’s pole vaulting for the track team or competing on the girls wrestling team, Olivia Stefanik, 16, is a multi-sport competitor at West Grand High School willing to try new and challenging things. Due...
Flags soar and colors bloom at Grand’s 2nd annual Pride celebration
Thousands of celebrations light up the country during Pride Month, and for a second year in a row, Fraser was home to Grand County’s Pride celebration. Fraser’s slogan is “Leaving Planet Earth,” and the town’s...
As fire recovery continues, more areas open to nonmotorized use
Fire recovery work in the areas of the 2020 East Troublesome and Williams Fork wildfires is ramping up this summer. The two fires combined burned over 300 square miles in Grand County; since then, numerous...
High Country brand reflects local entrepreneurial resilience
“Adversity is something entrepreneurs can count on and plan on in Grand County,” says Holly Wood, part of the ownership team at the High Country-branded suite of businesses located in Granby. “And the team at...
Summer arrives in Colorado Ski Country USA
Summer has arrived in the Colorado high country and Colorado Ski Country USA member resorts have planned a season filled with concerts, festivals and activities. Summer in Colorado means bluebird days, breathtaking scenery and endless...
Chaos Canyon in Rocky Mountain National Park closed due to rockfall
Rocky Mountain National Park is reporting that it has closed all areas in Chaos Canyon to the west of Lake Haiyaha to users due to significant rockfall activity and continuing potential impacts from forecasted precipitation....
Grand County Real Estate Transactions, June 19-25.
Real estate transactions totaled $21,368,215 across 27 sales for the week of June 19 to 25. 662 Mount Neva Drive, Granby 4,207-square-foot, five-bedroom, 2.75-bath, single-family residence on 0.4 acres of land. Seller: Trainko Enterprises Inc....
Highway 125 closed due to mudslides
Update: 4:06 p.m. An update from 8:49 a.m. on the Grand County Sheriff’s Office Facebook post reflects information posted on COtrip, saying the closure from Sunday’s mudslide extends from mile point 0.01 to 30.5. That...
Grand County offers emergency ballots due to mudslide, and more election news
A mudslide Sunday caused Colorado Highway 125 to close between mile point 0.01 and 30.5, extending from Granby across the Grand County border, according to COtrip. Residents in the affected area, without access to ballot...
Members of Mandela Washington Fellowship experience Grand County life
On June 21, a bus of Mandela Washington Fellows traveling from Denver to Grand County crested over Berthoud Pass. For the first time in their lives, 23 young African professionals got to see snow while...
Local woman dies in Sunday night car crash
A two-car crash four miles east of Hot Sulphur Springs on U.S. Highway 40 caused one fatality and other injuries Sunday night, according to a Grand County Sheriff’s Office Facebook post. The Grand County Coroner’s...
Marcy Wheatley seeks county treasurer position
The county treasurer plays an essential role in county government, collecting taxes as well as safeguarding and investing the county’s funds. Known as the county’s banker, the treasurer handles property taxes and other revenues. When Frank...