Starting May 9th through October
By David Josselyn
A new, misspelled open-air market has come to Central City – the Levit Street Market; organized by business partners Jeremy Fey and Jack van Son and backed by the Bates-Hunter Gold Mine. Jeremy Fey originally brought the idea to City Council as Mayor in a Work Session, but at the time, the (more…)
Cast is working hard to bring musical to life
By David Josselyn
Amid the COVID restrictions, the Belvidere Players, under the direction of Patrice LeBlanc and Ed Schoenradt of L&M Productions, are carefully rehearsing their lines and songs to bring the musical ‘Prohibition’ to performance ready standards. ‘Prohibition,’ written and directed by Patrice and Ed, is a story about a small local town struggling with the seemingly (more…)
Health Insurance and Identity Theft Insurance Upgrades for City Staff
By Randy Beaudette
The Lake Gulch Road improvement and maintenance IGA, a Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) Grant agreement, a street renaming Resolution, and several Resolutions concerning various (more…)
Commissioners deal with sport shooting, mental health, and gaming impact prioritization
By Randy Beaudette
Speeding traffic on Highway 119, a Mental Health Proclamation for the month of May, and a discussion concerning dispersed shooting within the County were just examples of the many agenda items that the Gilpin (more…)
Council approves paint cost-sharing program for historic residences
By David Josselyn
Work Session
Council and Staff met with the Business Improvement District for a work session prior to the regular meeting on Tuesday, May 4, 2021. (more…)
Age of Drones
By Don Ireland
Without the proverbial crystal ball, no one can predict what kind of summer wildfire season lies ahead for Colorado. Factors, including ongoing drought and below- (more…)
One of the best times to enjoy the outdoors in Gilpin
By Esmee Halsted
It’s the time of the year where the snow melts and combines with the warm earth, in order to create the mud and puddles we all love! Mud season is a tourist free, (more…)
Caught near woman’s body in Durango
by Jason Clay
A Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) pathologist found human remains inside the stomachs of a sow and her yearling bear that CPW wildlife officers suspect of killing and eating a 39-year-old woman Friday north of (more…)
Gilpin County School Board April 20th Meeting
By Curt Halsted
Praise Shared for Meet and Confer Process
At the April 20th meeting of the Gilpin County School Board, board members honored Board Secretary, Joni Schmidt. Among other things, Joni takes the board minutes and updates the policies that can be found on the school website. Many staff (more…)
Gilpin Historical Society
by David Forsyth, PhD
For many years, Colorado’s license plates bore the slogan “Colorful Colorado” in reference to the state’s natural beauty. But, just as colorful is the history of the license plates themselves. Colorado first required owners to register their vehicles with county clerks in 1910, but provided no specifics for (more…)
Water and you: Final of a five-part series
By Don Ireland
“If your water system fails, life in paradise is over.” – Gilpin County Guide (2016)
At face value, water and gambling might not appear to have much in common – except in Colorado, where there is a growing connection between the two. (more…)
2021 State Watercolor Exhibition
By David Josselyn
The pandemic may bring many negative thoughts to mind, but for some, it has been a boon. Such is the case for the Gilpin County Arts Association and their enchanting exhibit space in historic Washington Hall of Central City. Numerous art exhibitions and shows have been cancelled in the last year due to lack of socially safe space to exhibit. (more…)
City Council approves lease of Scarletts property to Sprt Entertainment
By David Josselyn
Executive Session
Mayor Fey convened the regular meeting of the Central City Council at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in City Hall Council Chambers. Council immediately moved to go into Executive Session to discuss the potential lease of City owned property and determine positions for negotiating terms of said lease. (more…)
Black Hawk working to bring more business, visitors, and jobs to community
By Randy Beaudette
Black Hawk City Council held an online Regular Meeting on March 24, 2021. Highlights of that meeting included an (more…)
Prisoners to get new shower facilities
By Randy Beaudette
An ordinance on parking regulations, radon mitigation in the exhibit building, and a request to repair the jail showers were agenda items that the Gilpin County Board (more…)
Water and you: Part 4 of 5
By Don Ireland
“Thousands have lived without love, not one without water.” – W.H. Auden, poet (1957)
Most fifth graders know that about 71 percent of the Earth is covered by water and up to 60 percent of the human body also is water. What many people don’t realize if that only about 2.5 percent of the planet’s water is freshwater, suitable for drinking. The rest is ocean-based, mostly saltwater. (more…)