The Gilpin County News

Moving forward while respecting the past

Just when you’re reading about the doom and gloom of the newspaper industry and how everyone is going to be obtaining their national and global news in real-time via the internet, an opportunity comes along that changes your perspective.

Such an opportunity came up a few weeks ago when I was approached by a local businessman with a vision for the future and a partnership offer where we could realize …read the rest of this story »

Extreme bed racing on Main Street

Around the turn of the nineteenth century when gold ran fast and heavy through our mountain community, Pine Street was home to Central City’s red light district. A madam named Lou Bunch ran the most successful …read the rest of this story »

End of Spring Celebration

The Hidee Gold Mine held its 5th Annual End-Of-Spring Celebration on Saturday, June 19th, with mine tours, gold-panning, refreshments, surrey rides—featuring Clydesdales Heather and Presley—and musical …read the rest of this story »

Partnering with JeffCo

Gilpin County Commissioners Forrest Whitman, Jeanne Nicholson and Buddy Schmalz began their Tuesday morning meeting of June 25, 2009, formalizing arrangements to provide public health services to …read the rest of this story »

Meeting the locals

Michael (Mike) Copp, Black Hawk’s new City Manager, has spent his first week on the job, “soaking it all in.” He’s met with City Council members and employees and has met with, or will soon meet with, officials from …read the rest of this story »

Legal dispute heats up

In August 2008, the Dory Lakes Property Owners Association (DLPOA) filed a lawsuit against Gilpin County over use of water in the Dory Lakes Subdivision lakes. That case was set to be tried in District Court …read the rest of this story »

City business

Black Hawk City Council met the afternoon of June 10, 2009. Mayor David Spellman and Aldermen Linda Armbright, Paul Bennett, Diane Cales, …read the rest of this story »

Gilpin Commissioner’s business

Gilpin County Commissioners Forrest Whitman, Jeanne Nicholson and Buddy Schmalz resumed their Tuesday morning meetings on June 16^th, after skipping last week to attend the annual …read the rest of this story »

Obituary 1937-2009

Paul Howard Armbright, longtime Gilpin County resident, passed away June 11, 2009, at Collier Hospice in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. He was 72. He was born February 6, 1937, to Howard and Dolores Armbright and …read the rest of this story »

Ips Beetle trapping set up at Gilpin’s sort yards

PRESS RELEASE – Front Range wood collection sites are looking a little high-tech in an experimental and operational effort to limit tree mortality from a lesser-known bark beetle, the Ips beetle (Ips pini). …read the rest of this story »