Cyclists fear precedent
In January of this year, Black Hawk’s City Council passed an ordinance banning bicycles from the three streets of its business district (neither children nor other cyclists are banned from residential areas) and posted signs …read the rest of this story »
No offense meant to Black Hawk
Central City, riding the tail of publicity Black Hawk’s bicycle ban has drawn to the area, hurriedly put together a bicycle rally for July 3rd, inviting members of at least six Colorado bicycling groups to visit their city. Officials …read the rest of this story »
Arvada residents convicted of Wildlife Crimes
Two Arvada men have been fined more than $35,000 after their conviction on multiple charges for the poaching of a trophy bighorn ram above Georgetown in 2008. …read the rest of this story »
No route through Central City or Black Hawk
Gilpin County Commissioners Buddy Schmalz, Jeanne Nicholson and Forrest Whitman renewed the contract with Jefferson County Public Health, revisited the County’s zoning regulations, reviewed Colorado Department of …read the rest of this story »
Public hearings planned
Gilpin County Commissioners Buddy Schmalz, Jeanne Nicholson and Forrest Whitman dealt with the regular business of the County at their meeting of June 22nd, and then moved into a work session to explore how (or if) the …read the rest of this story »
Nederland Board of Trustees Meeting
The Town of Nederland held its regular Board of Trustees (BOT) Meeting on Tuesday, June 15, at 7:00 p.m. in the multi-purpose room of the Nederland Community Center. …read the rest of this story »
Plans to improve City water system
Black Hawk City Council met for their regular business meeting on June 9, 2010. Mayor David Spellman and Aldermen Linda Armbright, Paul Bennett, Diane Cales, Tom Kerr, Jim Johnson and Greg Moates were …read the rest of this story »
Gilpin County Management
There were a couple of election-related issues discussed at Tuesday’s meeting of the Gilpin County Commissioners, which in and of themselves weren’t terribly momentous, but served as a reminder that …read the rest of this story »
County Clerks get folks on their way It’s getting a whole lot easier to leave the country. Gilpinites no longer need to travel to the flatlands to obtain a passport; the Gilpin County Clerk and Recorder’s office began offering passport service on May 5th and will …read the rest of this story »
Western History Should Give Arizona Pause For Thought
Arizona is trying hard to keep immigrants from Mexico out. They’ve passed laws, one sheriff has set up camps, and so on. It’s all getting a lot of national attention. The history of the west (west of the 100th meridian that is) …read the rest of this story »