Benjamin Rector was sentenced to two years for reckless manslaughter in a Park County shooting that left Thomas Harker Jr. dead.

Stage 2 Fire Restrictions remain in effect for Lake County, Park County, Fremont County, and Chaffee County, as well as the municipalities of Buena Vista, Poncha Springs, and Salida. Under Stage 2 Fire Restrictions: LP gas and liquid-fueled stoves or appliances equipped with an on/off valve remain permitted under the restrictions. Officials remind residents and […]

The Park County Sheriff’s Office issued mandatory evacuation orders yesterday in response to a wildfire burning along County Road 62 outside Grant. The evacuation order applies to the Bruno Gulch Campground. As of last night, the fire had grown to approximately three acres, and officials said no homes or other structures were threatened. Firefighters are […]

The U.S. Forest Service is now in command of a wildland fire estimated at roughly 2 acres in size that sparked near a campground in rural Park County. The Platte Canyon Fire Protection District stated a .5-acre precautionary evacuation notice was issued for the immediate area of the Bruno Gulch Campground, according to a social […]

As Summit School District considered whether to give up its exclusive authority to approve and oversee charter schools within county boundaries, district leaders and educators increasingly lined up against the proposal while supporters for a Park County charter school continued pushing for additional public education options in Summit County.  By the time the Summit School […]