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Youth basketball numbers are down at the Clear Creek Rec Center
Sophia Champion knows how important sports can be to an individual’s childhood, both firsthand as a lifelong soccer player and as the youth programs coordinator at the Clear Creek Metropolitan...
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Aaron Crawley named director of Emergency Medical Service in Clear Creek County
Clear Creek County EMS is amid a county-wide budget shortfall and will transition from in-house emergency dispatch control to Jeffcom911 early this year. Jeffcom911 was selected by Clear Creek County...
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Coffee with a Cop draws longtime locals to Idaho Springs to meet new sheriff
Communication, availability and empathy will be the keys to the Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Department moving forward, said newly appointed Sheriff Matthew Harris. Harris demonstrated that commitment...
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Kids join cancer battle – Jan. 23, 2013 A club created by Bailey Hunt at King-Murphy Elementary School collected hundreds of dollars at a bake sale last week. They donated all the proceeds from their...
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Just so we’re clear: Clear Creek County Human Services teams up with State...
Clear Creek County’s Human Services Department recently teamed up with the State of Colorado for The Collaborative Management Program. This program was created to help children and families who are...
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Pot-shop moratorium extended – Jan. 30, 2013 The Idaho Springs city council unanimously voted to extend the town’s moratorium on new marijuana shops until the state legislature finalizes regulations...
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Monthly emergency siren testing to start in March in Georgetown
Xcel Energy has installed four early warning sirens to notify people in Georgetown of potential flooding due to the unlikely event of a dam failure at Xcel Energy’s Cabin Creek hydroelectric plant,...
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Criminal trial for former sheriff’s deputy in death of Christian Glass will...
Early speculation from prosecutors and Fifth Circuit Judge Catherine Cheroutes was that the defense counsel for Andrew Buen would ask for a change in venue to move the high-profile trial in the death...
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Patsy McEntee takes over as U.S. Forest Service Clear Creek District Ranger
In a homecoming of sorts, Patsy McEntee came back to Colorado to manage the Arapaho National Forest’s Clear Creek Ranger District in Idaho Springs. McEntee, who grew up in Colorado, comes to the USDA...
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Blasting expected at Twin Tunnels – Feb. 13, 2013 Rock blasting was expected to occur on the Idaho Springs Twin Tunnels project along Interstate 70 about every three days. Department of Transportation...
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Rock blasting and scaling to ramp up on I-70 near Idaho Springs this spring...
Project designers say the integral structure of the I-70 project adding another lane and smoothing out sharp curves by elevating the west bound section is designed to last 100 years. However, that...
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Just so we’re clear: A planning project for Dumont-Lawson-Downieville
Clear Creek County is investing in planning for the Dumont Lawson Downieville community. In late 2022, the county was awarded funding by Henderson Mine’s Social Impact program to conduct an $80,000...
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Water rates jump 40% in Empire – Feb. 20, 2013 The town of Empire increased its water/sewer rates by $25 per bill to help create a reserve to pay for future maintenance on the town’s systems. The...
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Roberts: One month in at the Capitol
Things are really starting to pick up at the Colorado General Assembly. We are one month into our 120-day legislative session and while bills are still being introduced, the year’s priorities are...
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Clear Creek County leaders hope to create a Multi-Jurisdictional Housing...
Empire, Georgetown, Idaho Springs and Silver Plume mayors, managers and Clear Creek County leaders discussed county issues over breakfast burritos and Eggs Benedict at Marion’s of the Rockies on Feb....
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Planning Commission turns down zip-line – Feb. 27, 2013 The Clear Creek Planning Commission voted against rezoning 77 acres of land by Highway 103 for a proposed campground and zip-line tour. “This...
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Evergreen nurse helps hungry children – March 13, 2013 While serving as a member of the Clear Creek Health Advisory Committee, Evergreen nurse Mary Pat DeWalds started a food collecting and...
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Schools across metro area expand closures amid March snowstorm
Before a single snowflake hit the ground, schools across the Denver area announced closures for Thursday in anticipation of a blizzard. The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning that...
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Several feet of snow in Idaho Springs doesn’t deter benefit for Charlie’s Place
The Vintage Moose in Idaho Springs provided a place and volunteers provided food and music March 16 for a St. Patrick’s Day celebration in support of Charlie’s Place animal shelter. The event,...
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Summer camps announced at Clear Creek Rec Center
A full series of events at the Clear Creek Metropolitan Recreation District in Idaho Springs this summer is designed for kids to explore and experience the mountains and everything the area offers....
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