After an off-campus altercation between two Lake County High School students, all of the Lake County school went into a brief lockdown on the first day of school. During the altercation, one student suffered a nonfatal gunshot wound and was taken to the hospital but has since been released.On the morning of Aug. 11, two students got into a fight at Lake County High School. Both students were suspended and sent home for the day. At midday, there was another altercation between the two students. T...

A hot pink jacket stands out on Harrison Avenue as its wearer flies down the snow-covered street on her way to winning Best Rider at the 77th Annual Leadville Ski Joring. The victory marks the 11th time that Savannah McCarthy has won the award in her 13 years of competing, a career that has earned her the nickname, “The Queen of Harrison Avenue.”Growing up in Durango, Colorado, McCarthy began riding horses as soon as she was old enough to sit up on her own. Her parents took her to Silverton Skij...

Colorado Division of Water Resources (DWR) engineer Rachel Zancarella said that she is working on a proposal to temporarily and expeditiously restore flow to Barn Pond in Twin Lakes. Zancarella said that she and DWR have not made an official determination as to whether Berrier Creek is a natural stream or a man-made ditch. The distinction is crucial as a natural stream cannot be altered without decree regardless of water rights.

Hours before Leadville Ski Joring 2024 began, Jerry Kissell was walking up and down the course. As he paced, he checked which parts of the course were slick, how high the jumps were and where the rings were placed.Kissell was the skier for the first run of the weekend. He made sure he knew the course well. He thought over how his first run would go and every move he would make.“My goal for this first run is to be smart, clean and set a standard,” Kissell said. He pointed to a ring placed directl...

The Lake County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) voted on Nov. 30 to extend the moratorium on commercial off-highway vehicles (OHV) licenses until Feb. 20.The moratorium was put in place on Feb. 7, 2023 to give Lake County Community Planning and Development (CPD) time to make recommendations for an update to the county’s OHV ordinance. The county had received complaints about OHV use on county roads causing overcrowding and trail damage. OHVs include ATVs, dirt bikes and snowmobiles. Commiss...

Back in 1874, before Colorado was a state, Lake County extended much further south and encompassed towns like Granite, Nathrop and Salida. The south end of Lake County attracted ranchers and farmers and the population grew rapidly during the late 1800s. The growth caused tension and disputes over land and water rights that boiled over into the period of fear and violence known as the Lake County Wars. On June 16, 1874, rancher Elijah Gibbs and his hired hand Stewart McClish got into an argument...