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Long-time Idaho Springs Assistant City Manager Jon Cain leaves for Nederland job
Assistant Idaho Springs City Manager Jon Cain announced he’s taking a job in Boulder County as City Administrator in Nederland in July. Cain has served as assistant city manager since February of 2018. During his tenure, Cain applied for and provided Idaho Springs with millions of dollars in state...
Contractor arrested after $1.3 million reportedly stolen from Marshall Fire homeowners
A contractor was arrested and accused of stealing more than $1 million from four families who had homes damaged or lost in the Marshall Fire. Leona Scott, 63, of Aurora, was arrested Thursday and is facing a charge of theft – more than $1 million, a Class 2 felony that could carry a prison sentence of eight to 24 years in prison.
Husband killed, wife seriously injured when deer jumps onto trike near Colorado home
A husband was killed and his wife was seriously injured in Colorado when a deer leapt onto a moving three-wheeled trike-style motorcycle the two were traveling on in Boulder County, according to reporting from KDVR. The incident occurred roughly 12 miles from the couple's home in Lyons. A GoFundMe has since been set up to raise funds for the family. According to the account of the incident included on that page, the incident took place on the evening of June 18 and involved Darren and...
Boulder County responds to lawsuit from Eldorado Springs bottled water company
Boulder County has responded to a lawsuit from the Eldorado Springs bottled water company, saying that the area’s resort is not safe to open until the road in and out of the area is improved. At the heart of the lawsuit are the town’s historic attractions which include the...
Kathy Reeves leads HD 11 Republican primary; Mark Milliman appears to secure HD 12 Republican primary
Kathy Reeves held a commanding lead in Tuesday’s House District 11 Republican primary race over Terri Goon. As of 8:30 p.m., Reeves had received 1,611 votes (59.82%) and Goon had tallied 1,082 votes (40.18%), according to the Colorado secretary of state’s website. Reeves, who is a Colorado native,...
Longmont man’s child sex exploitation case dismissed
A Longmont man who was accused of downloading child sexual exploitative material in December 2021 has had his case sealed. Mathew King, 39, pleaded not guilty to sexual exploitation of a child in 2022. On Wednesday, the Boulder County District Attorney’s Office confirmed his case had been sealed. A...
Transportation News US 36 proposed bikeway and wildlife crossings
Boulder County's Transportation Planning Division is working on a Feasibility Study for the US 36/North Foothills Bikeway, an eleven-mile corridor spanning from the intersection of Broadway and US 36 in Boulder to the intersection of US 36 and CO 66 in Lyons. The study is motivated by injury-fatality pedestrian and bicycle crashes along this corridor. For more information, sign up for e-news at County E-News.
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