by Mr. Leadville | Aug 17, 2020 | Leadville News
EAGLE — Gov. Jared Polis on Friday said he’s optimistic that Interstate 70 will be able to reopen in two to three days as crews continue to battle the Grizzly Creek Fire along the state’s main east-west artery. Polis made his remarks after meeting with the fire’s...
by Mr. Leadville | Aug 17, 2020 | Leadville News
Editor’s note: This is the latest information from InciWeb- Incident Information System as of 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 14. Pine Gulch Fire Location: 18 miles north of Grand JunctionSize: 73,381 acresContainment: 7%Start date: July 31Cause: lightning The Pine Gulch fire...
by Mr. Leadville | Aug 17, 2020 | Leadville News
A closely watched congressional contest in western and southern Colorado is tied, according to a poll conducted in early August and released Thursday. The survey of 400 likely voters in the 3rd Congressional District found Diane Mitsch Bush, a Democrat, with 43%...
by Mr. Leadville | Aug 17, 2020 | Leadville News
0 Shares The tarantulas will be coming out of hiding soon in southeastern Colorado, but there’s nothing to fear (that would be arachnophobia) as they are pretty harmless. And you shouldn’t think of the annual phenomenon as a migration or invasion, as it’s sometimes...
by Mr. Leadville | Aug 17, 2020 | Leadville News
Three major wildfires have scorched Colorado this week: the Pine Gulch, the Grizzly Creek, and the Cameron Peak Fires. The largest, Pine Gulch, is now the fourth largest in Colorado history. Climate change has increased the severity of wildfire season in the western...
by Mr. Leadville | Aug 16, 2020 | Leadville News
Despite mail delivery delays due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and President Donald Trump’s decision to withhold money from the U.S. Postal Service — further slowing the system — postmasters across Colorado insist the distribution and receipt of ballots will go...
