Eagle Valley Enterprise · Avon, CO
In Eagle County, like so many mountain communities across Colorado, the people who teach our children, care for patients, maintain roads and keep businesses running increasingly struggle to find attainable housing near their jobs. The county estimates it will need 6,375 additional affordable workforce housing units over the coming decade, nearly half of them in the Avon-Vail corridor. If the people who make our communities work cannot afford to stay, those communities lose more than workers. They lose the vibrancy, character and the foundational stability that dedicated community members provide. The town of Avon and the Colorado State Land Board are working together to change that at Dowd Junction. Following years of planning with neighboring governments and service providers, the State Land Board agreed to transfer trust land to Avon so the town can build desperately needed community housing.
Eagle Valley Enterprise · Vail, CO
Nearby: Vail, COEnjoy a little mysterious entertainment with the Vail Mountain School Upper School Standard Play class as it presents “Clue” this weekend. The popular whodunit board game will come to life on stage, having you guess if the murder was Professor Plum with a wrench in the library, Miss Scarlet with the candlestick in the ballroom or Col. Mustard with a revolver in the dining room who committed the murder at the mansion. Each year, the Upper School Standard Play class engages in a collaborative process to select the production they will bring to the audience. Throughout this process, students explore a wide variety of possibilities, including comedies, dramas and mysteries, before ultimately deciding on a show that will be both entertaining and engaging for the audience as well as an enjoyable and rewarding experience for the cast and crew. “‘Clue’ is a wonderfully fun play to produce, filled with humor, mystery and memorable characters.
Eagle Valley Enterprise · Vail, CO
Nearby: Vail, COTo cultivate future leaders, Vail Mountain School aims to give students every chance they can get. The East Vail private school recently announced a new scholarship for student leaders along with the reinstatement of its well-known Taft Conlin Scholarship. Both awards are merit-based. The Emerging Leaders Scholarship will provide a 50% tuition discount for a student’s entire tenure in the VMS Upper School from ninth through 12th grades. The award honors students who demonstrate leadership achievements, from quiet advocacy to entrepreneurial thinking. “We have so many incredible young people in the Vail Valley,” said Kristen Olsen, director of strategic enrollment at VMS. “These scholarships are intended to celebrate this talent and to open up the VMS opportunity to students who are ready to make a positive impact on our school and the broader community.” What sets this application apart from your average student petition are two key elements.
Eagle Valley Enterprise · Eagle, CO
Nearby: Eagle, COThe Eagle Valley athletic community lost one of its most admired coaches earlier this fall. A celebration of life for Genaro “Jerry” Phillips will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at the Eagle Valley High School cafeteria. The beloved track coach died suddenly on Sept. 15 at the age of 69, leaving behind his wife of 44 years, Lesa, and his four daughters, Mary, Samantha, Kayla and Angela. Phillips arrived in Eagle County in the early ’80s. Eagle Valley track coach Myriah Blair, who had four kids come through the team, first met him 16 years ago when she started a youth track club. “Without hesitation, Jerry was more than willing to jump in and help in any way he could,” Blair said. “Little did I know then just how much of an impact he would have on our family and so many others in this community.” Phillips started coaching pole vaulters at Eagle Valley High School in the early 2000s.
Eagle Valley Enterprise · Eagle, CO
Nearby: Eagle, COPersistent questions from Eagle County stakeholders concerned about dwindling water supplies during an ongoing megadrought have already forced one comment extension as the state considers a key permit for Aurora Water’s proposed Wild Horse Reservoir in Park County. Now it appears those same unanswered questions about water quality data and modeling — specifically how much Homestake Creek water in Eagle County will be used to fill Wild Horse and when — will force a second extension of the public comment period. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, which is considering the first-ever Regulation 87 dredge-and-fill permit application for the proposed 95,000-acre-foot Wild Horse Reservoir, filed a notice earlier this month indicating an extension of its extension. The original deadline for public comment was Oct. 5, and that was extended to Nov. 19.
Eagle Valley Enterprise · Gypsum, CO
Nearby: Gypsum, COThe Eagle County Sheriff’s Office responded to a single-vehicle crash in Gypsum on the evening of Nov. 12 around 8 p.m., according to a social media post from the ECSO. The crash took place on the intersection of GIlder Way and Cooley Mesa Rd. When the deputies arrived at the scene, they found the driver and sole occupant of the vehicle to be deceased. The statement revealed the driver was an adult man, but no other identification has been revealed. No cause of the crash has been listed but speed is being considered as a factor. According to the post, the Colorado State Patrol will be assisting with the investigation. “Our thoughts and prayers are with those affected by this loss,” the post from the ECSO said.
Summit Daily News · Frisco, CO
Nearby: Frisco, COA Breckenridge man accused of attempting to kill his wife during an October altercation on a hiking trail near Frisco returned to court Tuesday, Nov. 10, after posting bond earlier this month. Nathan Guild, 52, appeared in person alongside court-appointed public defender Jessica Dennis. Guild, who faces an attempted second-degree murder charge, posted $250,000 cash bond Nov. 2, and was released from jail following his Oct. 25 arrest. During Tuesday’s hearing, Dennis initially requested that the court schedule Guild’s preliminary hearing demand for early 2027. However, prosecutors and District Court Judge Robert Gregory favored an earlier date, ultimately scheduling the hearing for 10 a.m. Dec. 20. Dennis said the defense would likely request a continuance at that time, as the parties continue gathering “mitigation” information.
Summit Daily News · Frisco, CO
Nearby: Frisco, COFrisco Elementary School students got a glimpse of life aboard a nuclear-powered submarine Wednesday, Nov. 11, when a U.S. Navy commander joined their Veterans Day virtually from Australia. Capt. Justin Reeves, commanding officer of the USS Colorado, appeared on screen from atop the submarine, with its sail visible behind him, to answer students’ questions about everything from working underwater to the food sailors eat at sea. “I’m actually calling you from Australia this morning because USS Colorado has left her homeport, and we’re traveling the world,” Reeves told students. The virtual visit was just one piece of the school’s annual Veterans Day celebration, a tradition spanning more than 35 years that brings local veterans into classrooms to share their experiences, giving students an opportunity to learn about and thank them for their service.
Summit Daily News · Frisco, CO
Nearby: Frisco, COAt a meeting on Oct. 27, the Frisco Town Council approved a 2027 budget that, in large part, focuses on rebuilding the town’s general fund, which decreased by $103,000 during 2026. “The overarching story is that 2027 is both a recovery year and a forward-looking year for Frisco,” said Leslie Edwards, Frisco’s finance director. “The 2025-2026 winter was unusually difficult financially, with record-low snowfall affecting visitation and sales tax collections and historically low Dillon Reservoir levels affecting Marina revenue.” In an average year, the town’s general fund revenue would slightly outpace its expenditures, but in 2026, the town brought in $21,991,000 and spent $22,094,000. In 2027, the town is projected to take in $24,246,000 and spend just $22,727,000, representing more than a million dollar increase in Frisco’s general fund over the course of the year. “In a more typical year, we would generally try to align ongoing revenues and expenditures more closely,” Edwards said.
Summit Daily News · Dillon, CO
Nearby: Dillon, COThe man facing attempted murder charges in connection with a May shooting outside Dillon’s Elevation Bowl could soon reach a plea agreement after waiving his right to a preliminary hearing. Ernesto Camacho appeared virtually in court Tuesday, Nov. 10, where his public defender, Nathan McMullin, said prosecutors had extended a plea offer that would involve dismissing a separate traffic case in exchange for a plea in the criminal case. McMullin asked that the felony case move forward to district court before District Court Judge Reed Owens based on the pending offer. Camacho verbally agreed to waive his right to a preliminary demand hearing, which had been scheduled for Tuesday afternoon. District Court Judge Robert Gregory scheduled Camacho’s next court appearance for Monday, Dec. 7, at 10 a.m. No plea agreement has been finalized.
Source Weekly · Breckenridge, CO
Nearby: Breckenridge, COErik Anderson was deployed as an aircraft electrician in the Iraq War and has piloted undersea robots to fix deepwater oil drills. But his current job might be the most dangerous yet, he said. As a chairlift mechanic at Mt. Bachelor, Anderson is part of a crew that scales icy towers in whipping winds to work on sensors and equipment high above the ground, keeping lifts spinning for thousands of skiers and snowboarders. Better working conditions, wages and benefits are all reasons why the mechanics who keep the lifts spinning at Mt. Bachelor are pushing to unionize. “People look at a ski resort and they think of a large playground, a place to spend a day or a weekend having a lot of fun,” Anderson told the Source. “What a lot of folks don’t know is it takes an amazing amount of sweat and guts to get the thing started in the morning.” Nearly all of Mt.
Summit Daily News · Breckenridge, CO
Nearby: Breckenridge, COBreckenridge’s electric bike-share program saw a 42% increase in trips this year, but its growing popularity comes as the town faces the expiration of its grant funding. The Breck E-Ride program concluded its fourth season with 40,315 trips, up from 28,291 last year, according to data presented at a Breckenridge Town Council work session Tuesday, Nov. 10. “It’s really made this season the most successful season that we’ve had since we launched,” said Matt Hulsey, assistant mobility director. However, the town has exhausted a $500,000 state grant that helped finance the program over the past two years, and previous recipients cannot reapply. “So we do not have a grant lined up for next year at this time,” Hulsey said. The grant, awarded through the Community Accelerated Mobility Project and administered by the Colorado Energy Office, covered approximately 55% of the town’s $449,360 contract with bike-share operator Drop Mobility this year.
Summit Daily News · Breckenridge, CO
Nearby: Breckenridge, COSummit School District has just over a month to determine whether to redraw elementary school boundaries in Breckenridge, even as administrators caution that enrollment figures guiding the decision could change significantly before next fall. The Board of Education is scheduled to vote Thursday, Dec. 10, on potentially reassigning some students to Frisco Elementary School as part of plans to consolidate Breckenridge’s two elementary schools at the existing Upper Blue Elementary campus for the 2027-28 school year. During a Thursday, Nov. 5, board meeting, Chief Financial Officer Kara Drake outlined three potential scenarios, ranging from maintaining existing attendance boundaries to requiring students living in the Farmers Korner area to instead attend Frisco Elementary. But the district won’t have finalized enrollment figures or updated projections for next school year before the board makes its decision.
Summit Daily News · Breckenridge, CO
Nearby: Breckenridge, COBreckenridge residents Rae Moody and John McNamee have been to many opening days at Breckenridge Ski Resort. The New Zealand natives have lived in Colorado for 25 years and in Breckenridge for more than 10, but neither could remember an opening day quite like this year’s edition. Insufficient snowmaking conditions leading up to Breckenridge’s usual opening — the first Friday of November — caused the resort to delay its opening from Nov. 6 to the next Wednesday. Sarah McLear, the senior communications manager for Keystone and Breckenridge resorts, said the resort wanted to open as soon as it could, which turned out to be mid-week. “Our snowmaking team was seeing smaller snowmaking windows,” McLear said.
Summit Daily News · Breckenridge, CO
Nearby: Breckenridge, COBreckenridge will soon give more homeowners in its existing workforce housing neighborhoods a financial incentive to build accessory dwelling units, potentially expanding the town’s supply of lower-priced rentals without additional taxpayer subsidies. Town Council members unanimously supported extending an incentive policy developed for the burgeoning Runway Neighborhood to other eligible deed-restricted properties during a work session Tuesday, Oct. 27, though formal approval remains pending. The expansion could open opportunities in neighborhoods such as Wellington, Vista Point and Gibson Heights, where current deed restrictions have made accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, financially unattractive for homeowners. Under the proposed policy, homeowners could recover up to $150,000 in documented construction expenses when selling a property with a completed ADU, beyond the capital improvement allowances typically permitted under existing deed restrictions.