The 2026 Park County Junior Livestock Auction raised nearly $400,000 for local youth exhibitors, showcasing 94 market animals and a deep-seated community commitment to agricultural education. The ...

Park County’s updated fire restrictions map now shows burn bans by the fire protection district. Red indicates a Stage II Burn Ban. Please bookmark this link. Visitors - please check this map against ...

Bonita is used to wearing many hats, but a black beret is certainly a first. The cap rests between her long, pointy ears as her hoofs clip down the streets of Fairplay. While her donkey ancestors used ...

Team Poppie has had a busy summer. The group of pack burro racing donkeys from Bailey under the charge of Kevin McNamee has seen early-season winnings out of state, along with a first-place finish at ...

On the evening of Monday, July 6, a fire jumped up near Horseshoe Campground along Colorado Road 18 in Fairplay. Due to the swift response of local emergency response teams, the fire was quickly put ...

After the yellow leaves of aspens drop, the elk of the Kenosha Pass Herd make their way down from Park County’s high country, moving into their lower wintering range. In the spring as the weather ...

Butch began his trek to a higher elevation February 5, 2022, leaving behind broken hearts, backhanded compliments, kickass playlists and a litany of believable fish tales.

Editor’s Note: “Parked in the Past” runs in the last Flume of each month. There’s not much left of Howbert, Colo., except fading memories and a few photographs. The town and its two nearest ...

A devastating fire destroyed the Mr. Burro Cafe on Main Street in Fairplay last winter, but the cafe had their grand re-opening July 4th and is now on historic Front Street. Mr. Burro is located at ...

The Platte Canyon Community Church in Bailey has hired a new senior minister. Shaun Buikema was selected from over 100 potential candidates. Buikema moved to Bailey with his family two months ago to ...

To step back in time, a visit to South Park City Museum on Front Street in Fairplay is a must. South Park City is an outdoor museum, which is a restoration of a western mining town of the 1800s and ...

A male gray wolf felt a pinching sensation in his upper left hind leg and shortly after the world went dark. Number 2305 lay near his mate, a female gray who had likewise been darted, the two breeding ...