Tag: Chaffee County
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Colorado justices find portion of anti-SLAPP law unconstitutional
The Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Monday that a 2019 law designed to protect the exercise of First Amendment rights conflicts with the state constitution in certain scenarios involving appeals from county courts. Known as the “anti-SLAPP” law, which stands for “strategic lawsuits against public participation,” the legislature provided a mechanism for quickly disposing of litigation…
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How to correctly say the ‘most mispronounced’ town name in Colorado
We produce a lot of video content at OutThere Colorado, and part of producing that video content means our team has to do our best to properly pronounce a lot of words related to the Centennial State. From spots like Ouray to peaks like Tabguache, there always seems to be debate in the comment section regarding whether or…
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Hikers use belt as life-saving anchor after 200-foot-fall in rugged Colorado terrain
A Colorado rescue team sprang into action under nightfall on November 15 to save a hiker who fell approximately 200 feet downslope on North Sheep Mountain. According to a report from Chaffee County Search and Rescue North, their volunteer-powered team was called into the field at about 5:36 p.m. last Saturday to assist the hiker…
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Colorado justices address conflict between anti-SLAPP law, state constitution
Colorado lawmakers in 2019 created a mechanism to quickly dispose of lawsuits over conduct that implicates a person’s First Amendment rights, specifically the rights to free speech and to petition the government. Known as the “anti-SLAPP” law, which stands for “strategic lawsuits against public participation,” the legislature provided that when a judge rules on a motion…
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Aurora man dies after falling 100 feet in Chaffee County Tuesday
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An Aurora man died on Tuesday after a fall while on a hike in Chaffee County, the sheriff’s office said. Ronald Eugene Stamm, 38, was hiking on the Agnes Vaille Falls trail southwest of Buena Vista with his wife and daughter. After they made it to…
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New International Dark Sky Park in Colorado
Colorado has a new International Dark Sky Park. That’s an exclusive, metrics-driven designation by DarkSky International, the organization raising awareness around light pollution and adding protections and inspiring tourism to certain parts of the world. Now that includes Browns Canyon National Monument. Popular for whitewater rafting and camping, the Arkansas River-cut canyon encompasses nearly 22,000…
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Another ‘milestone’ for new trail being built on Colorado 14er
The nonprofit builder of a new trail on a 14,000-foot mountain in Colorado is celebrating a “significant milestone” of a multi-year effort. That was the word from Colorado Fourteeners Initiative in a social media post announcing the opening of a second “bypass” on the lower slopes of Mount Shavano in Chaffee County. The first bypass…
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Decision on former Morphew prosecutor’s fate delayed
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The arm of the Colorado Supreme Court that oversees the state’s attorneys has pushed back Friday’s deadline to decide the fate of the embattled former prosecutor in the Morphew case. Linda Stanley, the sitting 11th Judicial District Attorney, could be disbarred, publicly or privately censured,…
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Colorado ski area gains approval to grow lift-served terrain
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After years of dreaming and more years of government review, Monarch Mountain is officially expanding its lift-served ski terrain. “We’re ecstatic,” Bob Nicolls said Tuesday, soon after his ownership group received final approval from the U.S. Forest Service for the Chaffee County ski area to develop the mountain’s backside. Over the west side of the…
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Colorado 14ers to see new trail construction, maintenance this summer
The nonprofit leader in building and maintaining trails on Colorado’s highest peaks enters the field season with plans to progress on an unprecedented project. Colorado Fourteeners Initiative is celebrating 30 years this summer. Mount Shavano represents “the most massive project that CFI has ever undertaken,” the organization’s executive director, Lloyd Athearn, has said. Eight years…