New Staff. New School. New Year. Christmas Vacation. Semester Break. The Holiday Gap. While it’s true that 2020 has been challenging in and out of the classroom for students, teachers, staff, and above all parents, this week (hopefully) everyone will get […]
It is a Crucible Moment By Dr. Carrie Besnette Hauser, CMC President & CEO Certain dates resonate with us, historically, culturally, and personally. These dates often remind us that history is the greatest teacher of leadership, but that the future […]
Lake County Election Update: Here are the official results from the Colorado Secretary of State regarding the Lake County Board of Commissioners. Congratulations to Sarah Mudge and Jeff Fiedler. Full Lake County Results Here: More to come, but for now, […]
Keeping on Track When Everything’s Off-The-Rails Earlier this week, the Colorado Employment Situation for November 2020 was distributed by the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) reporting a slightly encouraging trend for local workers. A .4% percent drop in […]
Monies Assist Tech Ed Programs In a press release distributed to media outlets this week, Colorado Mountain College (CMC) announced it has been awarded a $2.125 million, five-year grant through the U.S. Department of Education’s highly competitive Strengthening Institutions Program […]
That’s A Wrap for America’s Highest City The Colorado Department of Transportation and prime contractor, United Companies, have just about wrapped up the $5.2 million “US 24 Leadville Overlay & ADA Ramps” project. Clipboard clad inspectors have been seen working […]
CMC Hosts ‘Highest Cross-Country Meet in the Solar System’ The Colorado Mountain College cross-country running team hosted the CMC Eagle Open on Sept. 26 at the college’s Leadville campus. Joining the CMC Eagles, runners from Central Wyoming College competed in […]
Into The Thick of the Backcountry The 2020 Hunting Season is fully underway way throughout Colorado. In fact, it officially began back on September 2 with the archery season. However, the coming weeks will likely see the thick of visiting […]
Colorado’s Tallest Towers Over Leadville Today By Kathy Bedell © Leadville Today It’s probably only a matter of time before Mt. Elbert finds itself in the crosshairs. In fact, at yesterday’s Orientation Meeting for the recently established Colorado Geographic Naming Advisory […]
Schools News You Can Use As the first full week of August closes out in Leadville Today it’s a good time to check in with the schools to bring readers the latest news about education in Lake County. One thing worth […]
A New Superintendent, A New School Year On July 1, 2020 the Lake County School District (LCSD) welcomed a new Superintendent: Dr. Bethany Massey. The following is the short welcome video the LCSD shared with the news announcement. Former LCSD […]
Mother Nature’s Alpine Garden Awakens Super Bloom. A late lupine landslide. A columbine collection of epic proportions. These are just some of the phrases you may hear as the 2020 Colorado wildflower season gets underway in the high country. And […]
