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Preparedness and response plan. And it all has to do with updating 911 call center technology. Mayor breed says the Analog Technology is outdated and they are making the switch to digital. So anyone needing help in an emergency does not have to resort to calling it in whether there is a wildfire, or a heat advisory, we want to be prepared. We wanted to respond in a timely matter and we are ready to move forward in making the investments to do just that. Slot governor newsome toward the call cent...

Records suggest somewhere between 3,260 and 5,000 people are buried in the long neglected burial grounds for the Montana State Hospital and the site is being overrun by buffaloberry shrubs.

The 6th Annual Cookin’ on the Clark Fork BBQ Cook-off and Brewfest in Deer Lodge on Saturday delivered what the event name promised

From noon to 6 p.m. on Main Street, family friendly festivities will include delicious BBQ, a variety of vendors, a cornhole tournament and craft beers for those of age.

Here’s how to fill a weekend with local-favorite outdoor adventures and the top summer experiences that Vail, Colorado, has to offer

You sent us photos from your road trips, and we love them. These are our favorites.

Uinta Highline Trail: Quick and Dirty Guide The Uinta Highline Trail is a 104-mile trail that runs along the Uinta Mountain Range in Utah’s Ashley National Forest and Wasatch-Cache National Forest. The trail is noted for its expansive views and varied terrain, which includes lodgepole forest, glacial valleys, alpine lakes, and high mountain passes. The trail has an average elevation of 10,700′; it crosses eight mountain passes that are over 11,000′, requiring 16,700′ of elevation gain e...

265 Shares If getting deep into the wilderness heart of the Gore Range is your goal, there are few better objectives than the range’s highpoint, Mount Powell. (Provided by Ben Conners) Grand commissioners briefly considered a proposal from Summit County commissioners that would rename the Gore Range to the Nuchu Range. The 75-mile-long range spans across Grand, Routt, Eagle and Summit counties. Commissioner Merrit Linke made it clear he does not support the effort, and he doesn’t thin...

Compiled by Summit Daily staff As reported in the Jan. 22, 1921 edition of The Summit County Journal: Apparently nothing is too good for the hog in Iowa. "Baby Hawkeye," an 8-month-old junior champion valued at $10,000, spent a night last week in the suite de luxe of one of the best hotels in Des Moines. Image from Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection This week in history as reported by The Summit County Journal the week of Jan. 22, 1921. Snow blockade leads to 2 days without trains in Summi...

Dec 11, 2020, 6:00 am 2.1K Shares You’ll need to be a well-rounded and experienced mountaineer to bag Mount Powell in the Gore Range. (Provided by Ben Conners) The Gore Range has been called the “Alaska of Colorado”: rugged, steep and with painfully few trails getting deep into the mountains. That means aside from a few popular spots right around the edges, these mountains are wonderfully overlooked — a rarity so close to the populous Front Range. Winter’s snowstorms and cold t...