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By 11:10 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 2, 10,039 Summit County ballots had been counted, making the turnout for the 2021 election about 46% of active voters. In total, there are 22,044 active voters in Summit County....

Fire managers are gathering this week in Flagstaff for a first-of-its-kind training in prescribed burns.

Editor’s note: Stories in this list received the most page views on SummitDaily.com in the past week. 1. Chief judge charged with felony menacing, removed from position The chief judge for Colorado’s Fifth Judicial District...

  With two questions on Summit County’s ballot potentially affecting taxpayers this year, stakeholders answered questions at the Monday, Oct. 18, election forum. In ballot Issue 6A, Summit Fire & EMS is hoping to increase...

Our helpers need our help. That is the message sent when the Summit Fire & EMS board of directors placed Issue 6A on this year’s election ballot. For a number of reasons, the fire district...

The Summit County election forum will be held from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 18, in Breckenridge. The forum will feature a Q&A with Summit School District Board of Education candidates, as well as a discussion...

The Ptarmigan Fire burning near Silverthorne is 100% contained, according to fire officials.

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct that the proposed Silverthorne facility is south of the water treatment plant. Residents within the Summit Fire & EMS Fire Protection District will vote on whether...

The Ptarmigan Fire has been 100% contained, according to an update from the U.S. Forest Service on Thursday, Oct. 14. The Dillon Ranger District of the White River National Forest is lifting the closure of...

The southbound lanes of Colorado Highway 9 were closed for more than four hours Friday, Oct. 15, at the Interstate 70 interchange in Silverthorne due to an overturned semitrailer. The driver of the semitrailer reportedly...