With the dawn of a new year, the Herald is offering a look back at the notable headlines of 2024 – a year full of successes, ...

This year, the Herald Democrat worked with staff at Lake County Elementary School to learn what second grade students like ...

Leadville/Lake County Fire-Rescue burned 50 piles of slash that had been collected over a couple years of fire mitigation ...

A free shuttle service will connect Leadville to Ski Cooper starting Jan. 1, 2025 and will run on Saturdays and Sundays during the winter season.

It is time to start planning for the 22nd Annual Leadville Loppet Nordic ski event. The 2025 Leadville Loppet will occur on Sunday, Feb. 23. The first Leadville Loppet was ...

CJK Milling announced on Dec. 9 that they would be changing their gold extraction process to no longer use cyanide. The ...

During their Dec. 17 meeting, the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) agreed to extend the animal shelter intergovernmental ...

This is another installment of “The Blur Goes to College,” the story of Harrison Walter’s experience as an autistic student and athlete at Colorado Mountain College in Leadville.

The Lake County High School men’s basketball team lost 88-52 to Middle Park High School of Granby on Dec. 17. It was the first home game for the Panthers and ...

The Colorado Tourism Office (CTO) has announced awards for 16 different tourist markets across Colorado. The CTO established the Tourism Marketing Grant program in 2001 in an effort to create ...

More than 700 runners attempted to traverse 100 miles of Rocky Mountain trail on Aug. 17, 2024 with thousands more in attendance. In its 41st year, the Leadville Trail 100 Run is an internationally ...