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1 Win and 2 Losses in League Play By Gary King The Gilpin Eagles boys’ varsity basketball team played three 3A/2A/1A Mile High League games in the past week resulting in two losses and one win. With four more League games scheduled by March the 5th the team cu... More »
Set to reopen on March 1st by Carolyn Peterson A group of 25 volunteers met on Saturday, February 20, to help clean and prep the Gilpin County Community Center for its March 1st re-opening. Members of Friends of the Gilpin County Community More »
Former slaves from Missouri By Mary Peery Jennie Golden and Samuel Parker were two former slaves from Missouri who settled in Black Hawk. Their stories are told from their obituaries. The description of the Dory Hill Cemetery is by historian and artist Muriel ... More »
Gilpin County School Board By Curt Halsted Teacher Salary Discussion On February 16th the focus of the Gilpin County School Board Meeting was a discussion of whether to raise the teacher’s salary schedule at the bottom to be competitive with neighboring school... More »
Locals rely on their furry friends to fill social void By Esmee Halsted During the pandemic, folks have been staying home more than usual. As such, feelings of loneliness have become worse than ever before. Besides family, pets have also helped Gilpin resident... More »
30 years ago – March 1, 1991 Elected to the Board of Directors of the Gilpin County Chamber of Commerce are Steve Boulter, Stephanie Lorenz, and Bill Plein. They joined the board earlier this week. The others are John Ficke, Reed Grimes, Barb Hilditch, Bonnie ... More »
Presented by Gilpin County Arts Association By Cynthia Moe-Crist Virgina Unseld, a well-known Gilpin County artist, has a new show opening at the Gilpin County Arts Association Washington Hall Gallery in Central City on February 20th. “Navigations: a year of ... More »
Gilpin County High School Eagles By Gary King High School basketball faced a late start this 2020-2021 season due to constraints stemming from the Covid-19 pandemic. Covid protocols in compliance with Federal and State mandates were adopted at the Gilpin Count... More »
New employees introduced; BHPD officers to get driving track time By Randy Beaudette Black Hawk City Council assembled for their regular online meeting on February 10, 2021 with only two Public Hearing items on the agenda which allowed City Manager Stephen Col... More »
Covid testing resumes; Sheriff’s Office busy helping residents By Randy Beaudette Gilpin Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) held their regular meeting on February 16, 2021 to address many issues such as the Hazard Mitigation Plan update More »
Central City Council Meeting By David Josselyn Work Session Council met with Staff for a work session prior to the regular meeting. The topics of discussion were the Historic Residential More »
30 years ago – February 22, 1991 Following a short, closed meeting to discuss Superintendent Paul Coleman’s personnel evaluation, the Gilpin Re-1 School Board approved a new three-year contract for Coleman. Board President John Rittenhouse said that Coleman’s ... More »
