/tags/grand-county Grand County en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Tue, 04 Feb 2025 20:17:49 GMT /news/2025-02-04/snowboarder-dies-at-winter-park-resort Following an hours-long search, a snowboarder’s body was discovered at Winter Park Resort in January. Tue, 04 Feb 2025 20:17:49 GMT /news/2025-02-04/snowboarder-dies-at-winter-park-resort Leigh Paterson /news/2024-09-27/in-grand-county-political-differences-have-split-a-small-mountain-community-in-two With the election less than two months away, political rifts in Grand County mirror those across Colorado and the rest of the country. Changing demographics are exacerbating political differences and making it hard to focus on the issues that matter, even when Republicans and Democrats agree on them. Fri, 27 Sep 2024 14:29:08 GMT /news/2024-09-27/in-grand-county-political-differences-have-split-a-small-mountain-community-in-two Lucas Brady Woods /news/2024-09-11/grand-valley-water-managers-have-plan-to-outmuscle-invasive-species Grand Valley water managers have a plan to nip a potential zebra mussel infestation in the bud, with one irrigation district beginning treatment of its water this fall. Mesa County plans to apply on behalf of the irrigation districts and water providers for more than $4 million in funding, which will come from the remaining $450 million of Inflation Reduction Act funding for projects in the Colorado River’s Upper Basin. Wed, 11 Sep 2024 12:00:00 GMT /news/2024-09-11/grand-valley-water-managers-have-plan-to-outmuscle-invasive-species Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism /news/2023-02-13/ice-ice-baby-anglers-brave-the-cold-to-chase-big-fish-in-grand-county More than 1,500 ice anglers came to Grand County for the 35th annual Three Lakes Ice Fishing Contest. For three cold days, anglers of all ages compete to catch the most prized fish in Lake Granby, Grand Lake and Shadow Mountain Reservoir. Mon, 13 Feb 2023 13:00:00 GMT /news/2023-02-13/ice-ice-baby-anglers-brave-the-cold-to-chase-big-fish-in-grand-county Rae Solomon /npr-news/2022-12-20/news-brief-with-the-colorado-sun-locals-say-grand-lake-looks-like-split-pea-soup Environmental activists are calling on Grand County officials to protect the state’s largest natural body of water. Grand Lake was renowned for its clarity before the Bureau of Reclamation finished installing pipelines in the lake to supply water to the Front Range. Tue, 20 Dec 2022 22:52:43 GMT /npr-news/2022-12-20/news-brief-with-the-colorado-sun-locals-say-grand-lake-looks-like-split-pea-soup Nikole Robinson Carroll /environment/2020-12-10/federal-judge-rejects-lawsuit-challenging-windy-gap-firming-project A federal judge has rejected a challenge to the Windy Gap Firming Project, a proposed Front Range water supply project with plans to build a new dam and reservoir southwest of Loveland. Fri, 11 Dec 2020 01:10:24 GMT /environment/2020-12-10/federal-judge-rejects-lawsuit-challenging-windy-gap-firming-project Luke Runyon /2020-09-09/colorado-relies-on-accurate-census-counts-some-groups-are-unsure-theyll-get-one-in-2020 The deadline for the census count was supposed to be Sept. 30, but a lawsuit may change that. Meanwhile, concerns from public officials, government watchdogs and researchers remain about how accurate this count will be. The count directs billions of federal dollars and determines how representation is apportioned. But it also matters a lot to businesses, nonprofits, local governments and researchers. Thu, 10 Sep 2020 02:55:06 GMT /2020-09-09/colorado-relies-on-accurate-census-counts-some-groups-are-unsure-theyll-get-one-in-2020 Adam Rayes /community/2017-12-20/how-the-grand-became-the-colorado-and-what-it-says-about-our-relationship-to-nature Pull out a map of the United States’ desert southwest and see if you can locate these rivers: Rio del Tizon, Rio San Rafael, or Rio Zanguananos. How about… Wed, 20 Dec 2017 11:00:00 GMT /community/2017-12-20/how-the-grand-became-the-colorado-and-what-it-says-about-our-relationship-to-nature Luke Runyon /science/2013-04-25/over-grand-county-drones-are-bird-watching-not-people-watching The U.S. Geological Survey is turning the unblinking eye in the sky of drones to a more benign purpose. Instead of watching the battlefield, they’re bird… Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:41:04 GMT /science/2013-04-25/over-grand-county-drones-are-bird-watching-not-people-watching Grace Hood