by Mr. Leadville | Dec 27, 2020 | Leadville News
Colorado recorded three backcountry avalanche deaths last Friday and Saturday, which naturally made folks wonder if the COVID-inspired touring gear sales boom was already contributing to a prophesied uptick in avalanche deaths. It’s not. It’s good policy not to weigh...
by Mr. Leadville | Dec 27, 2020 | Leadville News
On a warm April morning, Mike Menard received the phone call from the Veterans Community Living Center at Fitzsimons in Aurora that he and his nine siblings were dreading: His father, 88-year-old Melvin Menard Sr., had tested positive for COVID-19.The news sent the...
by Mr. Leadville | Dec 27, 2020 | Leadville News
By Patty Nieberg and Colleen Slevin, The Associated Press/Report for America olorado’s prison system has begun vaccinating its workers as the coronavirus continues to spread in its facilities. Frontline healthcare workers are the focus of the vaccination effort that...
by Mr. Leadville | Dec 27, 2020 | Leadville News
Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday commuted the sentences of four people and pardoned 18 others, including the parents behind the infamous 2009 “balloon boy” hoax. Polis said he was pardoning the balloon boy’s parents, Mayumi and Richard Heene, because “we are all ready to...
by Mr. Leadville | Dec 27, 2020 | Leadville News
Online retail giant Amazon plans to add a third package delivery station in Colorado Springs as it continues to expand its local delivery network beyond its nearly 4- million-square-foot fulfillment center that will open in 2021 near the city’s airport.Amazon...
