by Mr. Leadville | Jun 27, 2021 | Leadville News
Following a nearly month-long closure, Colorado’s newest state park has finally reopened.Fisher’s Peak State Park in southern Colorado had extensive damage caused by a flash flood in early spring. Over the weekend of May 22 and 23, 2021, parking areas and...
by Mr. Leadville | Jun 27, 2021 | Leadville News
Arvada Police investigators called John “Johnny” Hurley a “Samaritan” and hero without providing details why, but his co-worker for many years was not surprised he intervened in a shooting Monday that left a police officer, the suspect and Hurley dead.She used words...
by Mr. Leadville | Jun 27, 2021 | Leadville News
On Monday, Colorado police officer Gordon Beesley was ambushed and shot by 59-year old Ronald Troyke, who had “expressed hatred of police officers,” according to Arvada Police Department Chief Link Strate. Forty-year-old John Hurley, who confronted the gunman, was...
by Mr. Leadville | Jun 26, 2021 | Leadville News
Multiple wildfires continue to grow in Colorado, already having burnt 24,576 acres of land. Here’s a breakdown of what’s burning and where:Editor’s Note: This article has been updated as of 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 24, 2021. For the latest...
by Mr. Leadville | Jun 26, 2021 | Leadville News
A unilateral decision by Colorado small town mayor Shane Fuhrman to suspend the custom of reciting the Pledge of Allegiance during board meetings was met by the only patriotic response possible: attendees stood and defied him to recite the pledge anyway.Fuhrman, the...
