Grand Lake News

The Aurora man who died from a motor home fire at the T Lazy W RV Park near Grand Lake in mid-March was intoxicated at the time, Grand County Coroner Brenda Bock said.

On Wednesday, the road was closed due to snowfall, drifting snow and low visibility.

Western Area Power Authority has released its Environmental Impact Statement and is planning to go forward with the proposed 138-KV, 105-foot tall towers with multiple rows of transmission lines running from the Granby Farr Pumping Plant on Lake Granby to Windy Gap.

At just a little past 11 a.m., Trail Ridge Road was open for the season. Due to scant snowfall over the winter and spring, the road, the highest in the lower 48 states, was opened on the earliest date since 2002, when it opened on May 7. At just a little past 11 a.m., Trail Ridge Road was open for the season.

Snow blowers operating on Trail Ridge Road in May 2008. Most of Colorado's passes are open or expected to open earlier than usual in 2012.

A collection of historic photos of Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park from the Denver Post Library photo archive.

The 2012 special district elections take place on Tuesday, May 8, and in Grand County that means five special districts will be holding elections out of a total of about 53 special districts in the county.

Various sentences were handed down in Grand County Court and the District Court at Hot Sulphur Springs during the past two weeks.