6+ hour, 50+ min ago  (284+ words) The Leadville Herald Karen Lee Ann Hall (Lisewski), age 53, passed away peacefully on February 27, 2026, in Billings, Mont. , surrounded by the love of her family Born on April 15, 1972, in Wheat Ridge, Colo." She graduated from Lake County High School in Leadville…...

6+ hour, 40+ min ago  (320+ words) The Leadville Herald Note from the publisher: Trevor Mark, a historian with the Leadville Historic Preservation Commission in 2017, authored several local history articles focusing on topics like dairy farming and World War I. This is the second in a series of…...

6+ hour, 47+ min ago  (515+ words) Leadville's Historic Preservation Committee's (HPC) Historic Downtown Leadville Walking Tour web-based companion saw more than 2, 000 users since its creation. There are also plans to launch a similar digital tour companion for the museums around Leadville. The companion saw 412 unique visits…...

1+ week, 42+ min ago  (452+ words) To announce a nonprofit event or recurring meeting in the Leadville calendar, contact Ariel Elich at aelich@orourkemediagroup. com. Community Yoga at Blue Earth 201 W. 6th & Pine St. For more information, please visit blueearthcolorado. com. Watch, Stitch and Swap at FREIGHT 320 E. 9th St....

1+ week, 48+ min ago  (192+ words) In Leadville, we talk a lot about resilience " and we live it daily, in board rooms and break rooms, classrooms and clinics, job sites and living rooms. We see it in neighbors looking out for each other, organizations stretching scarce…...

1+ week, 46+ min ago  (567+ words) Jordan Borek takes his dirt bike up to his topaz mine, shimm" When Geminiah Emerald, a Leadville resident of more than a decade, first spotted a limousine parked outside Family Dollar, the sight felt almost surreal. "I'd never seen a…...

1+ week, 49+ min ago  (843+ words) Two options were presented to the Lake County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) for the future of the landfill at a work session on March 24. The options were to either become a waste transfer station, estimated to cost between $2 and…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago  (242+ words) (Charlie), 68, of Leadville, died Dec. 3, 2025, at his home. Vosberg was born April 19, 1957, in Leadville to Kenneth and Alzada Vosberg. He attended Leadville schools and graduated from Lake County High School on June 3, 1975. During his school years, he was active in…...

1+ week, 50+ min ago  (627+ words) Note from the publisher: This is the first in a series of Herald Democrat archived articles in honor of Leadville History month. The original peoples of the High Rockies, and Colorado more broadly, have a long and storied history that…...

1+ week, 42+ min ago  (293+ words) The Lake County High School girls soccer team fell to 1-3 with two more losses last week. The Panthers traveled to Bennett for a matchup with the Bennett Tigers on Thursday, March 26. The girls lost the game 3-0, but it was an…...