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Myriad of Topics Covered at Lively Town Meeting Dec. 17 Including Sheriff IGA, April Election, Short Term Rentals

The first topic on the agenda of the Town of Lake City Board of Trustees workshop December 17 was to continue an ongoing conversation about an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) between the Town and Hinsdale County Sheriff’s Office.Mayor Dave Roberts and trustees were presented with a revised draft of the IGA, which has undergone several revisions factoring in budget restraints, insurance, and information from other small towns comparable to Lake City, and how they make their Sheriff’s IGAs work for them.“The key to this is,” began Mayor Roberts, “we want law enforcement in our town, and we will have an IGA. The best way to explain this – when I was a trustee, when the Sheriff’s IGA would come up, it was just something we had to do, just renew it. No information, no thought put into it, really. What we’re trying to do is put together an agreement that makes sense. The old one was very strange and what we’re working on doing is putting together something that is fair between the Town and County. Nothing is set in stone yet. We’re just working on something that we can negotiate with that will be fair.”Roberts went on to say that

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Jury Trial Date in Hit-and-Run Incident Set in Lake City, May 2026

After near-monthly court hearings in Gunnison and coming up on a year since the January, 2025, hit-and-run accident which left a Lake City man paralyzed, a court date has been set for a four-day jury trial in which Keenan Blake Earley faces a variety of felony charges, including Vehicular Assault, Reckless Driving, Accident Involving Death or Serious Bodily Injury and Duty to Report Accident.7th Judicial District Judge Kellie Starritt once again presided at a short, 20-minute status hearing in district court in Gunnison last Thursday afternoon, December 11, during which she conferred with both prosecution and court-appointed defense, referencing the protracted delay and the fact that since June or July last summer, “victims are ready to resolve this case one way or another.” Barring a potential change in dates as outcome of status hearing February 12, 2026, and a Pretrial Conference on April 23 next year, Earley’s district court jury trial is tentatively set in the upstairs courtroom of Hinsdale County Courthouse in Lake City May 26-29, 2026.Attendance before Judge Starritt at last week’s status hearing was minimal, both Earley and his court appointed defense, Patrick Crane, attending remotely by Webex, and the prosecution, Jessica Wagner from the 7th Judicial

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Editor's Pick

Dear Grant,

This year’s Middle School Boys Basketball team consisted of a dedicated group of student-athletes who demonstrated growth, teamwork, and perseverance throughout the season. The team consisted of 8th graders Dax Elkins, Landon Rhodes, Brantley Votruba, and Elijah Wuest, 7th graders Wyatt Loper and Henry Shepherd, 6th grader Nathaiel Menzies, and

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Dear Community

Thank you for a spectacular Wine & Music Festival – gorgeous autumn weather, awesome sound, great music, and good friends. We dedicate this festival to our vibrant founding board member Ruthanna Hall, whose boundless energy and visionary spirit continue to inspire every moment of this celebration.Thank you for financial assistance

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Hinsdale County Voters,

An essential service is defined as a public or private operation that is vital to the health, safety, and/or well-being of the population. The services they provide cannot be eliminated or reduced without negative public impact. In order for these services to exist they must be funded.It makes sense to

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Dear Grant,

As coordinator of the 2025 Wine and Music Festival Green Room located at Lake City Arts, I would like to thank all food contributors. All dishes were delicious and scrumptious.I would especially like to thank Lake City Arts for use of the facility, chairs and tables. My assistants Carol Clauss,

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Dear Grant,

As the sun sets in the western sky, we find the Lake City Old West Cowboys taking off their spurs, hanging up their six shooters and putting away their crazy antics for another year.I would like to thank each and everyone who watched our shows and supported our silly tales

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Grant,

The Hinsdale County Commissioners would like to address the continued public confusion and proliferation of misinformation pertaining to the Hinsdale County All Hazards Team (AHT). The All Hazards Team is an emergency response team that operates within the county’s Office of Emergency Management. The AHT Program was developed to assist

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