Labor Day is upon us. Say it’s not so. With the kids back in school and the chilly, wet temps this past week, it seems summer has slipped away, and pumpkin spice season has started. And for those who are counting, Christmas is 119 days away. But let’s not get ahead of ourselves. There is […]
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Tracks & Stacks brings tiny desk vibes to Estes Valley Library
When the Estes Valley Library closes its doors most evenings, the building settles into its familiar quiet. But on Nov. 22, that silence will be broken by voices raised in song as the library hosts Tracks & Stacks, a new mini-festival designed to showcase local talent while highlighting the library’s creative resources available to the […]
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Two EPH board members object to the need for another executive meeting this morning
Despite the objections of two of its members, the Estes Park Health board of directors entered an executive session Tuesday morning without formally agreeing to remove any items questioned as legitimate topics. Tom Leigh and Bridgette Foust noted their objections to discussing items, including two resolutions proposed for passage at the last regular board meeting, […]
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The dog days of summer are written in the stars
August 26 is National Dog Day, and here in our corner of Larimer County, the Estes Valley Voice is celebrating the Dog Days of Estes with a portrait gallery of local canines, hounds, pooches, puppies, purebreds, curs, and mutts. The phrase “the dog days of summer” evokes images of lazy dogs sleeping on the porch, […]
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Meet Emily Jones, author of new classic, a coming-of-age in prehistory
Emily Jones has combined her considerable academic expertise (she is a professor of anthropology at the University of New Mexico), her love of reading and writing, her love of animals and the outdoors, and her love of history and prehistory to create a novel that will delight a wide range of readers. It’s billed as […]
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Rosenberg suggests wild Tabor daughter had a split personality
Let’s welcome Rebecca Rosenberg back to Colorado. “I lived in Colorado from kindergarten through college,” Rosenberg wrote in a recent email. She attended the University of Colorado and studied psychology. That knowledge came in handy when she tried to figure out what made the famous Tabor women, Baby Doe and her daughter, Silver Dollar, tick. […]
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Denise Post Shank
Our beloved friend, Denise Post Shank, 71, passed away on August 22, 2025. Born in Waco, Texas, on October 8, 1953, to Fred Post and Earlene Chesser, Denise spent her childhood in Waco before moving to Richardson, Texas, in her teen years. She graduated from J.J. Pearce High School in Richardson and moved back to […]
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News briefs – August 26
Updated Morales back in jail today, then bonded out; Hill remains in custody David Morales was back in the Larimer County jail today after his bond was revoked, then he bonded out. Warrants for Morales’ arrest were issued two weeks ago, related to charges related to an alleged incident in February involving liquor being served […]
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Fire district board expected to make announcement involving chief Thursday
In a brief meeting that adjourned in under 50 minutes late Monday afternoon, the Estes Valley Fire Protection Board got through its agenda and announced it would hold a special meeting on Thursday to discuss a personnel matter. “I am pleased to report that the investigation has concluded and that we will be holding a […]
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In existence for just 14 months, the Estes Valley Voice files its third open-government lawsuit
This article is republished with permission from the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition. The original article can be viewed here. The Estes Valley Voice had been in existence for just four months when it filed its first open-government lawsuit. Now 14 months since it launched in June 2024, the digital news outlet has filed — remarkably […]