The Leadville City Council passed the city’s 2025 budget during their regular meeting on Dec. 3. The budget is balanced with both general fund revenue and general fund expenditures set at $6,843,120.

Leadville government officials have denied Hal Edwards’ claim that he was fired as police chief due to his race as a Black person.

In 1880 Leadville reached a peak population of 14,820, recorded in the city’s first official census. An explosion of wealth brought along with it a desire for refined culture in a rough place.

Senator John Hickenlooper attended an Outdoor Recreation (OREC) Business Equity Roundtable in Leadville alongside local ...