Nancy Lofholm has been producing and reporting stories for Colorado Public Radio since 2016. Previously, she was a staff writer for The Denver Post for 17 years, covering general assignment stories on the Western Slope. She has been a journalist on the Western Slope for more than 40 years, an opportunity that allowed her many occasions to write about wild animals, desperados, and small-town foibles. In her “retirement,” she also freelances for a number of magazines and digital publications. She has won numerous state and regional awards for her reporting over the decades.
One of the fastest-growing suburbs in Colorado was once home to a prehistoric meat market. Thirsty mammoths and camels came to Lamb Spring in Douglas County. Hungry humans followed.
The Eagle Rock Shelter at the north end of the Gunnison Gorge is the oldest site of human occupation in Colorado and holds artifacts left by its residents.
The largest highway project in Western Colorado in 25 years is underway in Glenwood Springs. The $125.6 million Grand Avenue Bridge replacement will modernize the entrance to the city from Interstate 70 but it won’t be completed until 2018.
Last year, taxes on marijuana sales brought in more money than the town sees in overall sales tax and energy impact fees combined. Now, how to spend it?