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An accident involving a motorcycle shut down part of northbound U.S. Highway 285 early Wednesday afternoon.
The accident, which occurred around 1 p.m. near the Parmalee Gulch Road exit, brought traffic headed northbound to a standstill for about half an hour before the lane was reopened.
The motorcyclist, who has not been identified, was transported to Swedish Medical Center, Trooper Nate Reid of Colorado State Patrol confirmed. The motorcyclist's exact condition was unknown as of 1:30 p.m., and the cause of the accident is still under investigation.

A summer market has launched in Aspen Park, and its organizers hope it’s not only a place where locals can buy goods but also a place where people can engage with other likeminded folks.

Evergreen Fire Chief Mike Weege will receive a 2.5 percent salary raise, following his annual performance review by the Evergreen Fire Protection District board earlier this summer.

While board President John Anderson declined to list specific highlights about Weege’s performance during the last year, he said the board was happy with his leadership.

Thanks to an inaugural partnership, Evergreen Music Festival has donated $2,400 of its event proceeds to Evergreen High School’s performing arts department.

The school’s choir, band and theater programs provided 50 volunteers, who spent a total of 150 hours at the July 4 festival at Buchanan Fields.

Jackie Mohr, the festival’s volunteer coordinator, described the partnership as a perfect marriage between the two entities, which is the first of its kind in the festival’s 28-year history.