Hinsdale County

An interview with Buffy Witt, the former director Hinsdale County EMS, about the difficulties of running a volunteer dependent agency in the most remote county in the lower 48 states.

In the tiny mountain town of Lake City, emergency medical care relies heavily on local volunteers. So when three residents recently completed a basic EMT course and passed the national boards, it's a cause for celebration in the community. As part of our continuing coverage of EMS services on the Western Slope, KVNF’s Laura Palmisano introduces us to two of the new volunteer EMTs.

As Colorado prepares for summer tourism, visitors planning trips to rural communities might assume that if they have a medical emergency, they will receive the same level of emergency care they would at home. However, that’s not always the case. Rural communities may lack a hospital or even a fully staffed emergency response team. For example, the rural Hinsdale County Emergency Medical Services recently lost its only paramedic. That’s left the county’s EMS system in a pinch ahead of its peak tourism season.

In many of Colorado’s rural mountain towns, basic services can be few and far between. This is something that especially impacts older residents. Limited social programming, or even the absence of a place to gather, can leave seniors isolated. In the tiny mountain town of Lake City, a group of locals is working to change that.

The tiny mountain town of Lake City has rallied to support a beloved local man. In January, he was the victim of a hit-and-run accident that left him paralyzed from the waist down. The town recently came together to raise support for his recovery and celebrate his return home.

A $2 million FEMA grant affected by the freeze is now available to Hinsdale County

An interview with Hinsdale County Commissioner Greg Levine about efforts to get a frozen FEMA grant restored.

An engaging interview with Grant Houston, the owner of the Lake City Silver World newspaper, about his decades-long career in journalism on the Western Slope.

Grant Houston has run the Lake City Silver World in the tiny town Lake City for nearly half-century. He’s now ready to sell, but is looking for the right person to take on the paper.

For nearly thirty years, Railroad Car 211 transported people and goods to and from the remote mountain town of Lake City, until the service stopped in 1933. Now this important piece of regional transportation history is in Durango for restoration. Laura Palmisano takes us to the train workshop for an inside look at the repairs.