CITY OF GOLDEN ANNOUNCES LEADERSHIP CHANGE IN GOLDEN FIRE DEPARTMENT
City of Golden
August 13, 2026 - The City of Golden has terminated Kasey Beal’s employment as Fire Chief of the Golden Fire Department, effective August 13, 2026. Deputy Fire Chief Sean Jones will serve as Interim Fire Chief.
Beal had been on administrative leave since Monday, August 3, as the City continued to evaluate leadership and personnel matters following the racist incident within the Golden Fire Department and concerns regarding the City’s response. This personnel action was taken in response... Read more...
Review: Taco Town
By Eric Fitzgerald
Curtain Up!
At Miners Alley Performing Arts Center, Taco Town hits the stage with the same unruly spark that made Luke Sorge’s National Bohemians such a standout last season. Sorge pushes deeper into his off‑center world here, shaping a landscape that feels raw, immediate, and unmistakably his. Under Len Matheo’s firm, clear‑driving direction, the production moves with force — a tough, lived‑in vitality that propels the story forward and gives the evening its bold, homegrown swagger... Read more...
C-470 near Golden reopened after Thursday morning crash
By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript
Colorado State Patrol is looking for people who witnessed a semi crash Thursday morning, which closed C-470 and nearby Rooney Road for more than two hours during rush hour... Read more...
Orediggers impressed with Mines’ new sophomore dorm
By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript
For months, Golden residents and visitors have been driving, walking and biking past Lookout Apartments — Colorado School of Mines’ newest residence hall — along 19th Street. No doubt, whenever they did, many turned their heads to see how the construction work was progressing.
But when it officially opened to new residents on Aug. 12, no one was more excited to see it than the 800 sophomores who will be living there this academic year... Read more...
