This week in history: Breckenridge mandates masks, sewer expands into Blue River and more

This week in history: Breckenridge mandates masks, sewer expands into Blue River and more

1 year ago: Officials say fuels reduction work helped protect neighborhood from fire The small wildfire that broke out July 7, 2024, on a ridgeline overlooking Breckenridge’s Wellington Neighborhood was just one-eighth of a mile from the nearest home, but the Wellington Fire never grew beyond a quarter-acre in size. The multiple agencies that descended on the fire were able to contain it in a matter of hours thanks to fuel mitigation work comple…