August 2019

Anyone who tuned into CMC Radio in recent years should recognize KDNK’s new News Director — by voice if not by face. Lucas Turner is a Western Slope native with deep journalistic roots, although he didn’t necessarily intend to get into the business. Turner’s family runs the Rio Blanco Herald Times in Meeker, and his […]

You can’t see the avalanche zone tour, but then, neither can the participants or the reporter recording the whole thing. “Nicky News” Isenberg’s new show on KDNK — “The Tactile Traveler” — is by the blind and for everybody. “My job is to not only make it interesting for blind people and show them there […]

In a valley where elite athletes are as numerous as the mountains they train on, Henry Nadell has managed to shine among the masses. On Aug. 5, Nadell was selected by USA Cycling to compete in the 2019 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Mont-Saint-Anne, Canada — an accomplishment very few even dream of achieving. […]

You could call Amory Lovins the father of hybrid technology, and he wouldn’t mind. The chief scientist and founder of the Rocky Mountain Institute spoke candidly about his achievements Tuesday night at the Coventure interview with Brad Feld, the co-founder if Techstars and a partner at Foundry Group V based in Boulder. The talk, “Reflections […]

Compassion is a word most people know and understand. But can compassion become part of everyone’s daily life? This weekend’s Compassion Film Festival and Symposium at the Third Street Center aims to answer that question. Subtitled “Celebration of Compassion in Action,” the festival combines workshops, films, discussion groups and seminars. All programs encourage festival attendees […]

Governor Jared Polis signed legislation last May to fund full-day kindergarten in Colorado’s public schools. Many in our valley who are celebrating this new ruling are also hoping it’s just the first step toward addressing the lack of affordable and accessible early childhood education programs in our region. Prior to the passage of the State […]

The Pitkin County Board of Commissioners will take up a second reading and public hearing Aug. 14 before voting on whether to adopt a recommendation by the Open Space and Trails board to acquire 10 acres near the south end of Filoha Meadows. The $1,550,000 purchase from current owner Jeff Wilden would provide some attractive […]

Carbondale will have a new police chief in a little over a year — and it won’t be the current second in command. Gene Schilling is planning to retire from the top role in September 2020, and Lieutenant Chris Wurtsmith will be leaving for personal reasons a few months before that. “It’s time,” Schilling said. […]

We’re replete with fresh faces at The Sun, including two hires in the last month. Todd Chamberlain took over the advertising position at the beginning of July, while Roberta McGowan is just wrapping up her first week as staff reporter. They’ve both been around the area for a while, so many of you already know […]