The Sopris Sun asked all four Roaring Fork School District Board of Education candidates the same eight questions, formulated with help from our Youth News Bureau. We received all responses by Oct. 6. What made you decide to run for the school board and what areyour qualifications?The Board of Education is a crucial part of […]
October 2025
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Interview with Roaring Fork School District E candidate Elizabeth Cockrill Taylor
The Sopris Sun asked all four Roaring Fork School District Board of Education candidates the same eight questions, formulated with help from our Youth News Bureau. We received all responses by Oct. 6. What made you decide to run for the school board and what areyour qualifications?I decided to run for three major reasons: First, […]
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Local women battle weather, earn impressive finishes at XTERRA Worlds
Frigid temperatures, shin-deep muck and relentless rain couldn’t stop Roaring Fork Valley residents Michelle Smith and Kathryn Lee from earning impressive finishes at the 2025 XTERRA World Championships. Held in Trentino, Italy, Sept. 25 – 28, XTERRA rolled out the red carpet for top international athletes who competed in the grueling and competitive off-trail triathlon. […]
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Sports Report: Longhorns drop Roaring Fork in volleyball; big game Thursday for boys soccer
Basalt High School’s girls volleyball team evened up the season series with rival Roaring Fork High in Carbondale Tuesday night, taking the highly competitive match in three straight sets (25-21, 25-22, 25-20). The host Rams held a 16-13 advantage in the second set, but the Longhorns came stampeding back to take the win. The Longhorns […]
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Basalt Report: Front Range and Basalt students connect through shared water
During this week’s Town Council meeting, four students from Basalt Middle School shared valuable lessons they’ve learned about the importance of waterways through the Roaring Fork Conservancy’s semester-long Watershed Pen Pals program. From across the continental divide, students from Basalt Middle School connected with students from Vista Peak Exploratory in Aurora to talk about the […]
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Carbondale Report: Budgeting begins
All trustees were present for the Oct. 14 meeting which kicked off the budgeting process on the board level, with staff laboring diligently behind the scenes. A quickly-approved consent agenda included: meeting minutes; accounts payable; a liquor license renewal for Phat Thai; special event permits for 5Point Film’s “SUCK with PaddyO” at the Crystal Theatre […]
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RFTA Report: Budget amendments, e-bikes and more
October has been a busy month for RFTA. In addition to launching the Fare Free Fall pilot program, which offers free ridership on all regional routes through Nov. 30, the transportation authority hosted Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) representatives for a site visit at its Glenwood Maintenance Facility and Operations Center on Oct. 15. During […]
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GarCo Report: County Fair Board fills vacancies, DHS pinches staffing to help offset budget shortfall
The Garfield Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) tackled a relatively short agenda on Monday and continued rolling budget hearings with department leaders on Tuesday. The commissioners reviewed four new applicants for three contested seats on the County Fair board: Scott Schilt, Aaron Walker, Kevin Costanzo and Jozie Merritt. Levy Burris resigned, leaving one seat vacant […]
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Censorship is no laughing matter
The past week, Oct. 5-11, was Banned Books Week. This event, the offshoot of a book expo in 1982, celebrates the Freedom to Read. It does so, paradoxically, by recounting the many ways people try to remove or restrict access to books, movies, magazines, databases, exhibits, programs and virtually anything else a library provides. The […]
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‘Cimientos de Montaña’: A celebration of Hispanic heritage in the Valley
This Sol del Valle story was translated for English readers. A celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month returned to the Valley for its fifth consecutive year,this time at the Hotel Colorado. Mariscal LLC, along with Alpine Bank, Gould Construction, First Bank, Hotel Colorado, Garfield County Public Library District and other sponsors brought this edition to life […]