conductores sobrios Incendio Snyder Mesa El gobernador Jared Polis anunció que las banderas en los edificios estatales ondearán a media asta durante los servicios conmemorativos en honor a los tres bomberos del Servicio Forestal de Estados Unidos —Emily Barker, Nick Hutcherson y Sydney Watson—, quienes fallecieron trágicamente mientras combatían el incendio Snyder Mesa en la […]
July 2026
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Independencia
Elizabeth Foster fue la reciente ganadora de la Competencia de Arte Congresional 2026 del Distrito 3 de Colorado, que incluye los condados de Pitkin y Garfield, entre otros. En esta competencia, estudiantes de preparatoria (high school) compiten para que su obra sea seleccionada por el congresista de su distrito y exhibida durante un año en […]
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Elegir recordar: una mirada desde la frontera
Mientras conduzco hacia El Paso, Texas, veo por primera vez el muro fronterizo, una imponente estructura color café que se extiende sin fin, paralela a la Interestatal 10. Luego aparecen las coloridas viviendas de Ciudad Juárez, del otro lado, e imagino cómo se sentiría alguien sentado en esas colinas, mirando hacia Estados Unidos después de […]
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El nuevo director de las Bibliotecas del Condado de Garfield quiere unir a la comunidad y proteger la “libertad de lectura”
El consejo de administración de las Bibliotecas del Condado de Garfield anunció en su reunión del 11 de junio que había votado por unanimidad a favor de nombrar a un candidato interno, Abraham Korah, como su próximo director ejecutivo. Korah ha pasado los últimos tres años al frente de la sucursal de Glenwood Springs y […]
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Downvalley food reps shine sans the pressure of a sale at Food & Wine
Editor’s note: Interviews have been edited for brevity and clarity. The annual Food & Wine Classic in Aspen included a handful of entrepreneurs from downvalley this year, who The Sopris Sun had the chance to catch up with during the occasion. Jodi Barr, founder of Mrs. Barr’s Natural Foods, Andrew Matuszeski with Aspen Provisions, Kerani […]
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Aspen High graduate brings her art piece, ‘Independence,’ to the U.S. Capitol
Elizabeth Foster was the recent winner of the 2026 Congressional Art Competition for Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District. Colorado has eight congressional districts, and the 3rd District, the state’s largest by geographic area, includes Pitkin and Garfield counties, among others. In this competition, high school students compete for the opportunity to have their artwork selected by […]
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River Valley Ranch golf club teed up for sale
A Carbondale golf club is on the verge of changing ownership, according to an official. River Valley Ranch (RVR), an 18-hole championship public course built east of Highway 133 in 1998, is currently listed online for sale at $24.5 million by a real estate agency based in Greater Northdale, Florida, called Leisure Investment Properties Group. […]
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Carbondale electrifies town fleet with 6 new vehicles
This summer Carbondale Police Department and Public Works have made electrifying new strides in sustainability by adding several new electric vehicles (EVs) to their respective fleets in a bid to make Carbondale’s infrastructure safer and more sustainable. Unveiled to the public during June’s First Friday festivities, Carbondale Public Works now owns a new purpose-built electric […]
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Scuttlebutt – July 2, 2026
Primary resultsPrimary election votes were, for the most part, tallied as of Wednesday morning, with some candidates already declared winners. For governor, Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser took the Democratic nomination with 55.8% of the vote, beating U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (44.2%), after most votes were counted. The republican side of the race was still […]
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Ps & Qs: Everybody’s home
Have you ever been homeless? The closest I came was in my twenties when my boyfriend Bill and I were vagabonds. Traveling from city to city, we would stop on a whim to look for jobs and a place to live. He was a short-order cook, and I worked in record stores: Wax Trax, Zia, […]