Un juez rechazó la moción del Distrito Escolar Garfield Re-2 de desestimar una demanda presentada por Two Rivers Community School y varios padres, permitiendo que continúe el caso sobre las prácticas de transporte de la escuela autónoma. La demanda se centra en si Two Rivers, una escuela autónoma en Glenwood Springs autorizada por el Distrito […]
July 2026
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La comunidad se une para evitar que se desperdicie una enorme donación de papas
Una enorme donación de papas llegó recientemente a LIFT-UP, la organización sin fines de lucro que combate la inseguridad alimentaria en la región. En total, 38,000 libras de papas russet llenaron 21 tarimas, y ahora el reto es distribuir la mayor cantidad posible antes de que se echen a perder. Además de repartir las papas […]
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Community steps up to prevent waste of excess potatoes donation
A massive donation of potatoes recently came to LIFT-UP, the local nonprofit fighting food insecurity. Thirty-eight thousand pounds of russet potatoes filled 21 pallet containers, and the task now is to distribute as much as possible before the spuds go to waste. Therefore, in addition to LIFT-UP distributing the produce between its five food pantries, […]
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Glenwood Springs Mayor Pro-Tem calls for action to stop limestone quarry
Rocky Mountain Industrials (RMI) is one step closer to a new mining plan for the beleaguered limestone quarry just northwest of Glenwood Springs. The quarry sits on a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) parcel in full view of the Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park. The proposed plan is the third iteration of an application that was […]
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CLEER discusses the state of Carbondale emissions with the community
“Inspired.” That was the word that loomed largest in a community-driven word cloud following Carbondale’s climate discussion Tuesday evening at the Third Street Center. The discussion — hosted by Clean Energy Economy for the Region (CLEER), Garfield Clean Energy, Town of Carbondale, Town of Carbondale Environmental Board and supported by Marble Distilling — outlined where […]
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Glenwood Report: Housing needs assessed, Mitchell-Cooper water users face shut-off order
The City of Glenwood Springs would ideally approve or somehow create another 1,824 housing units over the next 10 years to help meet the region’s anticipated need for new workforce housing. That was the upshot of a report given to Glenwood Springs City Council on the newly completed Roaring Fork/ColoradoRiver Valley Housing Needs Analysis during […]
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GarCo Report: Land swap, Sweetwater and Spring Valley Ranch
Land-use issues filled this week’s Garfield Board of County Commissioners’ (BOCC) agenda on Tuesday, beginning with Sweetwater residents against the proposed state park at Sweetwater Lake. They voiced concerns during the public comment period about what they and the land have to lose if the park is approved. When the White River National Forest (WRNF) […]
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Carbondale residents show up for the trees
On July 16, Carbondale Town Arborist Carl Meinecke led the Town’s annual tree walk. The summer stroll offered community members the opportunity to learn about the public tree canopy from Meinecke and members of the Carbondale Tree Board, who otherwise are kept busy ensuring planting and maintenance of a healthy mountain town forest and park […]
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Smart irrigation system slashes water use at Crown Mountain Park
A new, smart irrigation system is now fully operational at Crown Mountain Park that can slash the mid-valley park’s water usage by 20% to 30%, or tens of thousands of gallons of water a day — coming not a moment too soon during a historically dry year. The new irrigation system, called Baseline, uses real-time […]
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Camp Bonedale returns for the 55th annual Mountain Fair
It’s time to get excited for Carbondale’s 55th annual Mountain Fair! This year’s theme is Camp Bonedale, a tradition originating in 1981 from the graduating class of Roaring Fork High School. Camp Bonedale nostalgically embraces the heart of the fair being about connection and community. “We were very close, so when we got out of […]