The Roaring Fork Mobile Home Park (RFMHP) is an aptly named mobile home park just off of South Grand Avenue in Glenwood Springs. The park has 12 mobile homes and two apartments, making it smaller in comparison to others. Residents say a lot of people don’t even know it exists. On Sept. 12, 2023, park […]
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Wild for Good seeks permanent protections for western Colorado lands
Defiende Nuestra Tierra, a Latino outreach program through Wilderness Workshop, partnered with EcoFlight to highlight the Wild for Good initiative, a campaign focused on advancing lasting protections for landscapes in western Colorado. During a recent aerial tour organized by EcoFlight, a nonprofit organization that takes people on educational flights to help communities and organizations better […]
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‘No hay que estar en defensa, si no a la ofensiva’
Defiende Nuestra Tierra colaboró con EcoFlight para destacar la iniciativa Silvestre para Siempre (Wild for Good), una campaña enfocada en impulsar protecciones duraderas para algunos de los paisajes más importantes del oeste de Colorado. Durante un recorrido aéreo organizado por EcoFlight, una organización sin fines de lucro que utiliza vuelos educativos para ayudar a comunidades […]
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Growing through community
Editor’s Note: Bianca Godina, editor of Sol del Valle, attended the event on behalf of the publication. What began as a Facebook space for sharing advice and promoting businesses has, one year later, grown into a community of more than 1,000 women. To celebrate this milestone, Anahí Gazga, administrator of the Mujeres Emprendedoras del Valle […]
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Creciendo en comunidad
Lo que comenzó como un espacio en Facebook para intercambiar consejos y promocionar negocios se convirtió, un año después, en una comunidad de más de 1,000 mujeres. Para celebrar este crecimiento, Anahí Gazga, administradora de la página Mujeres Emprendedoras del Valle, reunió a 30 integrantes de los valles de Roaring Fork, Río Colorado y Eagle […]
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Un atropello con fuga sin resolver deja a la familia con incertidumbre
El 7 de mayo de 2024, familiares y amistades de Ramón Chacón realizaron una protesta afuera del Departamento de Policía de Rifle. Gabriela González, viuda de Chacón, explicó en una entrevista con Sol del Valle que buscaban respuestas.
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Unsolved hit-and-run leaves family speculating
Editor’s Note: KDNK Community Access Radio and Sol del Valle are collaborating on an investigative reporting series regarding the death of Ramon Chacon. This is the second installment of that series, made possible through a grant from the Colorado Media Project. Ramon Chacon, a 42-year-old Rifle resident, died on April 29, 2024, after being struck […]
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La muerte de Ramon Chacon sigue sin resolverse dos años después
El residente de Rifle, Ramon Chacon, de 42 años, murió el 29 de abril de 2024 después de ser atropellado por un vehículo dentro de los límites de la ciudad sobre la autopista Highway 13. El 21 de mayo de 2026, la oficial de información pública del Departamento de Policía de Rifle, Angela Mills, declaró que el caso se considera “cerrado e inactivo”.
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‘Showing up is half the battle’
Long-time valley residents Danny Feria and Edgar Garcia Veleta recently completed the Colfax Marathon in Denver, marking a milestone in both their running journeys and longtime friendship. The two had hoped to run a marathon together for more than a year after previously preparing for a race in Hawaii. Finishing the Colfax Marathon became a […]
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A mother’s voice behind a little ‘blue heart’
This month of May still arrives tinted with the blue of April, a month dedicated to autism awareness. And in the midst of that transition, I would love to speak from a different place, not only as the mother of a little “blue heart,” but as the woman behind that diagnosis. And I think May, […]