Independence Run & Hike has been the right fit for Carbondale going on 20 years now, and vice versa, just as they’ve worked to assure the right fit for countless feet when it comes to running and hiking shoes. From day one back in 2006, serving the Roaring Fork Valley’s ever-growing community of avid runners […]
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Glenwood Report: Cavern Springs residents issue plea to help save mobile home park
Several residents of the Cavern Springs Mobile Home Park, situated between Glenwood Springs and Carbondale, appeared before Glenwood City Council for the regular Aug. 21 meeting seeking help to fund a possible resident-organized purchase of the park. All seven council members were present in person for the meeting, which invited members of the public to […]
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Sports Report: Cross country, soccer, volleyball seasons off and running
Cross country running took center stage as the first home action of the high school fall sports season, as the combined Basalt-Roaring Fork team hosted the Longhorn Invite at Crown Mountain Park on Saturday, Aug. 23. It was a sweet showing before friends and family for Basalt senior Towler Scott, who claimed the boys overall […]
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High school sports return to the fields and courts
The start of the new school year this week for the Roaring Fork School District also marks the beginning of fall sports seasons. Roaring Fork High School returns to action with varsity boys soccer and girls volleyball, while the football team will be competing at the junior varsity level this season due to low numbers […]
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Glenwood Report: Updates on housing, unhoused
The Glenwood Springs City Council convened for its first of two August meetings on Aug. 7. All council members were present, including six in-person and one attending remotely via Zoom. A late afternoon work session covered topics ranging from a community-led initiative to protect bees and other pollinators to issues with recycling collection in public […]
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New senior apartments fulfill long-held wish of late Aspen couple
A philanthropic intent to provide more affordable housing in the Roaring Fork Valley that’s been three decades in the making is finally about to become a reality. Officials from the Denver Archdiocese Catholic Charities Housing were joined on Aug. 7 by state and local housing advocates and relatives and friends of the late Fritz and […]
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Roaring Fork student’s love for whitewater paddling going global
An acquired affinity for kayaking gained through summer camps and paddling rivers far and wide with friends and family is taking Helen Dillard on a big adventure this coming school year. Dillard, a student at Roaring Fork High School entering her sophomore year, was selected to attend the prestigious World Class Kayak Academy (WCKA). Based […]
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Senate page experience made politics more tangible for Mali Sparhawk
An up-close and personal peek at the inner workings of the U.S. Senate during the spring semester was an eye-opener for Roaring Fork High School (RFHS) soon-to-be senior Mali Sparhawk. After nearly five months working as a page for the Senate Democrats, Sparhawk said she came away with a better understanding of the political process […]
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City, nonprofit water company embroiled in legal battle over West Glenwood water service
A nonprofit water utility is taking the City of Glenwood Springs to court over who should provide water service to parts of West Glenwood that are being redeveloped. It’s life or death for the small shareholder-owned company that predated the City’s annexation of the area in the 1980s. Last year, the Mitchell-Cooper Ditch and Pipeline […]
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All-conference, state honors awarded for spring sports seasons
The selections are in, and several Roaring Fork High School spring sports athletes have been bestowed with all-conference and all-state honors. The Rams girls lacrosse team had the most picks among the Roaring Fork teams for both the 4A Mountain East League and 4A All-State picks. Two members of the team, senior draw specialist Josie […]