Olivia Emmer

Voting has begun in Colorado. Ballots were sent out to registered voters on Oct. 9.  Not yet registered? Not to worry. In Colorado you can register and vote through Election Day. Hoping to avoid voting in person? Make sure to register and request your mail-in ballot by Oct. 26. After that date you’ll need to […]

Oct. 1 marks the start of the second year of the Town of Carbondale’s single hauler trash and recycling service. The Town’s goals in implementing the program were to reduce truck traffic, increase the landfill diversion rate, and reduce bear-trash interactions. “I have had a few folks tell me anecdotally that it seems like less […]

When Cecilia Metheny decided to leave the New York City area for Carbondale, she knew she wanted to continue teaching.  “I don’t think anyone on Earth teaches for money,” she said. “I think your heart’s in it or it isn’t.” After nearly 20 years as a professor at Parsons The New School for Design, Metheny […]

After an unusually hot August came to a close, farmers and gardeners braced themselves for a sudden snowstorm and possible frost the second week of September. The storm brought welcome cooler temperatures and precipitation to our drought-stricken and fire-plagued region. How does a storm like this affect the drought and wildfire danger? “As far as […]