Come November, you might be paying more in property taxes. In early June, Roaring Fork School District (RFSD) officials announced a proposal to enact a mill levy override in order to combat a plethora of issues facing its schools. These include high employee turnover, heightened salary and benefits competition from neighboring districts and unfilled positions. […]
Ray Erku
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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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Minimal traffic delays expected for El Jebel intersection construction, official says
Minimal delays are expected from an effort to eventually change two roads directly south of the El Jebel intersection. Construction began April 1 on a nearly $4.52 million project, which is funded by Eagle County and the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA), that will relocate Valley Road around the west and south sides of the […]
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Annual Recovery Celebration brings community together
As Karlynn Fulmer currently prepares for an upcoming shindig celebrating those in recovery, she’s looking at the numbers. According to an annual report for Carbondale recovery nonprofit A Way Out, the organization helped 861 people in 2025 — an increase of 182 individuals from 2024. It’s a positive statistic for the peer and family support […]
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Se va la luz en Glenwood pero la fiesta siguió en Carbondale
En Carbondale Beer Works sirvieron más cervezas. En Sopris Liquor and Wine escanearon más botellas y cajas. Y en Peppino’s Pizza eventualmente tuvieron que rechazar clientes. “Vendimos entre 30 y 40% más pizzas”, dijo Andrew Gillies, empleado de Peppino’s. “Vendimos tanto que nos quedamos sin masa”. Tres mil cien residentes desde Glenwood Springs hasta Silt […]
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Power goes out in Glenwood, party’s on in Carbondale
Bonedale receives 2,000 more visitors due to Glenwood Springs’ power outage, data shows Carbondale Beer Works poured more taps. Sopris Liquor and Wine scanned more bottles and cases. Peppino’s Pizza eventually had to turn away customers. “We sold 30 to 40% more pizzas,” Peppino’s employee Andrew Gillies said. “We sold so much, we ran out […]
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Las tasas de exclusión voluntaria del programa de 3Rs (Educación sexual integral) “siguen siendo bajas”
Entre el 1 y el 5% de los estudiantes de todos los grados del Distrito Escolar Roaring Fork (RFSD, por sus siglas en inglés) no participan en los cursos de educación sexual, según muestran datos recientemente publicados. La superintendente del RFSD, la Dra. Anna Cole, informó a los funcionarios del distrito el miércoles pasado que […]
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Main Street Business Alliance uses events to promote collaboration, incentivize visitors
Perhaps an upcoming effort meant to drive visitors to Carbondale’s Main Street is best explained algebraically: Spend a dollar at X store, get a gift card to Y bar. Later this month, Carbondale’s Main Street Business Alliance hosts what’s befittingly called the “School’s Out Special,” where downtown shops, restaurants and bars will collaborate in offering […]
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3 Rs opt-out rates ‘remain low’
One to 5% of students in all Roaring Fork School District (RFSD) grade levels are not participating in sexual education courses, newly released data shows. RFSD Superintendent Dr. Anna Cole told district officials last Wednesday that this average opt-out rate, gathered from a district-wide survey conducted in response to calls for strengthened information transparency and […]
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Bonedale Skatepark receives updates, repairs this week
It’s “Skate or Die” for Carbondale’s 17,300-square-foot bevy of bowls, boxes and banks. Last month, Carbondale Town Council allocated $20,000 for various repairs and updates at North Face Skatepark at 215 Meadowood Drive, or what locals like to call “Bonedale Skatepark.” Grind Customs LLC, a contractor based in Lakewood, has been applying the repairs all […]