Roberta McGowan

With 320 square miles and 15,000 residents to protect, the Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District truly understands the value of dedicated volunteers who serve at headquarters and at the district’s six outlying stations. It takes a strong commitment to volunteer, said Fire Chief Rob Goodwin. He explained the intense training requires days at the […]

“He was the funniest person I’ve ever met,” said a longtime friend of Tyler Ribich. But Tyler is gone. He was tragically killed May 2019  in a horrific automobile accident on a winding country road on Missouri Heights. He was 16 and a junior at Basalt High School (BHS) and would have been part of […]

After an intensive nationwide search, Carbondale’s public service radio station has brought in local media honcho Corby Anderson to serve as its executive director, a position that expanded  the role of general manager to one that is more involved in community service. Anderson, who has lived in the valley for 20 years, brought a wealth […]

As the fall semester quickly approaches,Colorado Mountain College is on track to implement the changes needed to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. The college has created “Fall 2020 Trail Map” on its website’s home page to help students navigate the new educational reality. Curriculum advisors are available by phone. Classes begin August 24, and early […]

Have you ever met a zonkey? Probably not. This zebra/donkey cross is considered extremely rare. Some say these critters are so hard to find that the odds of seeing a unicorn are better. But, as luck would  have it, the Roaring Fork Valley boasts two, living happily together in Emma. Both three years old, these […]

Basalt Town Council is moving closer to supporting the statewide effort to repeal a controversial aspect of the Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR) called the Gallagher Amendment. This part of the state constitution impacts residential tax payments. The amendment, adopted in 1982, required residential property to comprise no more or less than 45 percent of […]

Slowly sipping his coffee, well known Roaring Fork Valley entertainer Jimmy Dykann talked to The Sun about his music, his career and his legacy. Dykann has an upcoming streaming performance set for Zoom on Sunday, Aug. 2, at 5 p.m. Contact jdykann@yahoo.com for details. Q: Please describe your musical journey. A: I started out in […]

You bet it is! At least from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, July 25, when the Worstminster Dog Show takes place as part of Carbondale Mountain Fair 2020 activities. It’s been nearly a dozen years since the first such event took place , when creator and organizer Jane Bachrach came up with the idea […]

The iconic Carbondale saloon may be down, but it’s certainly not out. After 36 years, only a global pandemic could have caused the temporary shuttering of this quintessential watering hole and rodeo bar.  As long time owner Sue Rodgers confirmed, “The Pour House is here to stay.” Rodgers explained the Pour House closed even before […]

Some call her the matriarch of Missouri Heights, others say she’s a queen of the valley, second only to Mt. Sopris. Any way you slice it, the one room schoolhouse on County Road 102 has a long and remarkable past. But, time took its toll, and the building needed a makeover. Recently, the volunteers and […]