Defensores y abogados del Valle del Roaring Fork dicen que estafadores que se hacen pasar por representantes legales están explotando a inmigrantes que navegan un panorama federal de control cada vez más agresivo. “He visto y he hablado con víctimas de estas estafas”, dijo a The Sopris Sun Alex Sánchez, director ejecutivo de Voces Unidas […]
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Legal representation scams target immigrant community
Advocates and attorneys in the Roaring Fork Valley say scammers posing as legal representatives are exploiting immigrants navigating the increasingly aggressive federal enforcement landscape. “I have seen and talked to victims of these scams,” Alex Sanchez, executive director of Voces Unidas de las Montañas, told The Sopris Sun . Voces Unidas, an organization fighting for […]
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The Supply Collective opens in Carbondale
Residents of the Valley looking for quick and easy takeout meals now have a new establishment to try out. The Supply Collective, located at 655 Buggy Circle in Carbondale, offers a rotating menu of quality takeaway meals to those looking for a quick lunch or a pre-made dinner. The Supply Collective officially opened on May […]
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Gobierno federal suspende $71 millones en fondos para la educación en escuelas de Colorado
Colorado enfrenta la suspensión de $71 millones en fondos federales para educación. RFSD pierde $366,000, afectando personal y programas escolares.
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Federal government freezes $71 million in education funding for Colorado schools
As school districts in Colorado prepare for the 2025-26 academic year, a freeze of $71 million in federal education funding by the U.S. Department of Education is affecting districts across the state, including in the Roaring Fork Valley. In an email, the federal government said it is holding $6.8 billion in education funding while they […]
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Commercial recycling in Carbondale explained
The Sopris Sun recently received an anonymous news tip from a resident in the Valley expressing concern about a local business failing to separate its recycling. The tipster wanted to know: what are the regulations around commercial recycling in Carbondale? The Sopris Sun spoke with Kevin Schorzman, the Town’s public works director, to get some […]
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Sunfresh Flowers changes with the times
A wide variety of events and celebrations take place in the Valley and many of them share something in common: flowers. Whether it’s a wedding in Redstone or a dinner in Aspen, lots of those flowers come from a local flower shop, Sunfresh Flowers, run by Laura Lucero. Lucero grew up in Fort Collins but […]
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Dr. Kim Spence to retire from Roaring Fork Family Practice
On Sept. 1, after more than three decades of service, Dr. Kim Spence will retire from Roaring Fork Family Practice in Carbondale. But Spence doesn’t necessarily see it as a permanent end of his career. “I’m officially unemployed on Sept. 1,” he said. “But I’m kind of gonna view it more as a one-year sabbatical. […]
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Ham Radio Field Day brings operators to Spring Valley
During the weekend of June 27-29, members of the Ski Country Amateur Radio Club (SCARC) built temporary radio stations, communicated with other similar stations all across the country and then took the stations down — all on Colorado Mountain College’s Spring Valley campus. The weekend’s events were part of the American Radio Relay League’s annual […]
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English In Action opens new Center for Communication in El Jebel
On Wednesday, June 25, English In Action held the opening ceremony for their new Center for Communication in El Jebel. English In Action began in 1994 as a space for adults wanting to learn English. Now, the nonprofit serves around 400 adult learners annually with the help of roughly 300 volunteer tutors. “Our programming had […]