KDNK is gearing up for its Labor of Love auction beginning on Friday, Dec. 1, and continuing (online) through Dec. 8. The annual tradition is one of KDNK’s biggest fundraisers. […]
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Western Slope shows support for conservation in BLM plan
In August of this year, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released a draft supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) to be appended to both the Colorado River Valley and Grand […]
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Brenda Patch Tournament kicks off season for Rams basketball
The new-look Roaring Fork High School boys and girls basketball teams open the season with their home Brenda Patch Tournament this weekend. Girls coach steps downRight off the bat, the […]
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STC production sheds light on neurodivergent perspective
On Nov. 24 at 7pm, Sopris Theatre Company (STC), Colorado Mountain College’s (CMC) student-community theater hybrid, premiered its second show of the season, “The Curious Incident of the Dog in […]
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Scuttlebutt and Calendar – Nov. 30, 2023
Forest Service buildingAccording to a press release, work to redevelop the Aspen-Sopris Ranger District compound in Carbondale will begin next week with staff moving to a temporary office on Weant […]
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Bennet bill strives to protect rights of migrant children
At the beginning of November, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Lisa Murkowski and Representatives Dan Goldman and Maria Salazar presented a bill to protect migrant children in immigration court. The […]
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Basalt Report: Councilor Drummond resigns, opening temporary seat
This week, Basalt’s town council discussed an upcoming two-day closure on Midland Avenue as well as this year’s budget. This meeting also marked the last for councilor Glenn Drummond, who […]
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Carbondale Report: Trustees approve state sales tax collection
Carbondale will move to state-collected sales tax effective Jan. 1, the board of trustees decided in a unanimous vote on Nov. 28. The change, which reverses the town’s move to […]
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Libraries Report: A quick look at GCPLD’s 2024 draft budget
The library district’s draft budget for 2024 is about $3.2 million more than 2023, according to the budget that staff presented to the Garfield County Public Library District board of […]
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Giving back with Lee Beck
The Sopris Sun shines brighter, and certainly makes a lot fewer mistakes, because of Lee Beck, the weekly’s dedicated volunteer proofreader. At a time when young people are consuming news […]