“We have finally arrived at the next chapter in this four-year saga!” So began an email from Carbondale filmmaker Hamilton Pevec to The Sopris Sun about the upcoming premiere screening […]
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Evaluations for ‘kids in crisis’ increased in 2021
With the rollback of the emergency declaration prompted by the Omicron variant outbreak, the seven-member Basalt Town Council met in person for the first time this year at its regular […]
Trustees tackle diverse agenda
Carbondale’s most recent Board of Town Trustees meeting saw all trustees in attendance. The agenda included selecting a company to complete the first phase of Eighth Street renovations, putting back […]
RFSD seeks guest teachers
In January, when Roaring Fork School District (RFSD) students returned to classes after winter break, one school came very close to sending students home for the day. The reason? They […]
Scuttlebutt / Calendar – Feb. 24, 2022
Candidate forum The Sopris Sun is proud to host a candidate forum for the Carbondale Board of Town Trustees, in partnership with KDNK, on Wednesday, March 16 from 6 to […]
Marble Wetlands Preserve created through land donation
A long-sought Marble-area land donation was completed at the end of 2021 between an anonymous donor and the Trust for Land Restoration (TLR), a Ridgway-based nonprofit. The property, a 54-acre […]
Opening the door to outdoor accessibility
In 2021, over half of all Americans participated in some type of outdoor recreation, according to the Outdoor Industry Association’s (OIA) annual recreation trend report. Although this number has been […]
Our Town: What’s cookin’ with Calder Morrison?
The Sopris Sun’s “Our Town” series introduces folks from the community to its readers. For this feature, correspondent Kate Phillips caught up with Calder Morrision, owner and operator of Gaijin […]
Turn on Your Love Light
Light the Night with Love brought a magnificent display of artistry and light to the Rio Grande Trail.Observers followed a path through a wonder of sight and sound that started […]
RFSD plans to lift face mask mandate
In a Feb. 11 memo to families and students, Roaring Fork School District (RFSD) Superintendent Rob Stein announced the lifting of the universal face mask mandate for district schools. “We […]