The right to hunt and fish in Garfield County was at the top of the Garfield Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) agenda on Monday, April 13. The meeting was short and devoid of public comment, which allowed the BOCC to jump right into the agenda. First up, Commissioner Perry Will offered a resolution to protect […]
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Marble Report: Wildfire concerns laid bare, mixed-use zoning debate continues
Residents of the Roaring Fork and Crystal River valleys seeking solace from wildfire-related jitters would have come away disappointed from April’s meeting of the Town of Marble’s Board of Trustees. The key invitee was Rob Goodwin, chief of the Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District (CRFPD), without doubt one of the busiest people in the […]
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Carbondale Report: Trustees streamline process and expand eligibility for ADUs
Correction: This article has been updated to clarify that the amended town code does not permit ADUs in River Valley Ranch, Hendrick Ranch and Roaring Fork Village, as mistakenly stated. Zoning restrictions in these neighborhoods must be amended to permit ADUs. The Carbondale Board of Trustees streamlined the process by which residents can add accessory […]
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Basalt Report: Three elected to Basalt Town Council
After a municipal election held on April 7, the Town of Basalt welcomed three new members to Basalt Town Council for four-year terms beginning April 28. Angela Anderson, Greg Shaffran and Elyse Hottel were elected to serve as councilors through mid-April 2030. During this week’s meeting, the council discussed new construction guidelines in Historic Basalt […]
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Curated Calendar: April 16-26
THURSDAY, APRIL 16 BIKING ON THE CROWNThe Prince Creek mountain bike trail opens for the season. For details and other trail openings, visit tinyurl.com/OpenSpacetrails COSPLAY CRAFTINGTeens are invited to “The Wind Beneath Your Wings: Cosplay Crafting Workshop,” where participants “build a set of wings using feathers inscribed with words and affirmations written by others in […]
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Rams Report: Girls soccer finding their footing in league runup
After falling 3-0 to the 3A Western Slope League-leading Steamboat Springs Sailors on their home field April 8, Roaring Fork High School’s girls soccer team rebounded two days later to score a 10-0 confidence booster over Moffat County in front of the home crowd. Sophomore Annalise Bumgarner col-lected three goals in the match, with one […]
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Thursday group runs a way to connect, converse, cavort with other runners
Four or five miles can go by pretty fast when you get lost in conversation with a fellow runner during a casual jaunt around Carbondale. That’s often how it is at the Independence Run & Hike Thursday night Run Club, which can draw anywhere from four to 40 runners on a given week. Who knows, […]
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Terral Edward Anderson
June 9, 1942 – April 6, 2026 Terral Edward Anderson was born in Martinez, California on June 9, 1942 to Robert and Aurelius Anderson. Terry had one older brother, Rodney Robert Anderson. After high school, he enlisted in the Air Force in 1961 and trained at Kessler Air Force Base in Mississippi prior to being […]
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A taste of victory: Youthentity student from Carbondale wins culinary competition
Editor’s note: Translation assisted by artificial intelligence tools and edited by Bianca Godina The culinary talent of the Valley stood out at the state level thanks to Evony Mejía Montoya, a student in the Youthentity Culinary Academy who earned first place in the Italco Charcuterie Board & Hors d’oeuvre competition, an event that brings together […]
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Curated Calendar – April 9-19
THURSDAY, APRIL 9 STORYTIME & D&DChildren are welcome to a read-aloud at Basalt Library from 3:45 to 4:45pm, with stories told verbally and through American Sign Language. A Dungeons & Dragons session will take place from 5 to 6:30pm. MONKSMonks of Gaden Shartse Monastery will visit the Way of Compassion Dharma Center at the Third […]