A gentle snow fluttered silently outside KDNK’s classroom on Sunday, Jan. 7, as four former coal miners took about two dozen listeners deep into the harrowing history of Carbondale’s 1970s coal mining days. This panel was the first in a four-part series organized by the Carbondale Historical Society with a focus on capturing living history […]
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Municipal electionsPetitions to run for election to the Carbondale Board of Trustees are now available at Town Hall and can be retrieved from Town Clerk Jessica Markham. There will be three seats available. To qualify, petitions must be turned in by Jan. 22 with 25 signatures from Carbondale residents who are registered to vote. In […]
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Seniors play leadership role off the bench for Rams girls basketball
Though not regular starters, the two seniors on this season’s Roaring Fork High School (RFHS) girls basketball team know they have an important job to do. And they’re up to the task.Through the early part of the season in December, Avery Smith and Lelany Gardesani proved to be valuable relief coming off the bench in […]
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Carbondale Report: Town Center advances as newcomer response shifts
A dividing wall partitioned the Town Hall meeting room in preparation for receiving 20 newcomer refugees from the 60 sheltered at the Third Street Center. All trustees were present, minus Erica Sparhawk.The unanimously approved consent agenda included accounts payable, designation of www.carbondalegov.org as the primary place for posting public meeting agendas, a special event liquor […]
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Carbondale Bike Project: Pedaling toward a sustainable future
The wheels keep turning at the Carbondale Bike Project (CBP), the community-driven initiative promoting cycling and fostering a sense of community since its inception. Founded by former Carbondalian and Way of Compassion Dharma Center executive director, Aaron Taylor, CBP evolved from garage-based, neighborhood bike repair get-togethers to a fully-equipped bike shop located in Carbondale’s Third […]
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Basalt Report: Council keeps seat empty until general election
The Basalt Town Council convened for its first meeting of the year to discuss some lighting issues on the Spur, as well as the upcoming general election this April and the temporary position left open by Councillor Glenn Drummond’s resignation last fall. Many citizens from the condominiums at 100 and 104 Midland Avenue came to […]
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GarCo Report: Updates, funding, more Manga and the 2020 election
Silt resident John Lepkowski and his Garfield County Libraries complaints are becoming fixtures during the open public comment period at Garfield County Commissioners (BOCC) meetings. This week, he disseminated information that he said he got from Daniel Kail. Kail, the director of Trailhead Christian Counseling in Glenwood Springs, is registered in Colorado as a licensed […]
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Kyle Mucci Stewart, 1952-2024
Music, nature, water, photography and animals were key loves of Kyle Mucci Stewart’s life. During Kyle’s career in radio and advertising, she brought great music to stunning places, from Key West, Maui, Friday Harbor, Boulder and Carbondale. Kyle was one of those jolly, free-spirited, gregarious people who could make themselves at home in both the […]
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Carbondale Arts seeks artists to beautify storage facility
Carbondale Arts (CA) has put out a call to artists for a sizable new Carbondale Creative District public art installation, commissioning five murals (ranging in size from 30’ x 9’ to 60’ x 9’) and three sculptures, up to eight feet tall and four feet wide and deep. The artwork will live at the town’s […]
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Obituary – Richard Heinz
Richard Meade Heinz, 84, passed away peacefully on Nov. 20, 2023 under hospice care at Las Ventanas Retirement Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, after a long and courageous battle with congestive heart failure. Richard was born in 1939 in Toledo, Ohio to Arthur and Mildred Heinz. He attended Toledo University, graduating with a degree in […]