The Bald Eagle Nesting Site (Buffer Zone) in Aspen Glen has existed since 1992, when the planned unit development (PUD) and golf club were first established. Houses have continued to pop up ever since, but not on parcels 245 and 246 along the Roaring Fork River, where development was prohibited to allow for nesting. While […]
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Scuttlebutt – Oct. 15, 2026
Mail-in ballotsGarfield County voters who choose to mail in their ballot must make sure to include two postage stamps on the envelope, and send it out no later than Monday, Oct. 26, to ensure it makes it to the County Clerk’s Office in time for the final count. The status of submitted ballots can be […]
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Indigenous-led environmental movements highlighted on Indigenous People’s Day
The Town of Carbondale officially recognized Indigenous People’s Day at a trustee meeting on Sept. 24, 2019. Annual events to commemorate the day have been organized since by Roaring Fork Valley Circle and, this year, 350 Roaring Fork collaborated on events in Carbondale as well. This year’s celebration reaffirmed Carbondale’s growing awareness of the rebranded […]
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2026 state measures voter guide, in brief
The Sopris Sun has whipped up a voter guide to help folks navigate the complex statewide ballot measures facing voters on the Western Slope. The Sun referenced Ballotpedia, the Colorado Secretary of State and the Colorado General Assembly websites to inform this report. Amendment 81 (Constitutional)This is a proposal to change Colorado’s Constitution to require […]
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GarCo Report: Commissioners discuss library board application, hear Xcel Energy wildfire mitigation efforts
It’s time for new appointments to the Garfield County Library Board of Trustees. Two seats will be open at the beginning of 2027, including the at-large position, now filled by Board Treasurer John Mallonee, and the Silt seat, filled by Board President Adrian Rippy-Sheehy, as discussed in the Garfield County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) […]
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Carbondale Report: Trustees advance Town Center
The Town Center project is picking up momentum after the Carbondale Board of Trustees approved a two-phase planning approach on Tuesday, Oct. 13, for the mixed commercial- and residential-use build. “I would not call agreements exciting, but I would call this one exciting,” Town Manager Ryan Hyland said of the agreement to go forward with […]
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Basalt Report: Council nips Movieland hotel in the bud
Basalt Town Council on Tuesday, Oct. 14, voted unanimously to deny an application on first reading to construct a 93-room Marriott hotel on the former Movieland site. Council also adopted a resolution to commit $100,000 to the West Mountain Regional Housing Coalition (WMRHC) in support of a program to convert existing free-market homes into permanently […]
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Kohanna at Steve’s Guitars
On Oct. 17 at 7:30pm, folksy Americana musician Kohanna McCrary, known professionally as just Kohanna, will share her sound and her ode to Colorado with Carbondale audiences at Steve’s Guitars as part of her “Where We Going” tour. McCrary, who grew up in a small Virginia town, has chased her dream of music for what […]
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Combined-school Longhorns softball team playoffs bound; Rams soccer stays hot
The combined forces of three Roaring Fork Valley high schools has propelled the rejuvenated Basalt High girls softball team to the postseason and its first winning record in four years. The Longhorns, made up of players from Basalt, Roaring Fork and Glenwood Springs high schools, rolled to an overall mark of 14 wins, six losses, […]
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Girls night on the ice at Colorado Extreme rink this Saturday
Girls of all ages are invited out to the Colorado Extreme ice rink east of Carbondale this Saturday, Oct. 17, for a free evening of skating as part of World Girls’ Hockey Weekend. The free skating event begins at 5pm Saturday at the Colorado Extreme outdoor arena on Catherine Store Road. It will be followed […]