When Roaring Fork Mill sprouted in 2022, it was a small passion project. Founder Jacob Trumbull comes from a background in conservation and sustainable agriculture. He and his wife, Nicole, started stone-milling grains a few years after they settled into the Roaring Fork Valley. The business started as mill-to-order batches, but has since taken off. […]
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Near New donations dip
Correction: This article has been updated to reflect that the Near New is bringing in about $200 to $300 less daily compared to last year, not weekly. After swinging open the door to the Near New, a shopper’s eyes dance to a kaleidoscope of items, from housewares to sporty outfits. A volunteer is there to […]
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Area athletes make podium at state track meet
Basalt and Roaring Fork high schools represented at the Colorado Track and Field Championships in Lakewood last weekend, coming away with three podium finishes. Basalt senior distance runner Towler Scott took fifth place in the 3A boys 3,200-meter run on Thursday, May 14, overcoming the heat at JeffCo Stadium to finish in 9 minutes, 55.87 […]
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Curated Calendar – May 21-31, 2026
THURSDAY, MAY 21 RFHS ART, WOODWORKINGRoaring Fork High School’s Art and Woodworking show will be up and running from 8am to 6pm. The show will continue during the same period on Friday. INDEPENDENCE PASSIndependence Pass is scheduled to open today at noon. OLDER ADULT GAME DAYOlder adults are invited to an interactive game day at […]
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3 Rs opt-out rates ‘remain low’
One to 5% of students in all Roaring Fork School District (RFSD) grade levels are not participating in sexual education courses, newly released data shows. RFSD Superintendent Dr. Anna Cole told district officials last Wednesday that this average opt-out rate, gathered from a district-wide survey conducted in response to calls for strengthened information transparency and […]
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Bonedale Skatepark receives updates, repairs this week
It’s “Skate or Die” for Carbondale’s 17,300-square-foot bevy of bowls, boxes and banks. Last month, Carbondale Town Council allocated $20,000 for various repairs and updates at North Face Skatepark at 215 Meadowood Drive, or what locals like to call “Bonedale Skatepark.” Grind Customs LLC, a contractor based in Lakewood, has been applying the repairs all […]
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Your chance to see ‘This Is Spinal Tap’
Three musicians sit in a garden, faces solemn because they are being filmed and are explaining how their drummers keep mysteriously dying. One drummer expired in “a bizarre gardening accident,” and that’s all that is said. Of the subsequent drummer, as Derek Smalls (Harry Shearer) says, with some delicacy, “The official explanation was, he choked […]
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‘Showing up is half the battle’
Long-time valley residents Danny Feria and Edgar Garcia Veleta recently completed the Colfax Marathon in Denver, marking a milestone in both their running journeys and longtime friendship. The two had hoped to run a marathon together for more than a year after previously preparing for a race in Hawaii. Finishing the Colfax Marathon became a […]