Once a month, a Town of Carbondale employee spends about three days slowly driving near every house the Town provides water service to. This is currently the only means of gathering data on water usage. Not only is it an inefficient use of time and resources, the information obtained is limited. For these and other […]
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All-conference, state honors awarded for spring sports seasons
The selections are in, and several Roaring Fork High School spring sports athletes have been bestowed with all-conference and all-state honors. The Rams girls lacrosse team had the most picks among the Roaring Fork teams for both the 4A Mountain East League and 4A All-State picks. Two members of the team, senior draw specialist Josie […]
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Modern West Floral keeps it local
Modern West Floral, a locally owned — and grown — flower business, operated by Vanessa Gilbert Meredith, is working to bring sustainable and locally sourced flowers to the Roaring Fork and Colorado River valleys. Curating the natural beauty of our region is an important part of the business’ mission. On top of growing the flora […]
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Memorial Day 2025
American Legion Post 100 carried out its annual 21 gun salute starting at the White Hill Cemetery bright and early on Memorial Day, honoring the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for every American’s right to freedom. From there, they went on to Evergreen Cemetery on 8th Street and then to the Veterans […]
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AZYEP rings in a quarter century of empowering young people
The Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment Program (AZYEP) is celebrating a quarter of a century of getting kids on the airwaves. Coming up on June 7, the youth radio team will host a party — of the century — in front of its home at KDNK Community Access Radio. The entire block from Main Street to […]
Posted inYouth News
Aquatics Center needs community support to close funding gap
The Carbondale pool, formerly known as the John M. Fleet Pool, named after a Carbondale mayor, was originally built in 1978. Since its creation, the pool has served the community as a hub for connection, recreation and education. Despite its importance, and likely due in part to its popularity, the pool had endured some wear […]
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Scuttlebutt & Calendar
APR stands tallAspen Public Radio (APR) has joined Colorado Public Radio and KSUT to file a lawsuit with National Public Radio (NPR) against the Trump administration’s executive order which seeks to end federal funding for NPR and PBS. The lawsuit claims the action violated the Constitution and First Amendment protections. “Free press is not optional […]
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Sopris Sun graduates shoot for the stars
Yesenia Benavides Burgos, Gus Richardson and Isaac Sterling have made the most of their time as interns at The Sopris Sun. The former two, who graduated on Saturday from Roaring Fork High School, have been enrolled in the youth journalism program (or Youth News Bureau, as we like to call it) since their sophomore year. […]
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Richard Kirk
Richard Kirk of Carbondale, age 99, passed away May 5, 2025, one month away from his 100th Birthday. Richard was surrounded by dear friends and caregivers. Born to Frances and Richard Kirk of Jersey City, New Jersey, his parents and older brother, Frank, and younger sister, Rosemary, preceded him in death. Richard joined the Navy […]
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Gottlieb and Knickerbocker release new book
Carbondale authors — and romantic partners — Larry Gottlieb and Katherine Knickerbocker have written a new book that combines philosophy, adventure and the great outdoors. The book is called “Secrets of the River: A Parable for Our Times.” It is being published by Di Angelo Publications, with a book launch at the Carbondale Library in […]