Primary election results are in. Following is a list of outcomes for the contested seats decided by Garfield County voters. Joe O’Dea outdid Ron Hanks by a margin of roughly 10% and will challenge incumbent Michael Bennet, who ran unopposed as a Democrat, for the U.S. Senate seat. Adam Frisch won the Democratic primary for […]
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Critical habitat designation for lynx reconsidered in Colorado
On April 25, Wilderness Workshop (WW) and WildEarth Guardians, a national nonprofit, secured a legal agreement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) that directed the agency to once again reevaluate critical habitat for the Canada lynx. The agreement was approved by the District Court of Montana, and the USFWS has until Nov. 21, […]
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Feds demand unprecedented cuts to Colorado River water use
UPDATE Sopris Sun correspondent Olivia Emmer interviewed KUNC’s Water and Environment Reporter covering the Colorado River Basin, Alex Hager, about the Bureau of Reclamation’s recent demand to users of Colorado River water. The interview has been edited for length and clarity. Would you briefly summarize the recent edict from the federal government to users of […]
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Finding community — for family, work and home
Interviewing Lindsay Hentschel, what comes through is her endearing sense of humor and her love for her community. Going into her 20th year with the Roaring Fork School District (RFSD), Hentschel will step into an assistant principal role at Glenwood Springs High School (GSHS) alongside Assistant Principal Gayla Rowe next year. On May 31, GSHS […]
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Scuttlebutt / Calendar – June 30, 2022
Slip slidin’ The Colorado Department of Transportation closed Interstate 70 in both directions through the Glenwood Canyon on Monday, June 27 in response to a flash flood warning issued by the National Weather Service at 6:20 p.m. The interstate reopened around 8:30 p.m. Motorists planning to travel through the canyon are advised to pay close […]
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Survey results reveal overall satisfaction among RFSD educators
The results of the 2022 Teaching and Learning Conditions in Colorado (TLCC) survey, administered this spring through the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) and released in May, are being analyzed by school administrators across the state. According to the CDE website, “TLCC is a statewide, confidential survey intended to support school, district and state improvement […]
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Commercial inventory shows business is booming
In 2017, Sopris Sun reporter John Colson began an annual tradition by which to measure economic trends in Carbondale. Noting a lack of data in regards to the town’s commercial inventory, he set out to establish a baseline with an “admittedly informal, unscientific and quite possibly incomplete survey of the different nodes of retail and […]
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CVEPA Views: The Critically Thirsty West
At this time, 39 years ago, “federal officials scrambled to avoid one of the most dramatic dam failures in history.” Glen Canyon Dam was bursting at the seams with water and rock blasting out around its foundation while crews raced to install a rampart of plywood sheets across the top of the dam. This near […]
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Letters – June 30, 2022
Calling all veterans On the Fourth of July, as we Americans celebrate our country’s independence and freedoms, we should remember the men and women who serve and have served in our military. They, some at great cost, served to protect us and defend the freedoms we enjoy. Our U.S. veterans will be honored at several […]