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• Locations: News By James Steindler Published Nov. 4, 2020

  Certain and uncertain results in General Assembly races

  

  The local races for seats in the Colorado State General Assembly have delivered results in one race and the other is too close to call. KDNK and The Sopris Sun partnered up on election night and had the chance to speak with a couple of these candidates. 

   … read more →

• Locations: News By Ken Pletcher Published Nov. 4, 2020

  Wolves winning by a whisker

  

  Proposition 114, the ballot initiative mandating the reintroduction of gray wolves into Western Colorado by the end of 2023, appears to have been approved by voters by the slimmest of margins in the Nov. 3 election. The overall unofficial tally, as of press time, gave those for the… read more →

• Locations: News By Roberta McGowan Published Nov. 4, 2020

  Gallagher repeal stabilizes special district funding

  

  Voters hoping to repeal the Gallagher Amendment to the state’s constitution are deep breathing sighs of relief.
  As of Nov. 4, 85 percent of votes were in with 57.5 percent in favor of repeal. 

  Previously, special districts like Colorado Mountain College… read more →

• Locations: News By Will Grandbois Published Oct. 28, 2020

  A grave Halloween

  

  As cold weather sets in and restrictions tighten, it’s clear that the holiday season will look even less like a normal than did the summer. Earlier this month, Canadians took Thanksgiving with just their immediate households, while folks stateside will get their first real look at the discrepancy… read more →

• Locations: News By Roberta McGowan Published Oct. 28, 2020

  Historic mill site receives major funding

  

  Just recently, The town of Marble received a $333,000 Resilient Communities Grant from Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) to significantly improve the Marble Mill Site Park.

  GOCO explained on its website that the Gunnison County park has seen an uptick in visitation since the pandemic started, stressing… read more →

• Locations: News By Lynn Burton Published Oct. 28, 2020

  Information surfaces on little-known Marble quarry GM

  

  Much is known about Col. Channing Meek, the enterprising businessman who turned a marginal marble quarry into a nationwide operation in the years from 1905 until his untimely death in 1912. Less was known about Meek’s globe-trotting general manager at the Colorado Yule Marble Company.

  Until… read more →

• Locations: News By James Steindler Published Oct. 28, 2020

  Mitsch Bush and Boebert don’t agree on much

  

  The race for Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District has drawn the nation’s eye. Lauren Boebert unseated incumbent Scott Tipton in the Republican primary and now faces off with Democrat Diane Mitsch Bush. Let’s take a look at what the candidates think is best for the country, the district and… read more →

• Locations: News By Kate Phillips Published Oct. 28, 2020

  Our Town: Andy Hackbarth finds his melody in Saguache

  

  Andy Hackbarth is a Carbondale native who recently bought a historic hotel in Saguache, which he and his father are renovating in hopes of a mid-2021 opening — visit sauachehotel.com for more.

  Q: You have such an extensive music background. Care to share a little bit?

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• Locations: News By Laurel Smith Published Oct. 28, 2020

  A rough return to in-person learning

  

  On Oct. 26, Roaring Fork School District (RFSD) fourth through eighth graders stepped out into 11 inches of snow and walked to their school bus stops for the first time since March 13. 

  The storm that brought several road closures and blackouts throughout Roaring Fork Valley… read more →

• Locations: News By Will Grandbois Published Oct. 21, 2020

  RFSD eases into in-person learning

  

  Roaring Fork School District pre-K through third grade students returned to in-person learning on Oct. 19, with up to eighth graders slated for next Monday and high schoolers potentially returning the week after that. 

  The phased approach gives the district a chance to practice protocols with… read more →