Erin Riccio is passionate about protecting Colorado’s public lands. She grew up in Morrison on the Front Range and comes from a family of conservationists.
“My grandfather was involved in the Colorado Mountain Club back in the [1940s] and really instilled this love of the… read more →
Carbondale’s new integrated weed management plan is getting attention at the county level and beyond.
Sarah LaRose of Garfield County Vegetation Management made the trip to praise the policy as the Board of Trustees prepared to adopt it on Oct. 22.
“We’re really… read more →
In school students learn that what makes America unique is that it is a melting pot of many cultures. This sentiment can be compromised in the “real” world, and when it comes to the Latino and Anglo populations in the Roaring Fork Valley the notion is put to… read more →
You may have forgotten about the Panama Papers (much less the Paradise Papers), but Briana Boland hasn’t — and she’s making sure others remember as well.
The Marble native is proof that growing up in a small town doesn’t prevent you from getting involved in the… read more →
Five seats are up for election — two contested — on the Nov. 5 ballot for the Colorado Mountain College (CMC) Board of Trustees. Each term of office is for four years except for Trustee District 7 which is two years.
Also on the ballot… read more →
Three of the five Roaring Fork Schools Board of Education seats are up for election on Tuesday, Nov. 5.
The school district, which encompasses Glenwood Springs, Carbondale, and Basalt, is divided into five director districts. Candidates must reside in that sub-district, but the whole RFSD electorate votes… read more →
For the second time in as many years, the Garfield County Public Library District is on the November ballot.
Last year’s ballot question 6A asked that the district be allowed to keep all of the revenue it received from sales taxes, which would include the money… read more →
If you are around horses a lot and you notice drooling or blisters on the mouth, be alert and contact your vet.
A nasty equine virus, vesicular stomatitis (VSV), is going around the Valley.
Although less than a dozen animals here have been involved… read more →
Steve Avery had his nose, three teeth, upper lip and part of his palate removed in addition to a lymph node dissection, chemotherapy and radiation as part of a cancer treatment that turned out to be only the beginning. After complication after complication and in advance of a… read more →
Get out your fancy western duds and hightail it over to The Launchpad, 5 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 13, for Art Heist 2019.
Here’s the deal, and there will be a lot of deals. Participants will have a chance to steal great artwork right off the walls… read more →
