In collaboration with Chris Rourke of The Gunnison Country Times While lines on a map often don’t reflect real social or geographic boundaries, even the smallest administrative divisions can create […]
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Animal shelters empty while folks at home adopt
My life during the stay-at-home order took a sudden turn when I adopted a 6-month-old puppy last week. What better way to fill unexpected downtime? In fact, I’m writing this […]
Vegetable gardening 101
It’s easy right? Just buy some seeds, plant, water, watch them grow, then harvest your bounty. Not so fast. If you want a successful first garden experience, there are three […]
District ranks first in English Language Development
Roaring Fork School District’s English Language Development program is ranked number one among the 55 districts in the state with similar percentages of students who are in the process of […]
Wilson selected as finalist for Police Chief
Rifle Police Sgt. Kirk Wilson is Town Manager Jay Harrington’s pick to lead the Carbondale Police Department into the future. The final decision as to whether he’s a suitable successor […]
Feeling the loss of Pete and El Baker
She was an impeccable homemaker; he was a retired police captain. Together, Eleanor “El” and Peter Baker of Lake Ariel, PA raised 5 children, doted upon 13 grandchildren and 13 […]
Carbondale construction carries on
There’s not a lot of good news on the job front these days. COVID-19 and the nationwide attempt to “flatten the curve” and stop the spread of the virus may […]
Valley teachers and students learn to cope, virtually
What’s it like to go from sitting at a desk with the teacher a few rows in front going over the day’s curriculum to the long distance of a computer […]
CMC goes online
Colorado Mountain College (CMC) is stepping up during the COVID-19 emergency to offer distance learning classes. In addition, CMC takes the sting out of student costs with free tuition and […]
Where have all the meetings gone? Online, of course!
Living in a virtual world is now the 21st century reality. And that is especially true of local government operations. Both Carbondale and Basalt boards are ramping up their online […]