Anyone who has dealt with wildfire will tell you that it’s an unpredictable foe. While firefighting can be full of repetition and drudgery — hold the line, call for backup, […]
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Evacuation brings added complications for immigrants
When disaster strikes, people want information. That was certainly true in the wake of the dramatic Lake Christine Fire that necessitated mandatory evacuations of about 500 homes in the midvalley. […]
‘Bachelor’ contestant brings nonprofit to Carbondale
Sarah Herron described herself as “just a girl trying to find love on TV” when she went on the popular ABC series “The Bachelor.” But she was also the show’s […]
RFTA, trustees get down to transportation tax
The Roaring Fork Transit Authority is nearing a decision on a fall tax question, if their presentation at the July 10 Carbondale Board of Trustees meeting is any guide. “My […]
Talk out the trash
Do you support recycling and waste reduction? Fewer trucks on the street? Affordable trash pickup? Like having a choice of hauler? Want to protect the bears? Well, you probably can’t […]
If they can't stand the heat, keep the pup inside
Carbondale Animal Hospital veterinarian Benjamin Mackin says he works with dogs suffering from negative effects of the heat on a regular basis. He sees cases from mild to sever and […]
Pages of the Past: It never rains but it pours
From the archives of the Roaring Fork Valley Journal July 13, 1978 A cloudburst in the midvalley accompanied by severe lightning left almost an inch of water in the streets […]
CARE seeking help transporting and fostering animals in wake of evacuations
If you’re feeling helpless in the wake of the Lake Christine Fire, Colorado Animal Rescue (CARE) could use your help managing the influx of four-legged evacuees. “If they’re mandatory evacuated, […]
Pilot program helps paralyzed participants move again
It was the first time Adam Lavender stood in his wife’s embrace in six years. He’d been told by every spinal cord injury (SPI) expert at Craig Hospital that he […]
Ceramicists’ individual pursuits result in Paralleled Pastiche
Artists Savanna LaBauve and Stephanie Seguin didn’t know each other when they each arrived in town last September to share a cozy studio space as the Carbondale Clay Center’s newest […]