conductores sobrios Incendio Snyder Mesa El gobernador Jared Polis anunció que las banderas en los edificios estatales ondearán a media asta durante los servicios conmemorativos en honor a los tres bomberos del Servicio Forestal de Estados Unidos —Emily Barker, Nick Hutcherson y Sydney Watson—, quienes fallecieron trágicamente mientras combatían el incendio Snyder Mesa en la […]
Colorado Parks and Wildlife
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Two more wolves die in western Colorado
Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) killed, or “lethally removed,” an uncollared male gray wolf from the Copper Creek pack on June 12. The wolf had been shot at before and was on the run in Rio Blanco and Routt counties since August 2025. This was the pup left behind when CPW trapped two adults and […]
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La naturaleza de Colorado: una oportunidad aún por descubrir para nuestra comunidad latina
naturaleza de Colorado Tenemos la fortuna de vivir en un estado rebosante de maravillas naturales. En Colorado, aproximadamente el 43% del territorio es tierra pública o accesible al público de alguna manera. Esto nos brinda oportunidades extraordinarias para disfrutar de uno de nuestros recursos más valiosos, la naturaleza. Ahora bien, ¿por qué es importante el […]
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Wolf reintroduction at pivotal moment, says Colorado Parks and Wildlife
If gray wolf recovery in Colorado is to succeed this year, the wolves already in the state are on their own. Meaning that Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) will not be bringing new wolves from outside the state. The reintroduction of gray wolves in Colorado started with voter approval of Proposition 114 in 2020, and, […]
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GarCo Report: Property value complaints, South Bridge permit dispute, CPW Commission woes
The Garfield County Commissioners (BOCC) meeting opened Monday without public comment. The board jumped right into five property valuation abatement hearings, three of which were resolved in the appellant’s favor due to distinct, clerical errors. County Assessor Jim Yellico and his team denied two requests that did not involve clerical errors. Remember, we’re looking at […]
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Letters – March 19, 2026
Carbondale gymnasticsLast year, The Sopris Sun asked an important question about the former City Market building: “Is anything happening?” If the answer is still “not yet,” I’d like to offer a suggestion — could it become a gymnastics facility for the mid-valley? Right now, families in Glenwood, Carbondale, Basalt and the surrounding communities have very […]
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Highway 133 tragedyThe evening of March 1, Diana Quinn, a 76-year-old woman from the Carbondale area, lost her life after colliding with the back of a semi and trailer on Highway 133 south of Carbondale. At the time of the crash, the semi was parked in the northbound lane of the highway and unoccupied while […]
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Impuestos, foro comunitario, concurso de cine y más
La Junta Directiva del Distrito de Bibliotecas Públicas del Condado de Garfield está considerando incluir en la boleta de noviembre una extensión de 1.00 mill levy.
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Carbondale forumThe Sopris Sun and KDNK Community Access Radio are hosting a forum for the Carbondale trustee and mayoral candidates on March 25 at Town Hall from 6 to 7:30pm. Questions for the candidates can be submitted in advance at www.tinyurl.com/CarbondaleCandidates Teller Springs conservedAspen Valley Land Trust announced that 31 acres at Teller Springs, a […]
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Electric mountain bikingThe Bureau of Land Management is seeking public input on a proposal to allow Class 1 e-bikes on all currently designated mechanized mountain bike trails within the Colorado River Valley Field Office boundary. Approval would affect more than 220 miles of trail in Eagle, Garfield and Pitkin counties. “Class 1 e-bikes have a […]