Holy Cross electionHoly Cross Energy, our rural electric cooperative, has announced two candidates running for a seat in the Northern District on the board of directors: Matt Solomon and incumbent Keith Klesner. This district represents Vail and the Eagle River Valley. Members may vote by mail, online or in-person at the annual meeting on June […]
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Main Street detourBeginning April 1, crews will begin replacing water lines for the new Forest Service building in Carbondale. For about three weeks, westbound traffic will be rerouted to Colorado Avenue between Sixth Street and Seventh Street. Eastbound traffic will remain on Main Street but will use the north lane, closer to the Post Office. […]
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Basalt candidate forumBasalt Town Council candidates, as well as the Mayoral candidate, participated in a public forum on Monday, March 4 at the Basalt Library. The forum was organized by the Basalt Chamber of Commerce, and while some questions were written up by the chamber, others were sourced from the community ahead of time. To […]
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Newcomers updateAccording to a recent press release, the Town of Carbondale will gradually begin reducing the services being provided to migrant newcomers over the next two months. Beginning March 8, the Town will no longer fill vacancies in shelters and will officially close both shelters on April 1. Dinner service will end on March 22 […]
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Municipal racesSix candidates have turned in petitions for three open seats on Basalt Town Council: Hannah Berman, Chris Mullen, Richard Stevens, Kaja Rumney, Angele Dupre-Butchart and Courtney Sheeley Wycoff. Meanwhile, only David Knight has put his hat in for mayor. In Carbondale, six candidates are vying for three seats: Jess Robison, April Spaulding, Katie Tabor, […]
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Spruce it up!The Sopris Sun invites youngsters to submit illustrations for its annual Spruce Up The Sun contest. The winning image(s) will be featured on the cover of our Dec. 21 holiday issue. Contestants, or their parents, can submit scanned submissions to news@soprissun.com or place a hard copy in the submission box outside The Launchpad […]
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Scuttlebutt and Calendar – Nov. 30, 2023
Forest Service buildingAccording to a press release, work to redevelop the Aspen-Sopris Ranger District compound in Carbondale will begin next week with staff moving to a temporary office on Weant Boulevard. The existing location will be temporarily closed to the public Dec. 6-8, reopened Dec. 11-15 and then closed permanently on Dec. 18. The new […]
