“I maintain it is high time to legislate for term limits for all elected [Garfield] county positions,” offered Carbondale resident Susan Rhea during the public comment period at Monday’s Garfield County Commissioners’ (BOCC) meeting. For the second week in a row, a small crowd showed up at 8am to speak before the BOCC dove into […]
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As winter hits Carbondale, residents stoke their fireplaces
Cathy Britt sliced apples on her kitchen counter and looked at an ironcast wood stove in an adjoining living room. It’s a Norwegian-made Jotul. The kind with a nostalgic swinging door and a black stove pipe. “We can’t imagine not having it,” she said. “It’s just so part of the house.” Cathy, a former Carbondale […]
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Resumen de noticias locales en Colorado | Transporte, comunidad y educación
Este resumen de noticias reúne los acontecimientos más relevantes en transporte, servicios comunitarios, vida silvestre, educación y subvenciones en Colorado, con información útil para residentes y lectores del valle. Mitigación de desprendimientos en pausa El Departamento de Transporte de Colorado suspendió por el invierno los trabajos de mitigación de desprendimientos de rocas a lo largo […]
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Letters – Nov. 12, 2025
Correction: Garfield County Public Library District Director Jamie LaRue received a letter of interest for a vacant trustee position in early August, but did not forward it to County Manager Fred Jarman until Oct. 1. Ring the bell The holiday season is rapidly approaching, but these are difficult times for many of our neighbors. It […]
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Garco report: Library, SNAP and South Bridge
Garfield County commissioners (BOCC) got an earful of fiery public comments at the beginning of Monday’s meeting. Citizens concerned about the appointment process for county library trustees responded to a call to action on Facebook over the weekend, urging the community to speak at the meeting. Sixteen commenters talked about issues ranging from the current […]
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El puesto del Distrito A en la Junta del RFSD tendrá una nueva representante
Jodi Barr y Tammy Nimmo compiten por el escaño del Distrito A en la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar Roaring Fork, actualmente ocupado por Kenny Teitler, quien decidió no postularse para un segundo mandato. El Aspen Daily News publicó el miércoles un artículo sobre la contienda del Distrito E, donde la titular Kathryn Kuhlenberg […]
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Por un distrito RE-2 enfocado en los estudiantes y los maestros
El candidato Steve Beaulieu comparte su visión para un distrito RE-2 enfocado en los estudiantes, maestros y la comunidad. Llama a la colaboración, al fortalecimiento de la educación bilingüe y a dejar atrás la división política. Dos puestos en la junta escolar local están en elección y tu voto puede hacer una gran diferencia. Soy […]
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Resumen de noticias: ayudas, becas, robos, desarrollo y política
Resumen de noticias del Valle de Roaring Fork y más allá: apoyo comunitario, arte y cultura, seguridad pública, desarrollo residencial, energía y política. Inicio de la campaña “Red Kettle”Salvation Army inicia su temporada de recolección con campanas este sábado 1 de noviembre, de 1 a 3 p.m., en la iglesia New Hope Church en New […]
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Habitat’s Carter condos filling affordability void in Roaring Fork Valley’s tight housing market
The high cost of housing in the Roaring Fork Valley hit home for Glenwood Springs city employee Jacob Zook as soon as he got the rent increase notice for his free-market apartment on Wulfsohn Road at The Meadows. “I was not able to afford it, so I was pretty desperately looking for other options,” said […]
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Spring Valley Ranch strikes (out) again
A proposed substantial amendment to the Spring Valley Ranch Planned Unit Development (PUD) on more than 5,900 acres, east of Glenwood Springs, seems to have met its match with local resistance. On Oct. 27, in a surprise move, Spring Valley Holdings LLC (SVH) withdrew the PUD amendment and rezoning application for the controversial mega-development. In […]