Un importante proyecto de mantenimiento de un puente a lo largo de la Interestatal 70 en Glenwood Canyon comenzará a mediados de julio, según un comunicado de prensa del Departamento de Transporte de Colorado. La contratista KSK LLC de Grand Junction liderará la iniciativa, que incluye la sustitución de 23 uniones de puentes y la […]
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Uinta Basin Railway meets opposition in Glenwood Springs
Oil producers want to quadruple the amount of fracked waxy crude that comes out of Utah’s Uinta Basin. Between 80,000 and 90,000 barrels per day are currently trucked to refineries in Salt Lake City, but refinery production there is capped due to air pollution on the Wasatch Front. So, Utah officials and oil producers have […]
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Commuting made interesting
With pervasive road work and more cars on the road, comes more idling and waiting for traffic to move, with the vehicle’s AC blowing (or windows down). Commuting is a daily necessity on the Western Slope for many, if not most, of the people here. Whether heading back from work through the Crystal Valley on […]
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Wildfire and mudslides and drought, oh my!
Intense rainfall over the last several weeks led to numerous mudslides throughout the region. The most notable events occurred in Glenwood Canyon, a direct result of last year’s Grizzly Creek wildfire, though unburned areas also experienced slides, such as Highway 133 near Redstone. “The debris flows that we’re seeing outside the burn areas in Colorado […]
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Mudslides impact water quality
On Saturday, June 26 and Sunday, June 27, rain on the Grizzly Creek burn scar caused flash flooding and debris flow. The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) reported that the slide on Sunday left a debris field approximately 80 feet wide and up to five feet deep. The multiple mudslides caused long closures on I-70 […]
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Scuttlebutt / Calendar – April 8, 2021
Mother’s Day It’s time again for mothers with babies born or adopted within the past year to schedule portraits for our special Mother’s Day edition. Call or text Mark Burrows at 970-379-4581 to reserve a photo session on April 10, 11, 24, or 25. COVID precautions will be observed. Artist Grant Program Carbondale Arts is […]
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A cause for pause
The “boop boop” of the key fob was all good but the car was so iced over that I had to narf on the front door to crack the shell and get in. Inside my leaky, ancient Subaru, every window was also covered in a film of hard frost. We were on the brink of […]