Casey Piscura took his life on Feb. 2, 2025 — a Sunday. That week the news broke slowly, then quickly rippled through the community, opening a chasm of grief shared among the people who knew and admired this seemingly unstoppable farmer. Several memorials were held in the weeks that followed, including a gathering of hundreds […]
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Novedades: medio ambiente, seguridad escolar y comunidad
Resumen de las últimas noticias locales en el valle del Roaring Fork: acciones ambientales, seguridad en escuelas de Basalt, cambios en organizaciones comunitarias, energía, conservación y eventos naturales en Colorado. Impulso al ríoRoaring Fork Conservancy se ha asociado con el Distrito de Conservación del Agua del Río Colorado, el municipio de Basalt, el Basalt Water […]
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Lift-UpdateLift-Up, the nonprofit operator of food pantries and supplementary food programs from Parachute to Aspen, announced on Dec. 18 that Samantha Freese will serve as the organization’s next executive director. Freese, a New Castle resident, has worked for the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment as well as Mountain Valley Developmental Services and most recently […]
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Bridging BionicsThe Bridging Bionics Foundation announced Monday, Dec. 1, receiving a monumental $1.5 million grant from an anonymous donor. The first $1 million will immediately support the acquisition of Bridging Bionics Foundation’s Center for Neurorehabilitation at 2605 Dolores Way, Carbondale. The remaining $500,000 has been committed as a three-year matching challenge to support the new […]
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Cajas de alimentos navideños crean un vínculo amable entre las granjas y las familias de Colorado
Un flujo constante de personas recorría el invernadero de Farm Collaborative en Aspen, como el jugo que salía de las manzanas que los niños empujaban a través del prensador de sidra propiedad de la granja. Habían venido para el evento anual Farm to Fridge, durante el cual el fundador de Farm Collaborative y Comisionado de […]
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Novedades de la semana
Actualización semanal con las noticias más relevantes del Valle de Roaring Fork: advertencia final sobre cámaras de velocidad, cifras de ayuda alimentaria de Lift-Up, nuevas reglas de ingreso a kínder, cierre de Independence Pass por invierno, quemas controladas y trabajos de mitigación en Basalt Mountain. Última advertenciaEl periodo de advertencia para el nuevo sistema de […]
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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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Rockfall mitigation on holdThe Colorado Department of Transportation has shut down rockfall mitigation work along Highway 82 outside of Carbondale for the winter. Safety for workers and motorists is the primary concern. Work started mid-May and included clearing culverts, rock scaling and more. Crews will resume work next spring. Lift-Up ups serviceIn the first week […]
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Food nonprofits contend with SNAP interruptions
Editor’s note: As of Wednesday, Nov. 5, in response to a court order, the Trump administration planned to use money from an Agriculture Department contingency fund to pay out half of the SNAP benefits people typically receive. “Even if we get immediate guidance, it will unfortunately be delayed while states get the money out,” Trump […]
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Scuttlebutt & Election Results
Election resultsAs of Wednesday, Nov. 5, Tammy Nimmo and Kathryn Kuhlenberg had clear victories in the Re-1 Board of Directors race, earning 69.95% and 72% of the vote, respectively. Ballot Issue 7A, establishing a special taxing district with a .25% sales tax to help bolster child care in Garfield, Pitkin and southwestern Eagle counties, passed […]