The main event at Tuesday’s Board of Trustees meeting, Feb. 10, was approval of the special events calendar for 2026, representing 93 unique happenings hosted on Town properties. With Mayor Ben Bohmfalk absent, Mayor Pro Tem Erica Sparhawk led the meeting. First, a consent agenda was approved including meeting minutes; accounts payable; an intergovernmental agreement […]
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New round of decisions on track for proposed Uinta Basin Railway
Late last year, Uinta Basin Railway (UBR) backers, Utah’s Seven County Infrastructure Coalition, filed a 35-page motion with the Federal Surface Transportation Board (STB), asking the Board to reaffirm its original decision to approve the railway without further environmental review. But the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) is not on board with the idea. The […]
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Updates on public lands, new land purchases, federal legislation
National perspectives and decision-making on public land continue to create pressure for state and local governments and organizations. Attempts this year to include provisions in federal legislation for selling public lands to private developers, ostensibly for housing and energy development, received bipartisan opposition from the public and from Colorado elected politicians, including District 3 representative […]
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Eventos comunitarios en el Valle: septiembre y octubre 2025
Del 29 de septiembre al 11 de octubre disfruta de eventos en el Valle de Roaring Fork: foros educativos, Noche Latina, festival multicultural, talleres creativos y actividades familiares. ¡Celebra la cultura, aprende y conecta con tu comunidad en espacios gratuitos y abiertos a todos! LUNES, 29 DE SEPTIEMBREAPOYO DE MICHAEL BENNETReúnase con el personal del […]
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Senate page experience made politics more tangible for Mali Sparhawk
An up-close and personal peek at the inner workings of the U.S. Senate during the spring semester was an eye-opener for Roaring Fork High School (RFHS) soon-to-be senior Mali Sparhawk. After nearly five months working as a page for the Senate Democrats, Sparhawk said she came away with a better understanding of the political process […]
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Los constituyentes piden más acciones en el ayuntamiento
Durante un foro en Grand Junction, el senador Michael Bennet abordó preocupaciones sobre tierras públicas, el costo de vida y la amenaza de la desinformación, subrayando su compromiso con la próxima generación
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Scuttlebutt & Calendar
Autism awarenessAscendigo Autism Services invites businesses and individuals to display their commitment as advocates of neurodivergent inclusivity with a sign for their home or storefront, or a sticker for their car or water bottle. Bonfire Coffee and Dos Gringos are sending every cup of to-go coffee out the door with a custom “Inclusion Advocate” java […]
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Fired Forest Service worker says cuts could impact everything from recreation management to wildfire response
Jamie Werner got the call from White River National Forest (WRNF) Supervisor Scott Fitzwilliams on Sunday of President’s Day Weekend in February that she was among the recent new Forest Service employees being fired “for performance-based reasons” under the Trump Administration’s federal government downsizing. It wasn’t a huge surprise. Of the 15 WRNF workers who […]
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GORP Act aims to protect watersheds and ecosystems
In late September, Colorado Senator Michael Bennet officially introduced the Gunnison Outdoor Resources Protection (GORP) Act to Congress. Per Bennet’s office, the proposed legislation is the largest public lands bill introduced in Colorado since the early 1990s. It proposes increased protections of over 730,000 acres of public land via designation changes and wilderness classification additions. […]
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The day Secretary Haaland came to town
Ahead of a speaking event at Sopris Park on Monday, July 1, U.S. Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland joined Senator Michael Bennet and a few local Thompson Divide advocates, including locally elected officials, for a short hike on the Lorax Trail off of Thompson Creek Road. Later, at the Gazebo, the secretary and senator sat […]