It is a new year, and students are back in school. What better time, then, to refresh our memories on school-bus safety when students are getting on or off — especially now, with winter’s more challenging driving conditions? First, the state law. Drivers in either direction on a road or street must stop no closer […]
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Basalt art grantsGrants of up to $10,000 are available to local artists, organizations and nonprofits via the Basalt Public Arts Commission. Funding may be used for one-time or continuing public arts projects and programs that have a measurable benefit within Basalt. Submissions are due by 5pm, Feb. 20. Find details at www.basalt.net/bpac RFSD declining enrollmentThe […]
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El plan de 10 años del RFSD busca cubrir el 75 % de las necesidades de vivienda
El Distrito Escolar Roaring Fork (RFSD) completó la mudanza a Meadowood Drive en Carbondale en octubre de 2024, finalizando su mayor proyecto de vivienda para personal hasta la fecha. Ahora, el distrito ha aprobado un plan de vivienda a 10 años, con el objetivo de cubrir el 75 % de las necesidades futuras del personal, […]
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Reader surveyThe Sopris Sun and Sol del Valle are asking readers, and yet-to-be readers, to take a few minutes to complete an online multiple-choice survey to help the papers gauge community engagement. Thank you for chiming in! Find the survey at www.tinyurl.com/SoprisSolsurvey Kindergarten age entryRoaring Fork School District announced that beginning next school year, incoming […]
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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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Letters – Oct. 9, 2025
KDNK gives thanksTo our beloved members, listeners, DJs, volunteers, underwriting partners, friends and neighbors, KDNK wants to say the most heartfelt THANK YOU for making our fall membership drive a success! This summer, the passing of the Rescissions Act resulted in an immediate loss of 27% of KDNK’s annual budget. KDNK provides emergency alerts, critical […]
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RFSD Report: Reviewing strategic plan and program progress
District to host board candidate forum Oct. 2 The Roaring Fork School District (RFSD) has had a busy start to the school year. As students and teachers got back into routines in September, the RFSD Board of Education regular meetings saw full agendas. The district is also preparing for the election of two new members […]
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Carbondale parent questions whether movement activities in schools are adequate
Earlier this summer, a concerned parent reached out to this newspaper to raise their concerns about opportunities for physical activities in Carbondale Middle School (CMS). They asked to remain anonymous because they also work for the school district. “At CMS they have one 20-minute recess after lunch only,” they wrote, compared to a 20-minute midday […]
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RFSD Report: School board elections, summer meetings and back-to-school reminders
The sound of whistles and upbeat raised voices from sports fields herald the turn of the summer. Autumn sports practices have begun, and the Roaring Fork School District (RFSD) is preparing for the start of a new school year, just two weeks away. High schoolers return to classrooms on Wednesday, Aug. 20, while elementary and […]
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RFSD electionsThe Roaring Fork School District (RFSD) is seeking board members to fulfill four-year terms representing District A (east of Highway 133 and south of Highway 82) and District E (north of Highway 82 and east of Carbondale). Eligible candidates must file a petition signed by 50 eligible electors by Aug. 29. So far, the […]