Midland ICE facility On Thursday, Aug. 6, Glenwood Springs City Council plans to discuss enforcement of a special use permit (SUP) revocation for an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center at 100 Midland Ave. The City’s Planning and Zoning Commission revoked the SUP on April 28, and notified the federal General Services Administration, ICE and […]
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Glenwood Report: Housing needs assessed, Mitchell-Cooper water users face shut-off order
The City of Glenwood Springs would ideally approve or somehow create another 1,824 housing units over the next 10 years to help meet the region’s anticipated need for new workforce housing. That was the upshot of a report given to Glenwood Springs City Council on the newly completed Roaring Fork/ColoradoRiver Valley Housing Needs Analysis during […]
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GarCo Report: Land swap, Sweetwater and Spring Valley Ranch
Land-use issues filled this week’s Garfield Board of County Commissioners’ (BOCC) agenda on Tuesday, beginning with Sweetwater residents against the proposed state park at Sweetwater Lake. They voiced concerns during the public comment period about what they and the land have to lose if the park is approved. When the White River National Forest (WRNF) […]
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Scuttlebutt – July 23, 2026
Mountain Fair Volunteers!Looking to enjoy the festivities this weekend, while giving back to the fair? Sign up to volunteer for the 55th annual Carbondale Mountain Fair, running Friday, July 24 through Sunday, July 26, and join an impassioned group that makes the fair run! Volunteers who contribute four or more hours of time over the […]
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Curated Calendar – July 16 to 26
THURSDAY, JULY 16 ‘EMERGENCE’Ahead of Aspen Dance Connection’s “Emergence” performance at TACAW tomorrow, Maureen Breeze teaches youth some dance moves at the Carbondale Library today at 10am. CARE FOR CAREGIVERSTrue Nature welcomes caregivers to receive support from 5:30 to 7pm. Register at truenaturehealingarts.com TREE WALKJoin Carbondale’s arborist for a tour of trees and information about […]
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Scuttlebutt – July 16, 2026
Indecent exposure The Carbondale Police Department (CPD) is investigating an alleged indecent exposure incident involving a child victim. The allegation is that a man approached the fence of a home on the 100 block of Garfield Avenue around 3pm on Saturday, July 11, exposing himself in front of the victim. While neighboring security camera footage does […]
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Letters – July 16, 2026
Correction: Last week’s GarCo Report covered the GAME Act, a proposed legislative land exchange, regarding lands on the Roan Plateau. The article did not mention B Scott Smith’s Out of Bounds Ranch (OOB) on County Road 115. Bureau of Land Management land near the OOB Ranch may be subject to the potential land exchange. The […]
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A departing gift to local journalism
Last month, The Sopris Sun lost a former board member and a longtime believer in the importance of local journalism. Linda Criswell gave her valuable time, energy and support to The Sopris Sun because she understood that a strong community needs a trusted source of local news. She never hesitated to let us know we […]
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Short-Term Rental
By Olivia EmeryCarbondale A few years ago, a robin built a nest on our back porch. She was as scattered and ditsy as I felt at the time — starting with a few sticks, changing her mind, tossing them on the ground, starting again. In the end she chose a spot two columns away from […]
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Scuttlebutt – July 2, 2026
Primary resultsPrimary election votes were, for the most part, tallied as of Wednesday morning, with some candidates already declared winners. For governor, Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser took the Democratic nomination with 55.8% of the vote, beating U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (44.2%), after most votes were counted. The republican side of the race was still […]