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Carbondale Report: New pedestrian crossing — and a major detour — coming to 133

Beginning Monday, Aug. 18, work will begin on a Highway 133 pedestrian crossing with a detour simultaneously rerouting north and southbound traffic for about a month. The new crossing, located at Nieslanik Avenue — from the Dollar Tree to FirstBank, approximately — was unanimously approved during the regular Board of Trustees meeting on Aug. 12.  […]

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Rechazan primera oferta de residentes de casas móviles; comienzan las negociaciones

Los propietarios de dos parques de casas móviles de Roaring Fork Valley rechazaron una oferta inicial de los residentes, pero las negociaciones continuarán.  La carta de rechazo citó términos como obligaciones posteriores al cierre y financiamiento, no montos de oferta combinados de $42 millones, que las ofertas de los residentes de los parques de casas […]

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Making peace with Turtle

Special to The Sopris Sun For years, people have gathered at the base of our mountain. Many thousands of years. Over centuries, a succession of aspen, juniper, pinyon, ponderosa, scrub oak and spruce exchanged places, descending into valleys filled with sage brush and, at the river’s edge, cottonwood thrived. There were trails but no fences, […]

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