Basalt News

BASALT, Colo.- Lieutenant Governor Joe Garcia made a visit to Basalt and Glenwood Springs this morning to present several special awards.

Summit Daily/Jessica Smith Dwight Tyson stands next to the butterfly sheeter, which he uses to get the granola to the right thickness.

Nicholas Jacobson courtesy photo Gardeners converge during a community workday at Grace-Shehi garden in Basalt.

Anne Freedman ended an incredible run of public service in Basalt this week when she turned in her anticipated resignation from the Town Council.

Freedman submitted a letter of resignation Monday, and it was released to the public Tuesday.

Basalt firefighters hope wildfire threat remains on the minds of homeowners in coming months despite waking up to a few inches of snow on Wednesday, the first day of May.

While many area residents jumped on Saturday's splendid weather to tackle spring-cleaning projects at home, perhaps 100 volunteers gave up part of their day to clean up the Fryingpan River shoreline.

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado - A greater emphasis on linking student academic growth to new teaching materials and techniques has prompted the Roaring Fork School District Re-1 to create a new district-level position to keep track of it all.

Editor's note: The following are the emergency calls to which the Basalt Fire Department responded from April 15 through Saturday: April 15 at 5:52 a.m.: Medical call to Ridge Road for abdominal pain.

The annual cleanup of the Fryingpan River will take place Saturday. The nonprofit Roaring Fork Conservancy organizes the event to keep the river free of trash.

A second suspect in a Nov. 28 armed robbery of a Basalt homeowner was charged with five felonies in Eagle County District Court last week.

In March, Mary and Pat Scanlan and Mark Kleckner of Woody Creek Distillers opened the doors of their 10,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art distillery and tasting room in Basalt, unveiling five ultra-premium American spirits, each distilled and bottled in the Aspen Valley using spring water from Basalt and locally grown produce from the Scanlan ... (more)

A recommendation was expected today about whether Glenwood Springs Elementary School would be a good candidate to convert to an Expeditionary Learning school.

A truly compassionate soul, Kurtis Emil Klemm, 39, of Basalt, was lost on April 15, 2013.

An Aspen man received two tickets for an April 16 accident on Highway 82, where he swerved across four lanes of traffic but "miraculously" didn't slam into another vehicle, according to a trooper with the Colorado State Patrol.

While Colorado legislators are looking at an elections overhaul largely along partisan lines, area county clerks say the operational and financial ramifications of the proposed changes are uppermost in their minds.

Tom Redd was a loving husband and father of two. He survived by his wife Brenda Redd; son Travis Redd and daughter Kristy Olson.

Flow: 43 cfs Rating: 8/10 Short and Sweet: We have been getting plenty of snow in and around Basalt this week, and we are happy to announce the Roaring Fork Valley is at 100 percent snow pack now! There have been issues here and there with snowmelt turning the lower Pan muddy, but as of today it has cleared back up.