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Carbondale sewer plant upgrades on tap
CARBONDALE, Colorado - An increase in tap fees for new development is being proposed to pay for an update of Carbondale's 14-year-old water and wastewater master plan.
Higher bus fares might be another way that the recession hits Roaring Fork Valley residents in the pocketbook this year.
Access Roaring Fork says keeping kids busy after school can prevent problems
CARBONDALE, Colorado - Armed with growing evidence that a busy kid is less likely to get into trouble, an after-school program for middle-school-aged students that began in Carbondale this year is shopping around for local government support to expand its efforts to Glenwood Springs and Basalt.
Local rescuers aid man bucked from horse
Rescuers were called to the Hays Park area, outside of Carbondale, Friday evening to aid a Snowmass man who had been bucked off his horse.
Hwy 133 reopens after mudslides
REDSTONE, Colorado - Highway 133 south of Carbondale was reopened late Friday evening, after a series of mudslides temporarily closed a 13-mile stretch between Carbondale and Redstone earlier in the day.
Carbondale solar panel theft eyed differently by cops, DA's office
CARBONDALE, Colorado - Carbondale police and the District Attorney's Office have an apparent difference of opinion over whether there is enough evidence for an arrest in the theft of 30 solar panels from the town's recreation center.
Gardens help recovering alcoholics at Carbondale facility
CARBONDALE, Colorado - Kevin sees a personal metaphor in the colorful gardens that, with his help, cropped up in front of the Jaywalker Lodge residential treatment center for recovering alcoholics, where he completed his three-month program on Thursday.
Garfield County's library tax revenues down
Year to date sales tax revenues are down about $251,218 compared to budget projections.
Glenwood Springs Post-Independent
Trucker found not guilty in fatal crash near Carbondale
A jury on Monday found a truck driver not guilty of two counts of vehicular homicide and one count of vehicular assault for a crash that killed two people in January 2008.
Bring your best ribs and compete against a KCBS competitor during the 36th Annual Burning Mountain Festival in New Castle.
Glenwood Springs Post-Independent
Carbondale gets $45K RFTA windfall
CARBONDALE, Colorado - The town of Carbondale will receive more than $45,000 in back taxes from the intergovernmental Roaring Fork Transportation Authority dating back to 2001.
Logging set to begin Aspen'...
Chain saw-toting loggers could begin cutting beetle-infested trees on Smuggler Mountain as soon as Friday, as an experimental project to slow the spread of the beetles gets under way.
'River bandit' pleads guilty in four cases
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado - A man who evaded police by jumping into the Colorado River in April accepted a plea agreement from prosecutors Thursday in 9th Judicial District Court.
Marijuana dispensary may open in Breck
Folks with doctor approval for marijuana therapy may soon have easier access through a dispensary in Breckenridge.
Glenwood Springs Post-Independent
Hearing halted in sexual assault, kidnapping case for Carbondale man...
Hearing halted in sexual assault, kidnapping case for Carbondale man case after defense protests report ASPEN, Colorado - A preliminary hearing Tuesday for a Carbondale man accused of sexual assault ground to a halt after the defense complained that it was not informed of a police interview made earlier in the case.
Garfield County on alert for swine flu and West Nile viruses
GARFIELD COUNTY, Colorado - Area health officials announced at the end of last week that there are a total of eight confirmed cases of the H1N1 virus, also known as swine flu, in Garfield County.
Medical marijuana dispensary to open in Carbondale
CARBONDALE, Colorado - A local man plans to open shop in Carbondale next month for what he believes will be the Roaring Fork Valley's first dispensary for medical marijuana.
4 additional Swine cases reported in Garfield County
Garfield County Public Health said Friday it has confirmed another four cases of H1N1 flu, bringing the total number to eight for county residents.
Aspen's hungry get food pantry
While popular perception has everyone in Aspen eating fancy food and drinking classy wine, the reality is lots of people are struggling to get enough to eat.
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