A new report identifies gaps in food assistance across Pitkin, Garfield and Eagle counties. The analysis suggests expanding mobile food banks, emergency food bags and home-delivery services could help address the issue.
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Voters in House District 57 in November will choose between Democratic incumbent Rep. Elizabeth Velasco of Glenwood Springs and Republican challenger Russ Andrews of Carbondale, a financial adviser and secretary of the Colorado Republican Party....
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Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd and Democrat Dwayne Romero are competing to represent a sprawling district that stretches from the Western Slope and mountain communities to southern Colorado...
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Aspen Snowmass was the first resort operator in Colorado to deploy Snow Secure insulating blankets to protect snow over the summer. The company estimates the insulated tarps saved snow that would take about 3.5 million gallons of water to manufacture. (Jeremy Swanson, Special to ...
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Candidates Jonathan Godes and Eric Rudd were questioned on top issues facing the county at a debate in September. They’ll face off in the Nov. 3 election....
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Pitkin County leaders have approved a visionary document that outlines county priorities and policies for the next 24 years. Freelance reporter Kaya Williams spoke to Aspen Public Radio about the highlights of Pitkin County’s vision for the coming decades, and how residents may s...
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Former Aspen city councilman Dwayne Romero, a Democrat running in the 3rd Congressional District, stands outside of the Clifton Community Campus in Clifton, Colo., after a town hall on Aug. 20, 2026. (Kevin J. Beaty, Denverite via the Colorado Capitol News Alliance) " data-large-...
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Roaring Fork and Colorado River valley voters will decide which candidates will represent them in county, state and national races — and weigh in on ballot issues — in the General Election on Nov. 3, 2026....
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The city has sued a Florida-based landlord that owns part of the Midland Center where ICE operates a short-term holding facility. The lawsuit alleges JG Housing Solutions is breaking city zoning rules by continuing to allow its federal tenant to detain people after the facility’s...
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A little over two months after Planned Parenthood shuttered its location in Glenwood Springs, the health center is set to reopen. The closure was always intended to be temporary, while the center onboarded its new health provider....
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The Hunter Creek Historical Foundation wrapped up work this month at a historic homestead site in the Hunter Creek Valley — despite limited funding and volunteers. This story is part of our “On the Ground” radio series that highlights solutions to local and global issues from Roa...
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This year has been one of the tightest financially for Silt-based Colorado Mountain Honey, in large part due to monthslong delays in payment for pollinating work done in March. Beekeepers across the country are facing similar delays, waiting to be paid hundreds of thousands of do...
