PitCo commissioners voice initial approval for another water buy
Members of the county’s Healthy Rivers board, which advises the BOCC, are concerned that the water will have a small impact on river health but a big impact on the program’s budget.
FROM THE WATER DESK
Western Slope lawmakers take Colorado River managers to task
Colorado River experts say agriculture must make permanent cuts to water use
FROM THE CONNIE HARVEY ENVIRONMENT DESK
‘Where’s our bench?’
All departments/programs at the White River National Forest have seen reductions in the workforce, except the forest leadership team, which has been able to fill positions with Forest Service employees who have left other roles within the agency. Recreation, engineering and specialist roles have been particularly hard-hit.
FROM THE SOCIAL JUSTICE DESK
Residents of Cavern Springs under contract to buy their mobile home park
New head of Garfield County Libraries wants to bring community together and protect the ‘freedom to read’
FEATURED HISTORY DESK SERIES
Never far behind, Wheeler’s woes catch up
Aspen mayor and defendant
B. Clark Wheeler, a nimble man in his time
NOTICIAS EN ESPANOL
Dos republicanos compiten por convertirse en el próximo sheriff delcondado de Garfield en las primarias de junio
La iniciativa comunitaria para ayudar a los residentes a adquirir el parque de casas móviles Cavern Springs podría servir de referencia para la estrategia regional, pero siguen existiendo retos

LOCAL SNOW & WATER NEWS
Real-time local streamflow
Real time snowpack in the Roaring Fork basin
Snowpack in the Roaring Fork basin completely melted by May 15, two weeks earlier than last year.
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Two Republicans are vying to become Garfield County’s next sheriff in the June primary
Garfield County could see a new direction for its sheriff’s office as the two candidates — both longtime Garfield County residents who currently work in law enforcement in the region — try to distinguish themselves from the current sheriff.
Feds say new Colorado River plan will be short-term
In the absence of a seven-state deal for sharing shortages and managing reservoirs, river management now falls to the federal government — an outcome nearly everyone had hoped to avoid.
THE BILLIONAIRES OF ASPEN
The Aspen 80
There have never been more billionaires in the world—3,028, by Forbes’ count, crossing the 3,000 threshold for the first time in 2025. It stands to reason that there also have never been more billionaires in Aspen, their collective influence shaping the community’s social fabric.
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