New head of Garfield County Libraries wants to bring community together and protect the ‘freedom to read’
“I know that Abraham is also committed to the strategic goals that we currently have in place, and he’s a big champion of intellectual freedom and the First Amendment, which is part of why our staff feel so comfortable and happy having him in this new role,” said Nancy Barnes, director of branch libraries.
FROM THE WATER DESK
Colorado River experts say agriculture must make permanent cuts to water use
Feds say new Colorado River plan will be short-term
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
Two Republicans are vying to become Garfield County’s next sheriff in the June primary
Community effort to help residents buy Cavern Springs Mobile Home Park could inform regional strategy, but challenges remain
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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Aspen enacts Stage 3 water shortage
The move also comes with a water rate increase for those who use the most water: Customers in Tier III will see a 50% rate increase and Tier IV will see their rates increase 125%.
Flexible pool of water could be key to protect Lake Powell
There isn’t a way to physically move water upstream, but according to WRA, water could be transferred between reservoirs through adjustments to dam releases and careful accounting.
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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Public Lands series by Paul ANdersen >>
Common ground: Protecting our public lands
Becoming the White River National Forest
A crisis of the commons
NOTICIAS EN ESPAÑOL
Glenwood Springs revoca el permiso de las instalaciones de ICE; la controversia podría derivar en un litigio
Las fuerzas del orden, desde Aspen hasta Silt, estudian cambios en la vigilancia mediante cámaras en las calles en respuesta a las preocupaciones sobre inmigración.
La ciudad podría revocar el permiso tras revelarse que los detenidos de ICE permanecen detenidos más de 12 horas en las instalaciones de Glenwood
Un bufete de abogados envía una carta de cese y desistimiento al sheriff del condado de Garfield por una supuesta aplicación ilegal de la ley de inmigración
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