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On the evening of July 3rd, 2018, a fire began at the Basalt gun range. It eventually spread to over 11,000 acres, down to the edges of Basalt and El Jebel. 2,100 residents were forced to evacuate their homes. At one point, over 600 firefighters and support personnel worked to contain the fire, including local and national responders.The entire Roaring Fork Community was affected. Some took in friends or neighbors. Some employees could not make it to work. Some were evacuated and went to work anyway. Daycares were closed. Animals, large and small, were taken in on farms and through non-profits. Aspen Public Radio was on the scene and on the air with emergency announcements and twice-an-hour updates during the week-long threat from the Lake Christine Fire. We stay on the scene now, collecting the stories of those whose lives changed due to the fire- how they helped, what they lost, what they gained and what they learned.You can share your story with us in many ways, and listen to the stories below.We are Many Voices, One Valley.

00000176-6d2a-dc2f-ad76-6d2a4f380000Real Time Election Results HERE. Join Aspen Public Radio for our special election series, October 15th- 19th at 6pm. The news team walks through the local initiatives, amendments and tax questions that will appear on ballots throughout the valley. You will also hear from candidates for county and statehouse offices. Below you can study up on the state and local issues that will be decided on November 7th, 2018

00000176-6d2a-dc2f-ad76-6d2a4f3f0000The latest news about the Roaring Fork Valley updated Monday through Friday with your host Zoe Rom.

00000176-6d2a-dc2f-ad76-6d2a4f480000The Aspen Ideas Festival is an annual gathering that offers a variety of programs, tutorials, seminars, discussions and events that bring together vibrant intellectual exchange. Aspen Public Radio is broadcasting several events. If you miss it live, you can listen to them here. To check the schedule of broadcasts, click here. To view the schedule of public events, click here.

Aspen Public Radio is your source for in-depth coverage of local and state issues this election season. Voters will see two state-wide initiatives: Proposition CC, which removes revenue limits put in place by the TABOR amendment, and Proposition DD, which takes sports-betting revenues to fund water initiatives. Locally, Basalt residents decide on the town's property tax rate, the Roaring Fork and Aspen School Districts both select new school board members and initiatives to tax tobacco products appear on ballots throughout the Roaring Fork Valley. Ballots are due on November 5. Listen to Aspen Public Radio and check our website and social media for analysis and election results.

00000176-6d2a-dc2f-ad76-6d2a4f590000Aspen Public Radio is hitting the road, the trails and the slopes to visit the communities we serve. You'll meet Executive Director, Tammy Terwelp, along with our reporters, program director, and other staff. We want to hear from you to better fulfill our mission. What should people know about where you live? How can Aspen Public Radio's reporting serve your community better? What news issues are important to you? We spend our time telling you stories; now we want to hear from you. Use the hashtag #tellmemoreAPR on Instagram and Twitter to see what people have shared and to help spread the word about where we will be next.If you can't make it in person or don't want to wait, please feel free to contact us directly! Record a voice memo on your phone or write out your thoughts and email us at lisa@aspenpublicradio.org.Tell Me More Tour ScheduleJanuary 24 and 25: Sundeck, Aspen Mountain | 11 a.m.- 1 p.m.February 6 and 7: Merry-Go-Round Restaurant, Aspen Highlands | 11 a.m.- 1 p.m.February 27: The Collective, Snowmass Village | 4-6 p.m. and 6-7 p.m. during Community BingoPOSTPONED: March 31: Colorado Mountain College, Rifle | 5-7 p.m.POSTPONED: April 9: Bonfire Coffee, Carbondale | 3-5 p.m.POSTPONED: April 10: Basalt Regional Library, Basalt | 3-5 p.m.POSTPONED: May 9: Free Family Fun Fair, Aspen Recreation Center | 11 a.m.-2 p.m.CANCELLED: July 4: Coldwell Banker Mason Morse Tent, Aspen Saturday Market | 8 a.m.-3p.m.CANCELLED: Coldwell Banker Mason Morse Tent, Aspen Saturday Market | 8 a.m.-3p.m.CANCELLED: Coldwell Banker Mason Morse Tent, Aspen Saturday Market | 8 a.m.-3p.m.CANCELLED: Aspen Recreation Center's Boo Bash, Aspen Fire Station | 3-5 p.m.

Aspen Public Radio’s reporting project Rocky Mountain Why? starts with what you’re curious about when it comes to life in the Roaring Fork Valley.Why was Aspen nicknamed Fat City? Is it true that the Roaring Fork Valley produces more potatoes than Idaho? Our news team does the digging, then shares the answers with our community.What are you curious about? Submit your question here.

Aspen Public Radio will keep you informed on the latest information about the coronavirus here in Colorado and the Valley.

People from around the Roaring Fork Valley have all been impacted in some way by the COVID-19 pandemic. Now many are sharing their experiences to collect and memorialize the valley’s COVID-19 pandemic history.“Quarantine Stories: Recording History" is a community oral history project from Aspen Public Radio and Aspen Historical Society, featuring self-recorded interviews from individuals and families during these historic times.You can participate by interviewing your family or telling us your story. What are you feeling and seeing? What motivates you? What scares you? What is the day like outside your window?00000176-6d2a-dc2f-ad76-6d2a4f990001Record and send in an audio clip to be preserved in perpetuity in the Aspen Historical Society archive. The future may be uncertain, but together we can capture history happening in real time.There are two easy ways to submit your recording:1. Record it as voice memo on your smartphone and email it to aspenpublicradio@gmail.com.2. Call 970-812-3726 and leave your story as a voicemail00000176-6d2a-dc2f-ad76-6d2a4f9b0000Support for “Quarantine Stories: Recording History" comes from Aspen Center for Environmental Studies educating for environmental responsibility since 1968.*By submitting your story, you agree to it being aired on Aspen Public Radio and archived for future use by Aspen Historical Society for educational and archival purposes as set forth here.