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Rock Bottom Ranch director John Middleton joined a Rural Voices Day broadcast for an interview with Aspen Public Radio’s Sage Smiley. The Aspen Center for Environmental Studies prioritizes land stewardship as part of its agriculture operation in Basalt.

The Basalt Chamber of Commerce hosted the candidate forum on Monday. Voters will choose three of four candidates during a municipal election on April 7.

The Woody Creek resident will remain in the Pitkin County Sheriff’s custody until resentencing. He was convicted as an adult sex offender at age 18 and released from youth corrections at 21.

Returning to Aspen for the second time, snowboarders competed in head-to-head halfpipe competitions, where an Aspen Valley Ski and Snowboard alumnus made the podium in his debut to the league.

Will a controversial project help address the region’s affordable housing crisis or make it worse? Developers answered questions about the proposal at Garfield County’s Planning Commission meeting Wednesday.

Denver-based nonprofit law firm Towards Justice on Wednesday sent a cease-and-desist letter to Garfield County Sheriff Lou Vallario alleging that his office has been “violating Colorado law limiting local law enforcement collaboration with civil immigration enforcement” and demanding a stop to these actions. Vallario, who has denied similar claims in the past, said he would not comment on the allegations until he was able to review them with the county’s attorney.

As the Trump administration reverses environmental protections, Aspen-based nonprofit EcoFlight continues to promote conservation using small aircraft. This story is part of our “On the Ground” radio series that highlights solutions to local and global issues from Roaring Fork and Colorado River valley organizations.

Roaring Fork Safe Passages successfully raised $200,000 to fund an engineering study for two wildlife corridors near the Aspen/Pitkin County Airport. The nonprofit plans to request matching funds from Pitkin County in the coming weeks.

School officials and law enforcement launched an investigation after receiving multiple tips through Colorado’s anonymous school-based reporting system. After an investigation, police arrested a student.

After claiming a bronze and silver medal in the past two Olympics, Ferreira successfully completed his collection in Italy.