Pitkin County

Event organizers said Tuesday that they will focus on the new X Games League events instead. The motorsport only returned in January for one season after a six-year hiatus.

Mudslides and a downed power line closed Highway 133 and Maroon Creek Road on Monday and Tuesday. Maroon Creek Road is open as of Tuesday night. Highway 133 is open as of midday Tuesday.

County commissioners approved a mill levy ballot question for the November general election at a meeting last week. The property tax will fund the Healthy Community Fund, which supports nonprofit organizations.

There are 73 short-term rentals in unincorporated Pitkin County, compared to over 2,300 in the City of Aspen and Snowmass Village, or about 4,200 in Breckenridge, according to a recent study.

During one of the worst fire seasons on record, Aspen Fire’s Jake Andersen tries to shepherd his team — and himself — through the stress of firefighting. For its innumerable challenges, he still sees the blessings of the job.

Fires burning on the Western Slope, along with dry conditions, caused the restrictions. Heritage Fire features live-fire cooking, and organizers decided to not take the risk.

Three members of the Pitkin County incident management team recently deployed to Pueblo County to support response and recovery personnel during the Aspen Acres Fire.

A committee of community leaders is in the process of contracting transportation services to help provide ground transportation to Aspen from other regional airports while the Aspen-Pitkin County Airport is closed for eight months next year.

The three candidates in the primary race for Pitkin County’s District 1 commissioner seat are veterans of local politics. They're vying to fill the seat commissioner Patti Clapper has held for much of the last three decades.

Healthcare workers use resource directories to direct people to the help they need. Now, the nonprofit West Mountain Regional Health Alliance has one for a range of Pitkin, Garfield and Eagle Counties’ organizations. 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.