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Column | Big Pivots: Essential books about the Colorado River
4+ hour, 48+ min ago (306+ words) News News | Jun 13, 2026 Editor's Note: This is an abbreviated version. The full column is available on bigpivots. com. I like books. No, make that stronger. I'treasure'books, particularly those about the Colorado River and, more broadly, water in the West. In…...
Smith Hymes, Munk win Holy Cross Energy Board of Directors seats following annual meeting
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (495+ words) News News | Jun 12, 2026 Former Avon Mayor Sarah Smith Hymes outpaced local higher-education administrator Liz Qualman for the Northern District seat on the'Holy Cross Energy'board of directors, with the annual meeting concluding voting on Thursday. Smith Hymes, who also serves on…...
Habitat for Humanity Vail Valley raises wall for housing project in Gypsum for school district employees
2+ week, 23+ hour ago (381+ words) News News | May 29, 2026 Habitat for Humanity Vail Valley on Tuesday celebrated its latest housing project with a wall raising in Gypsum. Under a steady drizzle of rain, future Habitat homeowners, partners and volunteers gathered to raise a wall on one…...
River districts to host joint meeting Thursday; new fines to be considered for water wasters
2+ week, 4+ day ago (513+ words) News News | May 26, 2026 When Colorado River District General Manager Andy Mueller visited Vail earlier this month for the Eagle County stop of the district's State of the River tour, he acknowledged that his tone was fairly grim. Mueller said he…...
Battle Mountain sophomore blasts 3200-meter school record on day 2 of 4 A state track and field meet
4+ week, 1+ day ago (908+ words) News News | May 15, 2026 If the rest of Colorado believes Battle Mountain "came out of nowhere" at the 2026 state track and field championships, then maybe they"ll never learn. "Somehow we are still under the radar," head coach Rob Parish said…...
Colorado River stakeholders ask Congress for $2 billion in emergency funds to address drought crisis
1+ mon, 2+ hour ago (755+ words) News News | May 13, 2026 A coalition of organizations, tribes, utilities and governments from across the Colorado River basin is asking the federal government for at least $2 billion to address the near-term impacts of the escalating drought and water supply crisis in…...
What to know about hantavirus, the illness linked to a cruise ship outbreak
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (1042+ words) News News | May 11, 2026 ALBUQUERQUE, N. M. " An outbreak'aboard a cruise ship'of a rare rodent-borne illness called hantavirus has left three passengers dead and'sickened others, but global health officials say the risk to'the general public'remains low because the germ does not easily spread…...
Lower Basin states offer short-term plan as conditions worsen on Colorado River
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (1021+ words) News News | May 7, 2026 The three states comprising the Colorado River's Lower Basin have offered the federal government a short-term plan to address the dangerously low conditions across the river system while negotiations for longer-term solutions remain stalled. Representatives from California,…...
Time Machine: 25 years ago, Vail looks to crack down on July 4 crowds
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (762+ words) News News | Apr 27, 2026 The Vail Police Chief was seeking help from outside agencies in dealing with massive crowds in town ahead of the Independence Day holiday which had, in recent years, grown to attract massive crowds, along with the New…...
Feds" $140 million promised to Colorado River drought mitigation projects remains stuck for "bureaucratic" reasons
2+ mon, 9+ hour ago (572+ words) News News | Apr 13, 2026 Despite pressure from Colorado's congressional delegation, around $140 million in federal funding previously granted to Western Slope water projects has lingered in limbo for nearly 16 months. Three days after the awards were announced, President Donald Trump took office,…...