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Valley Voices: The West End vs. the Edwards Area Community Plan
On Thursday, June 27, at 4 p.m., the Eagle County Board of Commissioners will meet to discuss approval of the Edwards West End project. It will be located West of the Gashouse and a portion of the property abuts the Eagle River Preserve. East West Partners has proposed a single...
Eagle County runner punches ticket to Paris Olympics with historic performance at U.S. Track and Field Trials
Val Constien punched her ticket to a second Olympic Games with a historic performance at the U.S. Track and Field Trials on Thursday night in Eugene, Oregon. The former Battle Mountain runner won the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 9 minutes, 3.22 seconds, establishing a new trials record. The run also made the 28-year-old the third-fastest U.S. steeplechaser of all-time.
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Jeff Hurd, a Grand Junction attorney, has come out on top in the Republican primary to represent Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District. Hurd will face Democrat Adam Frisch in the November general election. Frisch congratulated Hurd in a press release, saying, “My hat always goes off to anyone who is willing to stand up to represent their country and community,” adding, “The last thing our district needs is another corporate lawyer funded by corporate PAC money.” Lauren Boebert, our district’s current representative, ran instead for the 4th Congressional District and won that primary. In Eagle County news, it appears that Tom Boyd has won the District 2 commissioner seat over Sarah Hymes by a narrow margin.
Tom Boyd is the likely winner of primary election for open Eagle County commissioner seat
Edwards resident Tom Boyd looks like Eagle County’s newest commissioner based on the results of Tuesday’s Democratic primary election for the open District 2 seat. As of 10: 15 p.m., Boyd leads former Avon Mayor Sarah Smith Hymes by 152 votes — 2,616 to 2,464. Preliminary results remain unofficial, but the 10:15 p.m. release was the final one from the Eagle County Clerk and Recorder’s office on Tuesday. Boyd opened up an early lead of fewer than 100 votes in the first release at 7 p.m. and continued to add to his lead throughout the night.
Construction could soon start on final piece of long-dreamed bike trail in Colorado
Construction could start this summer on the final piece of a long-dreamed bike trail in Colorado. A stretch mapped at 7 1/2 miles is all that remains of the Eagle Valley Trail — the 63-mile vision to take cyclists off Interstate 70 from the top of Vail Pass to Glenwood Canyon, with connections to towns in between.
With limited food resources, bear encounters expected to increase this summer
Living in Eagle County means living among bears, and this year is no different. This spring and summer, bears have already been spotted hanging out on trails and porches, breaking into cars, dumpster diving, and entering garages and homes. But climate predictions based on spring and early summer weather indicate...
Eagle County runners lead Team USA to gold at International trail competition
A pair of Eagle Valley High School runners helped Team USA win the boys team gold medal at the 17th International U18 Mountain Running Cup on Saturday in Montana Palencina, Spain. Rising junior Dylan Blair placed third overall, finishing just one second behind Mexico’s Jhonnatan Omar Reyes Rodriguez. Emilien Simoneau...
Letter: Thankful that unaffiliated voters can vote in primary elections
I’m thankful that in 2016 Colorado voters passed Proposition 108 which allowed unaffiliated electors to vote in primary elections. Before that, Colorado used a closed primary system, in which only registered party members could participate in a party’s primary. This year’s Democratic primary for the Eagle County Board...
What’s the fastest way to get Eagle County to net zero? Addressing housing challenges is a good start
Four years ago, Eagle County adopted a goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2030 and 80% by 2050 through the adoption of the community-wide Climate Action Plan. Following the adoption of the plan, various nonprofits, businesses, special districts and governments formed the Climate Action Collaborative to guide the work and ensure the community stays on track.
Midweek jams fill the summer air with free concerts across the Vail Valley
There’s no need to wait until the weekend to get out and hear live music in Eagle County. In the summertime, several outdoor concert series happen during the week up and down the valley. These free shows go on rain or shine. If you hit each of these concerts during the week, you may need the weekend just to recover.
Eagle County commissioners to take first look at large West End housing project in Edwards
The Eagle County Board of Commissioners on Thursday will take its first look at the West End project, a large workforce housing project in Edwards. The evaluation starts with a 2:30 p.m. site visit to the property just west of the Gashouse restaurant, followed by a 4 p.m. hearing in the Eagle County Room at the Eagle County building in Eagle.
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