As snow rolls through Colorado, one of the state's most iconic mountain roads has been temporarily closed and whether or not it will become a season-long closure remains up-in-the-air. According to the Pitkin County Sheriff's Office, Independence Pass has been closed due to dangerous conditions resulting from the double-digit snow totals that are expected to fall in the area from Monday through Wednesday this week. Independence Pass is a steep, narrow, and winding mountain road that stretches from the Twin Lakes area to Aspen, reaching...

A Garfield County man with three prior DUI convictions faces a felony charge after authorities arrested him for his fourth offense on Sept. 29 when he was allegedly driving 102 miles per hour in a 55 mph zone on Highway 82. Alejandro Pinela-Moreno was originally charged in Pitkin County Court...

A Grand Junction man lost his life this fall while working on a road flagging crew near CB South. According to a report filed by a responding officer with Mt. Crested Butte Police Department, Frankie Porter, age 43, died after sustaining a head injury during an unexpected medical incident. The report states that shortly before 9:30 a.m. on September 9, Crested Butte EMS was dispatched to an incident along County Road 740 (Cement Creek Road) where a male in his 40s had fallen and hit his head.

“You cannot improve what is already perfect!” remarked Bill Jochems to a round of cheers and applause in the crowded parlor of the Redstone Inn. In the first of a new series of talks featuring longtime residents of Redstone, hosted by the Redstone Historical Society, Bill Jochems and Jeff Bier recounted tales of living in the Ruby of the Rockies beside a bubbling gas fire to an enchanted audience. The talks hope to preserve and collect the history of Redstone from failed business ventures at the fabled castle to the hard-fought battles for preservation and conservation in the Crystal Valley.

Around election time, like anyone who loved Hunter, I ask myself, “What would Hunter do?” Would I add dynamite to blow up a Jeep in the back yard? Or pack a bag full of unmentionables on my way to Las Vegas? Probably not. But the airport ballot issue...

Three subcommittees exploring ways to protect the Crystal River met in Marble on Monday to share their status and findings after six months of work. The Crystal River Collaborative Steering Committee split into three subcommittees in March, each focused on evaluating a different method of river protection: a peaking instream flow; an intergovernmental agreement; and a federal Wild & Scenic designation.

MONTE VISTA – The San Luis Valley Rattlers mountain biking team concluded the season at the Colorado High School State Mountain Bike Racing championship on Oct. 19-20 at the Spring Valley Campus of Colorado Mountain College in Glenwood Springs. Four Rattlers had advanced to the state event. The freshman...

X Games announced music headliners on Tuesday as tickets went on sale for the Jan. 23-25 edition of the action sports competition. General admission tickets start at $50 for Thursday but go up to $60 for Friday and Saturday. They provide access to all competitions and musical performances for the day.

Heather Grumley, Superintendent of the Garfield Re-2 School District, informed the District School Board that she intends to retire June 30, 2025 at the end of the 2024-25 school year, an Re-2 news release states. Grumley started in Garfield Re-2 in 1993 as a teacher at the former Roy Moore...

The North Fork Miners are taking a road trip to face off against the Roaring Fork Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. North Fork will be strutting in after a win while Roaring Fork will be coming in after a defeat. Last Friday, North Fork took their contest with ease,...

Independence Pass was closed on Monday afternoon in both directions due to expectations of a winter storm. The closure by the Colorado Department of Transportation was expected to be in effect through Wednesday morning, according to a Pitkin County alert. “Please note, that this is not necessarily a seasonal closure....

I’ve heard it countless times in encounters with Aspen visitors: “I bet you’ve seen lots of change here in your life,” they ask — as if they could find anyone to take the other side of that wager. When I was 10, I might have...

Five Garfield County high schools have muscled their way into this year’s state soccer playoffs, determined to showcase the grit of the Roaring Fork and Colorado River valleys. With Grand Valley, Rifle, Roaring Fork, Coal Ridge, and Glenwood Springs all seeded for a strong postseason run, excitement is building.

Pitkin County ballot question 1A asks voters to approve a new property tax to fund affordable housing initiatives from the county. While some voters are enthusiastic about funding prospects throughout the county, others are skeptical of what they call broad language in the Nov. 5 ballot item. Residents of Pitkin...

The Federal Aviation Administration has approved the Airport Layout Plan that Pitkin County submitted to the federal agency in May, setting up a post-election second look at the document. County Manager Jon Peacock sent a memo on Oct. 25 to the Pitkin Board of County Commissioners, informing them of the...

Chloe Kim and Zeb Powell named as competitors

The Aspen-Pitkin County Airport expansion can be done without allowing the next class of larger aircraft and the negative impacts of the expansion. I support terminal and runway rebuilds, but allowing more and larger planes into this small mountain airport will incrementally degrade our valley’s managed growth, health and quality of life.

I’m an 80 year old male, and this week I was left without wheels as my car is (still) in the shop. I had some critical therapy and doctor appointments which I didn’t want to miss and living up 133 made me rely too much on friends, so I got rides into Carbondale and took RAFTA to my appointments and shopping.

The Post Independent is publishing Q&As for our community’s house and senate district races ahead of the Nov. 5 election. Each candidate is provided 700 words including a bullet-point bio for a column along with 100 words for each of their answers in the Q&A section. Cole Buerger is...

“Death of the Pugilist,” a story about a young man’s journey through the world of boxing in 19th-century England, will come to the Thunder River Theatre on Sunday. It is based on Daniel Mason’s short story of the same name and features an ensemble of five musicians that blend classical, blues and Irish traditional music. Brought to Carbondale by BenFeng Music Productions, it will play at Thunder River Theatre at 2 p.m. Sunday.