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Over a century ago, Aspen wasn't a mecca for skiing - it was a mecca for silver. In the 1880s and 1890s, the silver boom brought thousands of people to the Roaring Fork Valley, and turned Aspen from a mining camp into a full-fledged town.
KDNK's Mathew Katz spoke with Tom Egan of the Aspen Historical Society about what it was like in Boomtown Aspen.
The Roaring Fork Valley has changed in a lot of ways over the past hundred years, and Ruth Zancanella has seen it all happen. She's 97 years old, and has lived in the Valley her entire life. As part of our month-long series on local history, KDNK's Mathew Katz spoke to Ruth about what it was like to grow up in Carbondale in the early 20th century.
A snowpack report released Wednesday shows troubling signs for the spring runoff. Snowpack is down significantly and the chance of getting back on track is slim. KDNK’s Conrad Wilson reports on what it means for the Roaring Fork Valley and water users throughout the West.
Hundreds of years before Europeans arrived in the Roaring Fork Valley, there were the Utes. The nomadic natives used to roam the mountains and valleys of Western Colorado that we now call home. But one event in the late 19th century, changed all that for the tribe. KDNK's Mathew Katz brings us a two-part look at how the Utes were pushed out of Colorado, and how what happened at Meeker over a century ago still resonates to this day.
ALSO INSIDE: Video of a trip to the site of the battle between Utes and the U.S. Army.
Last night town leaders decided it was worth money to Carbondale to gather information that could be used to protect the town from polluters in the future. KDNK's Marilyn Gleason brings this report.
KDNK Community Radio in Carbondale has hired multimedia journalist Mathew Katz. Katz is KDNK's third full-time employee, joining Station Manager Steve Skinner and News and Public Affairs Director Conrad Wilson.
The percentage of repeat DUI offenders in Basalt is more than double the state average. Despite court-ordered interlock devices, mandated treatment that can last a year or more, and expensive legal fees and insurance rates, people continue to drive after drinking. Is the DUI deterrent system a failure? In this edition of Valley Voices, Amy Hadden Marsh discusses the issue with special guests.
The Weekly News Brief is the collaborative project between KDNK News and The Sopris Sun. On this week's episode: headlines, the cop shop and the Marble mine closes.
Lynx Aviation is shutting down in September. The regional airline provides service for Frontier Airlines from Aspen to Denver. The carrier is largely credited with bringing down air fares into Aspen. But even though Lynx is closing up shop, Frontier says they plan to continue service. KDNK’s Conrad Wilson reports.
