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4 Western Slope storylines to follow heading into the 2024 Colorado high school state track and field meet
Eagle County will be well represented at the 2024 Colorado High School state track and field championships this weekend. Four relays and six individuals from Battle Mountain — including defending 3200-meter state champion Will Brunner — as well as five relays and six individuals from Eagle Valley qualified for the three-day event, which begins on Thursday at Jeffco Stadium in Lakewood. All races will be livestreamed on the NFHS Network Thursday through Saturday.
Wednesday May 15, 2024
News host Amy Hadden Marsh brings listeners Wednesday's news, including KDNK News Director Hattison Rensberry's interview with Native American artist Danielle SeeWalker whose 2024 summer residency with Vail's Art in Public Places was suddenly canceled. Amy Hadden Marsh’s reporting goes back to 1990 and includes magazine, radio, newspaper and online...
Alumni in Action: Middaugh wins first-career Continental Cup road triathlon
Eagle-Vail’s Sullivan Middaugh, the two-time defending XTERRA USA champion, collected his first-career Continental Cup win earlier this month. The 20-year-old won the 2024 Americas Triathlon Cup in Calima, Columbia on May 5th. Middaugh completed the draft-legal road triathlon — which consisted of a 750-meter swim, 20-kilometer bike and 5-kilometer run — in 57 minutes, 6 seconds to take a 70-second victory over his fellow Project Podium teammate, Keller Norland.
Letter: Art should never promote discrimination
Artistic expression is a powerful tool that can evoke emotions, spark conversations, and inspire change. However, it is crucial that artists and creators use their platforms responsibly and ethically. While art can push boundaries and challenge norms, it should never be a vehicle for promoting hate or discrimination. By upholding...
‘Comedy Central’ and ‘Last Comic Standing’ comedian coming to Vail Comedy Festival
The Vail Comedy Festival is coming to take over Vail Village with laughter over Memorial Day Weekend. Over 30 comedians will fly in from around the world (Paris, France and Toronto, Canada are represented this year) to help share laughter from May 24 to 26. Monroe Martin, who has appeared...
First responders from around the Vail Valley join forces to ride for those who’ve died in the line of duty
The valley’s police, firefighters, paramedics, and others, along with several members of the public, every year participate in the annual Ride in Remembrance to honor first responders who have died in the line of duty. This year’s ride, the 22nd, followed a familiar route. The convoy departed from the...
PHOTOS: Aurora Borealis visits Vail and the surrounding Colorado Mountains
People who don’t ordinarily see the northern lights got a treat on Saturday, May 10, as a solar storm brought the aurora borealis farther south than typical. Those across North America and Colorado got a spectacular show and did a phenomenal job capturing the colors.
Results and photos from the first race of the 2024 Vail Whitewater Series
Rider 1, rider 2, (run 1 penalty), run 1 time, (run 2 penalty) run 2 time, total time. Robyn Janssen, Natalia Gray – 0:01:35, 0:01:30, 0:03:05. Meg Dean, Kate Kalamon – 0:01:35, 0:01:31, 0:03:06. Jamie Bluhm, Kerri Karcz – 0:01:36, 0:01:31, 0:03:07. Kaila Towle Erika German –...
Colorado man fights for life after rare internal decapitation from dirt bike crash
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KDVR) — A Colorado man is fighting for his life after suffering a rare injury in a dirt bike accident. On Monday morning, Brandon Causey suited up to ride his dirt bike solo — as he’s done so many times around the paths in Gypsum, Colorado — just hours after dropping off his wife at the airport. His daughter, Ciera Causey, said he was found unconscious on the road shortly after.
Vail sets priorities to build a stronger community over next 5 years
Nearly five months after its newly elected council members were appointed, the Vail Town Council officially approved a strategic plan for the group last week. The plan, developed through significant strategic planning and with the help of a hired consultant, dictates a path forward for the town to address its top challenges from housing and workforce to transportation, economic vitality and more.
Mountain Recreation names the 2024 Chance Copeland-Ladd scholarship recipients
Mountain Recreation announced that Maray Lindley and Brooke Staten were the recipients of the 2024 Chance Copeland-Ladd Scholarship. The Eagle high school seniors will both receive a $2,500 scholarship to pursue their college degrees in the fall. The Chance Copeland-Ladd Scholarship was established to honor the young son of former...
Last-second goal sends No. 4 Battle Mountain boys lacrosse to state semifinals
Tuesday’s 4A lacrosse state quarterfinal in Edwards was worth the price of admission: physical defense, back-and-forth offense, a last-second goal and a historic victory. “Man what an unbelievable game,” Battle Mountain head coach Pat Doherty said after Carter Shonk’s game-winner sent the Huskies to their first-ever boys lacrosse state semifinal. “First and foremost, I have to give all the credit to Telluride for fighting the way they did. What a game.”
Letter: My condolences to Vail’s Art in Public Places
I would like to express my deepest condolences to the town of Vail’s Art in Public Places team. They have chosen to undertake a major endeavor: vetting the work and digital footprint of every potential artist in residence for a hint of political expression — even if that work does not relate to their installations intended for Vail. It’s no small task. Innumerable hours, and innumerable taxpayer dollars, it is now their duty to scour the social media, archive of interviews, and the artist’s catalog of work itself for any indication of partisanship.
Van Beek: Conformity bias in Happy Valley
We encountered an unusual set of circumstances this spring, leading to some rather scary and unprecedented events. It was especially disturbing when we discovered that the situation involved children (high schoolers) and it resulted in a death. This sent a wave of fear across the valley. It was especially unsettling...
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