Rails to Vail? Competing visions collide in debate over Colorado passenger rail revival
Colorado passenger rail advocacy groups are on very different sides of the tracks when it comes reviving passenger rail service through Eagle County, even as the rest of the state's rail community was extremely focused on big news from the Front Range on Monday.
Vail Mountain to finish out the winter season with Closing Day parties
Even though Vail didn’t get its typical annual snowfall and abundance of powder days this winter, there was still quite a bit of fun to be had, on and off the mountain. That vibe will...
Vail Mountain announces early closing date
Vail Mountain will join the growing list of Colorado ski resorts to close early for the 2025-26 season, targeting April 8. Vail Mountain had originally planned to stay open until Sunday, April 19, but this...
Will Colorado’s drought lead to higher conflicts between humans and bears this spring?
Colorado’s black bears are beginning to stir with the first signs of spring. While the spring wake-up for bears comes right on schedule, this winter’s historically low snowpack, record high temperatures and deepening drought conditions...
Vail Town Council to discuss paid summer parking options on Tuesday
The Vail Town Council will review year one of its summer paid parking program and consider what to do in year two on Tuesday.
Gypsum to vote for new town council, mayoral candidates on Tuesday
Residents of Gypsum are set to head to the polls on Tuesday for the town’s municipal election, which will determine a new mayor and fill three town council seats. All positions on the ballot carry...
Vail Mah Jongg group growing in popularity
Last summer, East Vail resident Dana Dance was recovering from her third of four back surgeries and couldn’t hike or bike. So, she learned to play Mah Jongg instead. “I learned the game from some...
Eagle Valley racks up 10 individual wins at home track invitational
Hudson Wyatt summed up the Devil’s home track meet well. “Today,” he started, huffing hard after setting a nearly 2-second personal best in the 300-meter hurdles, “today is a good day.” Wyatt was one of...
Sheriff ‘committed to public safety, due process’ as Colorado expands red-flag firearms law
The Eagle County Sheriff’s Office has softened its stance on Colorado’s Extreme Risk Protection Order, or red-flag law, since it was first passed in 2019. The law that first went into effect in 2020 allows...
Eagle County’s oil-train lawsuit tab came in over $1 million, but second suit capped at $225,000
The final tab for Eagle County's ultimately unsuccessful legal challenge of the proposed 88-mile Uinta Basin Railway project in Utah — a lawsuit that succeeded at the appellate court level in 2023 but was rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court last year — came in at just under $1.2 million.
‘Big Steve’ leaves Gypsum mayor position with a few words of advice, and a few parting shots
After 28 years in office, Gypsum leader Steve Carver enjoyed his last full meeting as mayor on March 24. The Gypsum Town Council and staff saluted him and shared stories, while engineer Jerry Law presented...
Vail Valley Waste to introduce compost services for the first time in May
Vail Valley Waste is introducing residential compost services beginning in May. The company, which is “the only locally owned and operated waste and recycling hauler in Eagle County,” according to Susanne Johnson with Vail Valley...
Time Machine: 80 years ago, Eagle County’s last Civil War veteran dies at age 100
100 years ago April 9, 1926 The town of Eagle mayor and trustee candidates that the Ku Klux Klan was hoping to put into office lost their bids for election, the Eagle Valley Enterprise reported....