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The staff shakeup at the Sopris Sun continues. Editor Raleigh Burleigh is leaving at the end of March, and James Steindler will be taking up his mantle, leaving the managing editor position open for one Skyler Stark-Ragsdale. Stark-Ragsdale has a Masters in Journalism from Emerson University and has been working with the Sopris Sun’s Youth Bureau for just under a year. He also spent time working at the Aspen Times covering crime, local government, and more. He sat down with KDNK’s Lily Jones to talk about his background, and the future of the Sopris Sun.

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Wilderness Workshop, based in Carbondale since 2004, has a storied history and legacy of big wins for mountain landscapes and the environment. Founded back in 1967 by Joy Caudill, Dottie Fox and Connie Harvey, this powerhouse trio of Aspen women convinced Congress to designate capital-W Wilderness in the Hunter-Fryingpan, Collegiate Peaks, Raggeds and West Elks, and doubled the size of the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness Area. That was in the 1970s and 80s. A string of policy victories followed. More recently, energy has focused on staving off ravages from gas and oil extraction, including the hard-fought cancelling of gas leases in the Thompson Divide outside Carbondale.The hard work is not over for Wilderness Workshop. Advocacy director Erin Riccio (RICH-eeyo) just returned from Washington D.C. She stopped by KDNK this morning to tell news host Mike Lemmer about the trip, and new threats to wilderness and communities from the energy sector.

Colorado Animal Rescue or CARE has taken in and adopted out close to 15,000 animals since it opened in 1992. Eighteen years ago, it moved to its Spring…

KDNK’s Spring Membership Drive is almost to the goal! For this morning’s featured nonprofit, KDNK’s Raleigh Burleigh interviews executive director Sarah…

Battlement Concerned Citizens, a natural gas watchdog group, has brought the issue of natural gas drilling inside neighborhoods and close to schools to…

KDNK’s Spring Membership Drive has nearly met the goal! For this morning’s featured nonprofit, KDNK’s Raleigh Burleigh interviews executive director…

KDNK’s Spring Membership Drive is getting oh so close to the goal! For this morning’s featured nonprofit, Raleigh Burleigh interviews Matthew Eames,…

Mana Food has opened in the space once occupied by Dandelion Market. It’s run by a local ashram. KDNK’s Amy Hadden Marsh spoke with Sotantar, one of the…

KDNK’s Spring Membership Drive is nearing the goal! For this morning’s featured nonprofit, Raleigh Burleigh interviews Diane Vitrac-Kessler and Anuk Bald…