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Is the Town of Basalt becoming less polarized? KDNK’s Morgan Neely says … maybe, given the limited interest shown in the upcoming spring municipal election.

While acting as the board of health on Monday, Garfield County’s three commissioners unanimously approved a resolution to defer decision making on Covid-19 safety to public school districts and private schools. Commissioners had been under pressure from anti-masking parents to take an explicit stance on the issue. KDNK's Morgan Neely says divisive comments from one notable parent earned a reprimand from Commissioner Mike Samson.

The U.S. Forest Service is seeking public comment on the agency’s draft environmental assessment of a proposed 7-mile bicycle and pedestrian trail from Redstone to the top of McClure Pass. A public meeting will be held at the Third Street Center on Feb. 7, and comments are due by Feb. 22. KDNK's Morgan Neely has more.

A 42-year-old man died while snowboarding the Aspen Highlands Bowl this week. KDNK's Morgan Neely has more.

Tony May, the New Castle representative on the Garfield Re-2 Board of Education, argued at a recent board meeting for the immediate end to mask requirements at district schools. KDNK’s Morgan Neely has more.

Mind Springs Health may be in hot water with the Colorado government. KDNK’s Morgan Neely says three agencies are performing a joint audit of the mental health non-profit this week.

Two Rivers Community School in Glenwood Springs is one step closer to finally joining RFSD, in a process that stretches back all the way to 2013. KDNK’s Morgan Neely says the district’s board of education took action this week that could make Two Rivers the fourteenth, and newest, educational institution in the district.

Garfield County set records again this week for coronavirus cases in a day – with 275 on January 9th and then 292 on the 13th. And, as KDNK’s Morgan Neely reports, Covid-19 cases are way up among local children too young to receive the vaccine.

Colorado recorded the season’s second and third avalanche fatalities over the weekend. Hannah Nash and Drake Oversen, both of Colorado Springs, perished along with their dog. KDNK’s Morgan Neely has more.

Community activists seeking to regulate short-term rentals, or STRs, in Carbondale made their case to the town’s Board of Trustees during a public work session in late December. KDNK’s Morgan Neely spoke to Shirley Powers, one of the organizers with Community First Carbondale. They’re the group advocating for a permitting system and higher taxes on STRs.