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By Melanie Wong AVON — Federal forest management dates back to 1876 when the U.S. Department of Agriculture set out to assess the quality of forests in the United States. In 1891 Congress passed the Forest Reserve Act, authorizing presidents to designate public lands as “Forest Reserves.”In 1905 President Theodore Roosevelt transferred the ca

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By Edward Stoner VAIL — The 17th annual Vail Rotary Duck Race grossed over $100,000, and 40 donated prizes were won by people who adopted ducks. The top prizewinner was eligible for a prize of $1 million, but this year there was no million dollar winner.A few, but not all, of the projects planned for […]

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By WILL GRANDBOIS The Rifle man caught with Gypsum shooting suspect Jesus Manuel Miranda Jr. will face his own laundry list of charges after he led police on a 100 mph chase down Highway 6 on the night of Sept. 4. According to his arrest affidavit, Daniel Happle, 38, told police that “the ‘Mexican mafia’ […]

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By Chris Freud STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Battle Mountain’s dynamic first half outweighed Steamboat Springs’ dramatic turnaround Tuesday night as the Huskies won on the road to even things up in the Western Slope League, 6-4.Battle Mountain scored in the first minute of the game, then three more times before half, all those goals coming from

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By Chris Freud BASALT — Much better.Vail Mountain School soccer busted open a tight 1-0 game, scoring four second-half goals to give the Gore Rangers a 5-0 nonconference win at Basalt on Tuesday.“It was really good for the boys,” VMS coach Pete Petrovski said. “They kept their composure in the second half, got four of […]

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By Chris Freud Happy Week 1 of the NFL season. We start Thursday with Steelers at Patriots, and, apparently, commissioner Roger Goodell won’t be in attendance for some reason. Please do check those footballs. (Oh, never mind.)There always a lot of emphasis put on the opener. I’m sure broadcasters will bring out stats about X-percentage

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By Chris Freud BASALT — Much better.Vail Mountain School soccer busted open a tight 1-0 game, scoring four second-half goals to give the Gore Rangers a 5-0 nonconference win at Basalt on Tuesday.“It was really good for the boys,” VMS coach Pete Petrovski said. “They kept their composure in the second half, got four of […]

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By Randy Wyrick EAGLE — Jesus Manuel Miranda Jr., who witnesses say robbed a Gypsum clothing store at gunpoint and shot a man, is a convicted felon and registered sex offender whose 17-year-old accomplice in the robbery is also in custody.Just past noon last Friday, Miranda and the girl walked into the clothing store, Tienda […]

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By scott miller VAIL — This year’s state and county general elections won’t be terribly exciting. But followers of local politics should have plenty to watch in Vail this fall.Every two years, Vail voters have a chance to elect a new town council majority, thanks to a system that awards a two-year term to the […]

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By scott miller VAIL — This year’s state and county general elections won’t be terribly exciting. But followers of local politics should have plenty to watch in Vail this fall.Every two years, Vail voters have a chance to elect a new town council majority, thanks to a system that awards a two-year term to the […]

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