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By Ross Leonhart Board: Minturn Town Council, evening meeting, Wednesday.Present: Terry Armistead, Sidney Harrington, Harvey Craig, Sage Pierson, Earle Bidez and Mayor Matt Scherr. (John Widerman absent.)Issue: Main Street pedestrian and bike plan update.Who they talked to: Michelle Hansen, senior transportation engineer for Stolfus & Associate

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By scott miller EAGLE COUNTY — Steve Carver’s tow trucks burn a lot of fuel. Even with prices on the rise the past several weeks, Carver is still happy.Carver is the owner of Big Steve’s Towing, one of just two companies in the valley that tows heavy trucks. When the chain law is in effect […]

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By Pam Boyd EAGLE — Closing Broadway — Eagle’s main street — is an action that is reserved for parties and parades. But not everyone is thrilled with the practice, especially businesses in the affected area that are adversely affected.The Bonfire Block Party — a free concert sponsored by Bonfire Brewing to kick off the […]

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By Pam Boyd EAGLE — John Schneiger thinks Eagle is teeming with possibilities and he believes he has the background help make some great things happen.And that, in a nutshell, is what brought him to his new job as Eagle town manager.“I think Eagle is a great town and I love the Western Slope,” Schneiger […]

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By Pam Boyd EAGLE — Officials and staff from the town of Eagle and Eagle County have no shortage of ideas for redevelopment of the West Eagle neighborhood.What they lack is money.This week the Eagle County commissioners took their first look at a site plan for an approximately 9-acre site the county owns in the […]

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By Randy Wyrick AVON — Dozens of local Class of 2016 graduates received a record amount of scholarships for their future education.The Vail Valley Foundation’s YouthPower365’s annual scholarship night saw 55 local students receive 72 scholarships worth more than $250,500. It’s not only the largest number of scholarship recipient

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