Basalt NewsLocal news for Basalt, CO continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Pitkin County buys Emma structures- July 10, 2008 The decade-long saga of the historic Emma Store buildings has come to a close, at least as far as its impending demolition is concerned.http://www.topix.net/city/basalt-co/2008/07/pitkin-county-buys-emma-structures?fromrss=1 Area fishing about to heat up- July 10, 2008 Area flyshops have begun putting boats back on the water and the trout are hungry.http://www.topix.net/city/basalt-co/2008/07/area-fishing-about-to-heat-up?fromrss=1 Odd events lead to home fire- July 10, 2008 A midvalley home was extensively damaged Wednesday after a fire broke out when a toddler apparently ignited a gas fireplace by accident, according to Basalt Fire Chief Scott Thompson.http://www.topix.net/city/basalt-co/2008/07/odd-events-lead-to-home-fire?fromrss=1 Area firefighters help in California- July 9, 2008 Eight firefighters from Basalt and Carbondale are among the legions that have been recruited to California to help snuff the hundreds of wildfires sweeping through the state.http://www.topix.net/city/basalt-co/2008/07/area-firefighters-help-in-california?fromrss=1 Thanks to cool spring, flood threat mostly over- July 7, 2008 Call it the flood that wasn't. In Basalt, homeowners were stacking up sandbags. In Glenwood Springs, a trailer park owner hacked down trees along the Roaring Fork River.http://www.topix.net/city/basalt-co/2008/07/thanks-to-cool-spring-flood-threat-mostly-over... 'Little Shop' a must-see- July 5, 2008 Paige Price, the new artistic director of Theatre Aspen, says her aim is to make the organization's productions "must-see" events in Aspen, on a par with, say, David Zinman conducting the Aspen Festival ...http://www.topix.net/city/basalt-co/2008/07/little-shop-a-must-see?fromrss=1 Cattle Creek proposal raises concerns- July 3, 2008 Project would create community larger than Basalt Representatives from Related WestPac, a joint venture with New York-based Related Companies, asked local elected officials serving on the RFTA board Thursday to ...http://www.topix.net/city/basalt-co/2008/07/cattle-creek-proposal-raises-concerns?fromrss=... Critics claim Old Snowmass habitat project harms birds- July 1, 2008 A clear-cutting project on the midvalley's Light Hill has put some wildlife lovers at odds with the state agency supervising the care of critters.http://www.topix.net/city/basalt-co/2008/07/critics-claim-old-snowmass-habitat-project-har... Green Drake stymied by moratorium- July 1, 2008 Redevelopment of the site currently occupied by the Green Drake motel, on Midland Avenue in downtown Basalt, has been postponed by the Basalt Town Council's new building moratorium.http://www.topix.net/city/basalt-co/2008/07/green-drake-stymied-by-moratorium?fromrss=1 |