Eagle County News

Special to the Daily/Betty Ann Woodland Michele Philippon and Sydney Sappenfield model award winning designs at the Education Foundation of Eagle County's fundraiser Project Funway.

Jennifer Lamont, the assistant principal at Carbondale Middle School, has been selected to become the school's head principal next school year, Roaring Fork School District Re-1 Superintendent Diana Sirko said Wednesday.

Special to the Daily The Friends of the Eagle's Nest Wilderness is looking for volunteer rangers for the summer.

The man who tried to burn down his ex-girlfriend's East Vail apartment building last September was sentenced to 35 years in prison Wednesday.

Glass will replace Sandra Smyser, the current Colorado Superintendent of the Year.

The Eagle County School Board announced at its Board Meeting on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 that Jason Glass, current State Director of Education for Iowa, will become Eagle County School District's Superintendent in July of this year, following the departure of current Superintendent Dr.

As the state Legislature was nearing approval of significant changes to Iowa's public school system, the Iowa Department of Education director accepted a job as superintendent of a Colorado school district.

With summer nearly upon us, it's time to think about summer work - especially for teens and young adults.

Special to the Daily A large bull shows off his palmate antlers near the Grand Lake Entrance Station North of Grand Lake.

After years of shrinking revenues and budget cuts, the school district has $1.8 million more to work with next year.

Building a high-speed rail line along Colorado's I-70 mountain corridor is technically feasible, but the Colorado Department of Transportation is hoping that the private sector will step up to help pay for the multibillion-dollar project.

The head of the Iowa Department of Education will find out Wednesday whether he's been selected for an out-of-state job.

Vail Resorts seems ready to head ever-so-slightly west with some of the summer fun planned for Vail Mountain.

Eric Lovgren is breathing easy - or at least easier than he was this time last year.

Special to the Daily Rep. Scott Tipton represents part of Eagle County in the U.S. Congress.

For now, the commissioners are sticking with dual-stream recycling but they are watching the town of Vail closely to see what it will do, because that municipality carries a lot of recycling weight that might start going to a single-stream facility in Denver, depending on the outcome of an ordinance that is being drafted.

It's dark. The road is clear. There's isn't a highway worker for miles. Do you still have to obey all those "reduce speed" signs? The short answer is "probably." With Interstate 70 between Edwards and Eagle turned into a construction zone between now and this fall, commuters and others will spend months running through reduced-speed zones along ... (more)

After rising above the statewide unemployment rate for the past two years, 2012 saw a bit of employment catch-up in Eagle County.

Vail Resorts seems ready to head ever-so-slightly west with some of the summer fun planned for Vail Mountain.

The Colorado Department of Transportation is reminding cyclists in Eagle and Summit counties that the Vail bike path remains closed until late May or early June between east Vail, mile marker 180, to Copper Mountain, mile marker 195.