Carbondale Valley Journal

Eric Kallgren    Boulder, Colorado USA

Posted at 9:23pm on Thursday, April 30th, 2009

The Carbondale Valley Journal shut down on December 25, 2008, after publishing for 35 years. The editors said goodbye with this article titled "A fond farewell... for now:"

"It is with a heavy heart that we must announce that The Valley Journal is suspending publication as a free-standing newspaper for the unforeseeable future with this, the 41st edition of the 34th year of the VJ’s existence, due to the current economic situation.

It is definitely not an easy decision, but the recession is forcing many tough decisions all around, both here in the Roaring Fork Valley and beyond.

The need for Carbondale to have a newspaper is still very real, and we of course prefer to look at this as a temporary situation, with the goal being the return of a stand-alone newspaper to the streets of Carbondale and the surrounding area — whenever the economy allows.

In the meantime, look for Carbondale news, happenings and human interest stories within the pages of our sister daily newspapers, The Glenwood Springs Post Independent and The Aspen Times.

They already have and will continue to grow their coverage of the Carbondale community in the absence of The Valley Journal."