Former editorial fellows receive recognition, and fact-checking curious visitors swing through the office.
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Posted inNovember 26, 2018: Follow the fish
Scary times in the neighborhood
Elections coverage and Halloween kept staff busy, even as we prep for our annual holiday soiree.
Posted inNovember 12, 2018: Old Wests, and new
HCN bugles in the season
We experience some creature encounters and say a few goodbyes.
Posted inOctober 29, 2018: When your neighborhood goes BOOM
A fresh face and folks in the field
Fall brings a change in the weather, a new staffer and visitors.
Posted inOctober 15, 2018: Nature Retreat
Ushering in fall
Staffers get creative with harvest crowns, art openings and personal essays.
Posted inSeptember 17, 2018: The Pioneer of Ruin
A dispersed staff and a tied knot
Editorial staffers relocate, HCN receives an award and an editor gets married!
Posted inAugust 31, 2018: The Big Threat to Bighorns
A meeting of the minds in Gunnison
The editorial staff of High Country News converges to plot the future of the magazine.
Posted inAugust 20, 2018: Where the West is Moving - and Why
Warm weather and a warm welcome
We welcome a new associate photo editor and celebrate life changes.
Posted inAugust 6, 2018: What Are We Doing Here?
Welcome to our new intern
The annual Cherry Days Festival brought hot temperatures and more visitors.
Posted inJuly 23, 2018: Pay for Prey
A cheery cherry celebration
The annual Cherry Days Festival brought hot temperatures and more visitors.
Posted inJune 25, 2018: Little Weed, Big Problem
A publishing pause and river flotsam
A reader finds an HCN artifact on a rafting trip.
Posted inJune 11, 2018: Reclaiming the Klamath
We’re covering more of the West
The staff takes on a more geographically dispersed model of organization.
Posted inMay 28, 2018: The River of Lost Souls
Camping excitement and late spring visitors
A scorpion startles staffers and we welcome friends and new coworkers at the HCN office.
Posted inMay 14, 2018: Death in the Alpine
Spring brings more visitors, and awards
HCN receives a James Beard Award, and says hello to one of Paonia’s newest and smallest residents.
Posted inApril 30, 2018: Celebrity Scofflaw
Beyond buzzwords
Spring has brought a topsy-turvy spell of weather to our home in Paonia, Colorado. At the beginning of the week, it was in the 70s, and we were working on our tans, but the following days brought hail, snow and ice that threatened the valley’s budding fruit trees. The erratic weather comes against the backdrop […]
Posted inApril 16, 2018: Cashing in on Standing Rock
New adventures and new faces
As spring blooms in Paonia, more visitors come to the office.
Posted inMarch 19, 2018: Desert, Divided
Goodbye to a dear staff member
Our marketing wiz moves on and we embrace the addition of snow to our winter.
Posted inMarch 5, 2018: Drilling Chaco
A new board member and goodbye to an editor
A forthcoming radio documentary, and a change of pace for our senior editor.
Posted inFebruary 19, 2018: Unfrozen North
HCN welcomes a few new faces
Winter interns have arrived, as well as a new office mate.
Posted inFebruary 5, 2018: Caught Between Crises
A new venue and a bittersweet goodbye
A satellite office to open in Gunnison, and a staffer moves on.