Time Machine: 45 years ago: Vail Daily publishes its first issue

Time Machine: 45 years ago: Vail Daily publishes its first issue

45 years ago June 15, 1981 A new daily newspaper in Eagle County debuted its first issue, an 8.5-by-11-inch one-sheet called the Vail Daily. The first edition contained the Town Talk column, which is still a staple in the Vail Daily to this day, along with some coverage of the No Name Golf Tournament. “One’s first inclination when writing about the No Name Golf Tournament is to produce a story with the names deleted,” the Daily reported. “Puns l…