Parachute News

Four seasoned and highly qualified teachers of Garfield County School District 16 in the Grand Valley schools of Parachute and Battlement Mesa were honored at the annual Teachers of the Year recognition event on April 24.

Libraries are learning and entertainment institutions, not necessarily in that order, and we tend to focus on our young persons when it comes to special programs.

AVON, Colorado - Adrian Vararela has been going to the Avon fireworks show his entire life - he said the show is just too good to miss.

State regulators of the oil and gas industry will be in Glenwood Springs twice this month to discuss a variety of controversial subjects, ranging from pollution coinciding with gas-drilling activities to plans for setting up drilling rigs in a residential community.

Knitters and crocheters of all ages and skill levels are invited to Mountain Valley Textiles & Gifts in Glenwood Springs for a monthly social get together.

A Parachute man was hospitalized late Monday after reportedly shooting himself accidentally by dropping a handgun.

When things get really chaotic in the economy, to get anchored it's sometimes necessary to refer to that great American economist, Yogi Berra.

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado - The conviction of a former Parachute man who was sentenced to prison for 12 years in 2007 has been overturned by the Colorado Court of Appeals.

Residents here are likely to use an established play book in their efforts to deal with planned natural gas drilling in the neighborhood - the same play book used to create a 2006 drilling plan for the Silt/Rifle/New Castle area.

The Rocky Mountain Women in Law Enforcement Annual Conference will be hosted Sept.

Immigrant Stories is a project of the Community Integration Initiative. The initiative is gathering the recollections of immigrants and their families from Aspen to Parachute.

A man accused of beating a drilling rig worker to death four years ago has been ordered to face murder charges.

Until recently, I had never heard the term "fracking," but I had heard of the general concept under a different name.

Garfield County's elected leaders want to ensure that at least three items get a public airing at the upcoming meeting of the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission , which is to be held somewhere in Garfield County in July.

The boorish behavior of a rancher/gas company landman at the June 6 meeting of the regional chapter of the National Association of Royalty Owners has attracted a lot of attention, but little note has been taken of former Congressman Scott McInnis' appearance at the same meeting.

The Wild Wild West is coming to New Castle this summer during the annual Burning Mountain Festival! There's still time to join in the fun of planning this historical event.

A Grand Junction man says he had no obligation to reveal his oil and gas industry ties when he criticized a lawmaker over new state rules at a meeting Saturday.

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado - A true fire protection district covering the city and surrounding rural areas would be the best way to provide emergency fire and ambulance service in the future, in the opinion of Glenwood Rural Fire Protection District Board Chairman Bill Livingston.

Gubernatorial candidate and former congressman Scott McInnis is scheduled to address a meeting of the National Association of Royalty Owners in Parachute on Saturday.

Efforts by a financially struggling Denver energy company to sell oil and gas interests near Parachute for $10.3 million have fallen through, the company said.