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Parachute News

Local news for Parachute, CO continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Yesterday | Glenwood Post Independent

Cage fighting lessons and festivals, oh my

Learn cage fighting basics. Within four hours these instructors will have you on your way to understanding and training for cage fighting.

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Related Topix: Battlement Mesa, CO

Wed Jul 16, 2008

Vail Daily News

Gas company to move historic cabin to Battlement Mesa

The Glover cabin is going to be moved from the banks of Parachute Creek to Battlement Mesa, where it will undergo renovations.

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Related Topix: Garfield County, CO, Mesa State College, Battlement Mesa, CO, Grand Junction, CO

Aspen Times Weekly

Green machine ahead?

Two groups focused on saving energy are contemplating a merger that could result in a well-funded and well-organized green machine that promotes conservation from Aspen to Parachute, according to sources.

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Related Topix: Carbondale, CO, Aspen, CO, Science / Technology, Alternative Energy, Pitkin County, CO

Tue Jul 15, 2008

Peak Oil

America's Untapped Oil

MonteQuest America's Untapped Oil Royal Dutch Shell, the international oil giant, thinks the solution to America's oil crisis may lie in the heart of Colorado.

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Sun Jul 13, 2008

Glenwood Post Independent

Results from sampling Parachute Creek still months away

The Colorado Division of Wildlife is getting closer to finishing sampling of fish and the insects they thrive on in Parachute Creek in the wake of four oil and gas industry spills earlier this year.

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Sat Jul 12, 2008

Aspen Daily News

Police: Glenwood officer spots missing woman

' A New Mexico woman reported missing by her family has reportedly been spotted by a Glenwood Springs police officer, but her current whereabouts are unknown.

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Related Topix: Glenwood Springs, CO, Garfield County, CO

Fri Jul 11, 2008

The Grand Junction Sentinel

N.M. woman reported missing seemed 'confused' when seen in Parachute

A New Mexico woman reported missing by her family was spotted by a Glenwood Springs police officer in Parachute on Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Garfield County, CO, Glenwood Springs, CO

Grand Junction Free Press

Energy companies hold money for now in Rifle

A rule-making process for the oil and gas industry and a proposed ballot initiative has left area energy companies tentatively uncommitted about helping to reconstruct the Parachute Interstate 70 interchange.

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Related Topix: Rifle, CO, Steamboat Springs, CO, Garfield County, CO

Citizen Telegram

Watch out for West Nile Virus

Lyons Park rest area: 476 mosquitoes, 35, or seven percent, were Culex Rifle Middle School: 298 mosquitoes, four, or one percent were Culex Cottonwood Park in Parachute: 317 mosquitoes, 16, or five percent, ...

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Related Topix: Garfield County, CO, Glenwood Springs, CO, New Castle, CO, Silt, CO

Thu Jul 10, 2008

KJCT

Are you ready for the switch to digital TV?

The switch to digital TV is coming soon. All those using an antenna will need to get a convertor box.

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Related Topix: TV, Electronics, Rifle, CO

Tue Jul 08, 2008

The Daily Sentinel

Fast water hampers recovery of truck

A water truck that rolled into the Colorado River Sunday night between Parachute and De Beque has yet to be brought back to shore, as salvage crews continue to seek a safe means of recovering it.

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Related Topix: Garfield County, CO, De Beque, CO, Rifle, CO, Fruita, CO

Sun Jul 06, 2008

Glenwood Post Independent

Kids become shooting stars

Recently, more than 90 young aspiring photographers took part in the teen summer reading program photography workshop at six Garfield County libraries in Parachute, Rifle, Silt, New Castle, Glenwood Springs and ...

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Related Topix: Silt, CO, Carbondale, CO, Garfield County, CO, Glenwood Springs, CO

Sat Jul 05, 2008

Glenwood Springs Post-Independent

Water truck rolls into river near DeBeque

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Thu Jul 03, 2008

KKCO-TV Grand Junction

Water Worries: State Investigating Three Waste Spills

A cancer causing chemical was found in groundwater northwest of Parachute and now state regulators are investigating.

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Related Topix: Garfield County, CO

Tue Jul 01, 2008

Glenwood Post Independent

More waste water releases under investigation by Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission

State oil and gas regulators are looking at two additional releases of waste that have reportedly affected groundwater northwest of Parachute.

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Related Topix: Garfield County, CO

KKCO-TV Grand Junction

Carcinogen Found in Parachute Drinking Water

Colorado oil and gas regulators want to know how benzene ended up in the drinking water at a cabin near Parachute.

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Glenwood Post Independent

Truck rolls into Colorado River near Parachute

A water truck floats in the Colorado River near DeBeque. Photo courtesy of Jay Haygood PARACHUTE, Colorado - The brakes of a water truck servicing the oil and gas industry apparently failed Sunday night, ...

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Related Topix: Glenwood Springs, CO

Mon Jun 30, 2008

Glenwood Springs Post-Independent

BLM seeks input on natural gas proposal east of Parachute

The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public input on a plan for a proposed natural gas development east of Parachute.

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Denver Post

Benzene reported in cabin's drinking water

Colorado oil and gas regulators are investigating after a carcinogen was found in the drinking water at a cabin.

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Citizen Telegram

Childcare crisis coming

Letters to the editor of 400 words or less have a better chance of being printed, especially if they are exclusive to the Citizen Telegram and have not appeared in other area newspapers.

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Related Topix: Silt, CO, New Castle, CO, Rifle, CO

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