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GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado - Larry Dragon doesn't think he'll be alive by the time a long-planned-for trail between Glenwood Springs and the Mesa County line is completed, but he's quite happy to see the first ...
Glenwood Springs Post-Independent
Quilts, biking, food and scholarships
The Anvil Points Quilt Guild will be hosting its sixth annual Outdoor Quilting Show from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug.
Glenwood Springs Post-Independent
Mayor faces the public at Silt Heyday
SILT, Colorado - What's it like as a local elected official to receive a pie in the face? That question was answered by Silt Mayor Dave Moore and former Mayor John Evans at the Silt Heyday festival Saturday.
At the Morgan family reunion, from left, front row: Lucille Moore of Higbee, Mo.; Phelma and Bill Morgan of New Castle; and Stellamae Fredericks of Campoint, Ill.; and back row: Sam Moore of Arkansas; Billie Jo ...
Glenwood Springs Post-Independent
Jury acquits Silt man of harassment
RIFLE, Colorado - Phillip Carlson was found not guilty of harassment in less than five minutes last Thursday.
Roundabout work in Rifle, Silt clogging traffic less than feared
Emergency officials in Silt are expressing relief that traffic congestion related to closure of an Interstate 70 on-ramp in Rifle has been less than they feared.
Silt Heyday organizer trying not to let salmonella scare stop festival's jalapeno-eating contest
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado - Peggy Swank is on a mission for jalapeños. Fears some of the peppers are linked to salmonella now threaten the jalapeño-eating contest at the upcoming Silt Heyday festival ...
The Sunlight Freestyle Team will be hosting a free carwash at 12:30 p.m. tomorrow, Sunday, July 27, in the parking lot of DNA SK8 on Cooper Avenue, across from Good Health in Glenwood Springs.
I-70: Project Update: City of Rifle Roundabout I-70 at Exit 90, Eastbound On-Ramp Closure
PROJECT UPDATE: CITY OF RIFLE ROUNDABOUT I-70 at Exit 90, Eastbound On-Ramp Closure Saturday, July 26, through Wednesday, July 30 RIFLE - The project to reconstruct and improve safety and capacity at the I-70 ...
Rhyan Tsinnijinnie and Alaine Gene Smith, of Silt, May 19, 2008 David Paul Mansanares and Erica Ann Kent, of Basalt, May 18, 2008 Ricardo Ortega Flores and Lorena De Lira Trejo, of Rifle, May 17, 2008 Richard ...
New citizens register to vote in Grand Junction
At least one new citizen said it was the upcoming presidential election that motivated her to obtain her citizenship Wednesday in Grand Junction.
Suit to halt pipeline on shaky ground
Groups that sued to try to stop a natural gas pipeline project in western Colorado roadless areas aren't likely to win their case on its merits, a federal appeals circuit court said in a recently released ...
Rifle I-70 on-ramp could be closed up to five days
RIFLE, Colorado - Motorists who leave Rifle to head to Glenwood Springs and points farther east on Interstate 70 will have to find a different way to get onto the highway starting Saturday, July 26, and for up ...
Man gets pepper sprayed, kneed during arrest in Glenwood Springs
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado - A police officer was keeping an eye on the Club Roxie closing around 2 a.m. Saturday, but the problem turned out to be somewhere else.
Garden project beautifies New Castle in time for Burning Mountain Festival
Beautiful downtown New Castle is becoming even more lovely, thanks to a new Smart Scape Garden, located in part of the vacant lot next to Garcia's establishment on Main Street.
Garfield County School District No. 16 Rosemary Belden 251 N. Parachute Ave.Parachute, CO 81635 625-5701 Down Valley Design Center, Home of Colorado Kitchens Peggy Engquist 2136 Airport Rd., Rifle, CO 81650 ...
Watch out for West Nile Virus in Garfield County
The West Nile virus, carried by Culex tarsalis mosquitoes, can be a debilitating thing to catch; possible paralysis, meningitis, or swelling of the brain's lining, and in severe cases, death.
Bears break into Beaver Creek homes
BEAVER CREEK, Colorado - Unwelcome guests probably don't get past Beaver Creek's high-security gates too often, but two homes hosted a few last week.
Local musician dies in accident near New Castle
One man died in an accident near New Castle Sunday night. Garfield County deputy coroner Ray Alexander identified the man as Lonnie Sandoval, 37, of Silt.
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 ...