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Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission honors natural gas companies working in Garfield County
The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission honored five natural gas companies working in Garfield County earlier this month.
Garfield County creates $500,000 fire contingency fund
The Garfield County commissioners on Monday voted to create a $500,000 contingency fund within the sheriff's budget to pay the costs of fighting wildfires in the area.
Pitkin County unemployment bucks wider trends
Pitkin County's unemployment rate remains low and flat, bucking a state and national trend towards creeping-higher joblessness.
Garfield County fair brings ...
RIFLE, Colo. - It's a regional tradition. And this year, it will be even better than ever, according to organizers.
Garfield County takes over the senior transportation program
Great news! As of July 1, Garfield County has officially taken over the senior nutrition and transportation programs.
Backhoe hits rock, starts fire south of New Castle
NEW CASTLE, Colo. - A backhoe digging a trench for a new pipeline in the Garfield Creek State Wildlife Area struck a rock and sparked a 6-acre fire in the refuge Friday afternoon, according to state and local ...
Pickens' plan for gas could fire up drill fights
Oil billionaire T. Boone Pickens wants American cars running on natural gas. The idea unites several players in the national energy debate in western Colorado, at least in theory.
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 ...
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.
DA reaches decision on wildfire
Three months after a fire injured a man and threatened 150 homes in the midvalley, the 9th Judicial District Attorney's office said Tuesday it has reached a decision on whether to file charges.
Glenwood a bull's-eye for torrent if dam bursts
When Denver Water officials closed the Dillon Dam Road last week to better safeguard it from the possibility of a terrorist attack, they were worried about the safety of not just communities downstream on the ...
Garfield County, Chevron expected to finalize agreement in late July
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado - An agreement Garfield County reached with Chevron that will lead the company to pay the vast majority of the cost to rebuild County Road 204 is expected to be finalized later this ...
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.
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.
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.
Garfield County Sheriff's Office searching for sex assault suspect
GARFIELD COUNTY, Colorado - The Garfield County Sheriff's Office is searching for a man suspected of sexual assault on a child.
Garfield County chips in for...
The Garfield County commissioners on Monday approved allocating about $160,000 to the 9th Judicial District Attorney's office to hire two new deputy district attorneys, one investigator, a legal assistant and a ...
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 ...
Water Worries: State Investigating Three Waste Spills
A cancer causing chemical was found in groundwater northwest of Parachute and now state regulators are investigating.