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On Jan. 26 at 9:21 a.m., Glenwood Springs were called to Sopris Elementary School to investigate a stolen wallet. A suspect was allegedly using the credit card in the wallet. The incident remains under investigation.-On Jan. 26 at 1:59 p.m., police were called to a home on Rey Road for a disturbance. The suspect ran from officers, but was apprehended. Dereck Douglas Hunt, 26, of Glenwood Springs was arrested on suspicion of possession of less than an ounce of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, and obstructing an officer.
Garfield County commissioners defend Uinta Basin Railway against local opposition
Garfield County commissioners are bucking the Western Slope trend against the proposed Uinta Basin Railway (UBR), 88 miles of new track that would connect the eastern Utah oil fields to Gulf Coast refineries via the national railroad network running through Colorado.

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