I-70 reopens between Vail and Frisco after planned avalanche safety work
UPDATE (1:18 p.m.): Vail Pass has reopened following avalanche mitigation work.
Interstate 70 between Vail and Frisco underwent a planned closure around noon Thursday for winter maintenance operations.
The interstate was closed in both directions between mile markers 180 and 201 for a little over an hour.
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Two students receive Dunlap Scholarships at Rifle High School Senior Awards Banquet
Two students were named recipients of the Levi Scott Dunlap Memorial Foundation during Rifle High School’s Senior Awards Banquet on Tuesday, a news release states.