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1. Update: 1-70 through Glenwood Canyon reopens in both directions 

Interstate 70 eastbound lanes have reopened through Glenwood Canyon following a wreck on Tuesday, according to a Garfield County Emergency Communications Authority alert. As of 2:11 p.m., one westbound lane has also reopened to traffic.

-Staff Report

2. A small high school in Colorado will not have a varsity football team next year 

Due to concerns about player safety and roster size, Middle Park High School will not have a varsity football team during the 2025 fall season. Instead, the school will offer only a junior varsity roster. Varsity-level athletes will have the chance to play on that team or try out for West Grand High School’s varsity football team.

-Emily Gutierrez

3. Update: 1-70 eastbound reopens at Glenwood Springs exit following cattle truck crash  

Update: 2:12 p.m. — Interstate 70 eastbound has reopened at mile marker 116 in Glenwood Springs after a Thursday morning crash involving a cattle truck shut down the highway for more than six hours.

-Staff Report 

4. Four suspects arrested after police pursuit and crash near Silt

Four suspects were arrested on Tuesday after fleeing the scene of a crash following a police pursuit Monday near Silt, according to a Facebook post from the Silt Police Department. 

The incident began around 6:24 p.m. Monday when Colorado State Patrol began pursuing a vehicle near Glenwood Springs. The chase continued west on Interstate 70 until the vehicle rolled multiple times and crashed near mile marker 100, coming to rest off the frontage road near Coal Ridge High School, according to Garfield County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Walt Stowe.

After the crash, four men ran from the scene toward the Colorado River. Law enforcement from the sheriff’s office, Silt Police Department, New Castle Police Department and Colorado State Patrol responded to search the area, but the suspects were not located before nightfall.

-Staff report

5. 112-year-old Silt home full of history, charm and gemstones hits the market

There’s a lot of history around Garfield County— from the sacred Yampah Vapor Caves in Glenwood Springs, where Native Americans once sought healing, to the Bookcliffs Arts Center in Rifle, a former homestead for the Morrow family. 

Tucked into Eighth Street in Silt sits another local relic: a home built in 1913 that’s still standing, fully functional and about to hit the market for just the second time in its 112-year history.

The home is currently occupied by Dennie Rae, however, Rae hadn’t planned on it: she acquired the house from the estate of her brother, Richard DeWyne, who passed away in 2021. She bought the house to close his estate.

-Katherine Tomanek