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1. Interstate 70 reopens in both directions following fire near Silt 

Interstate 70 has reopened in both directions between the Mamm Creek and Silt exits following a fire, according to a Garfield County Emergency Alert System notification

-Staff report 

2.Interstate 70 reopens near Rulison following car crash 

Update 10:21 a.m.: Eastbound Interstate 70 has reopened at mile marker 81 near Rulison following a car crash that shut down the interstate for four hours on Tuesday morning, according to a notification from the Garfield County Emergency Alert System.

-Staff report 

3 From pickup trucks to luxury contracts: Incoming executives aim to continue Roaring Fork Valley construction legacy 

Pickup trucks were a crucial tool for young contractors in the Roaring Fork Valley in the 1980s.

Basalt-based contractor Jake Rankin, 37, said many of the valley’s early entrepreneurs made ends meet in the summer with a little more than word of mouth, limited resources, and pickup trucks — often after working winters at Aspen ski resorts. 

“That’s what everybody did in the valley,” he said. “All these guys were ‘back-of-pickup-truck’ general contractors.”

-Ray K. Erku 

4. Glenwood Springs’ Molina captures national beach volleyball title 

The sun was blazing, the sand was hot, and Glenwood Springs High School’s Kaylee Molina was one point away from the biggest win of her young career. One last swing later, the Demons’ senior-to-be could finally call herself a national champion.

Molina, along with Battle Mountain High School teammate Cynthia Oronoa, won the USA Volleyball Beach National Championship in the girls 18U American Division on July 21 in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

For Molina, who has been dreaming of playing volleyball at the highest level since she first picked up the sport, the win was a milestone moment.

-Jaymin Kanzer

5. Coulter creek Fire sits at 115 acres; evacuation orders lifted 

The Coulter Creek Fire burning in Missouri Heights grew to an estimated 115 acres Sunday evening, though evacuation orders have been lifted and no homes were lost.

Crews from the Carbondale and Rural Fire Protection District were dispatched at 11:04 a.m. Sunday to reports of a wildfire. When they arrived, they found flames moving quickly through grass, pinyon, juniper and sage. Ground crews began immediate suppression efforts while air tankers and helicopters dropped water and retardant to slow the fire’s spread.

As of 7:30 p.m. Sunday, the fire remained 0% contained. While its spread slowed significantly, fire officials said containment requires establishing a secure, continuous control line around the entire perimeter — a step crews have not yet completed.

-Taylor Cramer