Graduate profile: Glenwood Springs valedictorian heads to MIT through QuestBridge scholarship
Editor’s note: This is the sixth installment in an eight-part series highlighting graduating high school students in Garfield County. Glenwood Springs native Star Hernandez’s creativity and curiosity have always pushed her to dream big. From...
These guns will soon require a permit and training course to be legally purchased in Colorado
Starting Aug. 1, Coloradans will need to complete hours of safety training and obtain a permit to purchase a wide variety of semi-automatic guns. The new rules stem from Senate Bill 25-003, passed last year...
Glenwood Springs second grader advances to National Junior Ranger competition
Bridget Derkash thought she was just appeasing her daughter when she signed her up for the National Junior Ranger Contest. Her daughter Fischer, a second grader at Glenwood Springs Elementary School, is now one of...
Rifle police say three missing juveniles found safe, investigation remains active
Three juveniles who were reported missing Tuesday night in Rifle have been located, according to the Rifle Police Department. Police had asked for the public’s help Wednesday morning after the juveniles were believed to have...
Coal Ridge baseball coach retires one year after first title run in program history
Almost one year to the day after Dan Larsen led the Coal Ridge Titans varsity baseball team to their first state title in program history, he announced he would pass over the lineup card and...
Graduate profile: Former co-school president says goodbye to Colorado Rocky Mountain School, heads to Middlebury College
Editor’s note: This is the final installment in an eight-part series highlighting graduating high school students in Garfield County. Ryder Davies returned from his senior trip in Africa on Monday, five days before walking across...
CMC Rifle purchases new building to expand service of trade education
Colorado Mountain College’s Rifle Campus has purchased a 25,000-square-foot building at 2195 S. 10th St. for about $2.4 million, with plans to turn it into a regional skilled trades center serving western Colorado, according to...
In Democratic primary to flip western Colorado congressional seat from red to blue, Aspen-area candidates run on backlash to Trump
The two Democrats seeking to flip a western Colorado congressional seat from red to blue both hope to galvanize what they say is growing dissatisfaction with President Donald Trump. But as they make similar policy...
Glenwood Springs Elementary art teacher retires after 25 years
Tiffany Burton’s students have a fitting way to describe her retirement. Mrs. B is buzzing out. The phrase fits for more than just the nickname. Burton, known to students as Mrs. B, has been known...
Josh Allison ends four-year run as Rifle school resource officer
Students running up and down the halls of Garfield Re-2 schools in Rifle for the past four years might have seen him: Rifle Police Department Cpl. Josh Allison, ready to take on the challenges of...
Colorado’s approaching monsoon season and El Nino conditions bring promises of above-normal rainfall
Colorado is headed toward a wetter-than-normal summer, with promises of an active monsoon season and growing confidence in developing El Nino conditions. However, with hotter temperatures likely, this summer could look different from the mountains’...
Tuesday letters: Memorial Day tribute, Holy Cross board support, Cavern Springs appeal and more
A salute to Memorial Day What a great tribute to the fallen heroes and veterans of our community. The history of Memorial Day was established to pay respect and honor to American soldiers who died...