Glenwood Springs to briefly close facilities
Glenwood Springs city facilities will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday, Sept. 15, for a staff event from 12-2 p.m. Closed facilities include City Hall, Glenwood Springs Community Center, Recycle Center and the South Canyon Landfill.
Garfield Re-2 to implement universal mask requirements in all schools
All schools in the Garfield Re-2 School District will require students and staff to wear masks indoors starting Sept. 27, the district announced Wednesday.
Glenwood Caverns reopens following Haunted Mine Drop incident
Following the death of a 6-year-old girl on one of its rides, the Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park reopened on Saturday to the open public.
U.S. military uses Rifle Garfield County Airport for simulated war time operations
On a toasty Tuesday in western Garfield County, U.S. Air Force C-130 pilot Major Christopher Acs sought refuge from the high-desert heat in an air conditioned airport hangar normally reserved for idle charter planes sometimes…
New direction from Congressional Redistricting Commission reunites Western Slope
Just like that, Garfield County and the better part of the Western Slope appear to be headed toward reunification in the 3rd Congressional District, based on the latest direction from the state’s Independent Congressional Redistricting…
Parents oppose switch to block schedule, masks requirements
Amid bursts of “cowards” and “you’re paid to mask our kids,” a small contingent of parents and locals voiced opposition during Wednesday’s Re-2 school board meeting to Rifle High School’s switch to a block schedule,…
End in sight for downtown Rifle construction
Third Street is now open. Traffic is flowing. Parking is available.
Lofts phase 4, Big 5 Sporting goods coming soon to Glenwood Meadows
Glenwood Meadows could soon be home to a new sporting goods store and an additional housing development.
PHOTOS: Burning Mountain Festival in New Castle
Reporter Ray K. Erku can be reached at 612-423-5273 or rerku@postindependent.com
As K-12s struggle with staffing, CMC going strong
The numbers are similar but the impacts are different for Roaring Fork School District and Colorado Mountain College as the former battles unprecedented staffing shortages.
Red Flag fire warning issued for Glenwood Springs area Thursday and likely Friday, too
Unseasonably warm temperatures and gusty winds expected Thursday afternoon have prompted the National Weather Service to issue a Red Flag Warning for most of northwest Colorado for a second straight day.
South Midland Avenue, 4 Mile Road roundabout construction zone to be single lane only for two weeks
Beginning today, traffic traveling through the roundabout under construction at 4 Mile Road and South Midland Avenue will be single-lane only for the next two weeks, a Glenwood Springs news release states.
Alpine Bank CMC scholarship celebrates 25th anniversary
In the past 25 years, the Alpine Bank First-Generation Scholarship has helped more than 250 students attend college who may not otherwise have had a chance.
Garfield County’s unintended teen pregnancy rate falls by half since 2009
Ever since comprehensive sexual education was implemented in schools across Garfield County, the unintended local teen pregnancy rate has fallen by half, according to a Garfield County youth health specialist.
Pitkin County returns to mandatory indoor mask public health order starting Thursday
Pitkin County health officials are enacting a mandatory indoor mask public health order starting at 12:01 a.m. Thursday. The order requires masks in all indoor public spaces for all individuals 2 years and older regardless of vaccination status.
‘Nothing is going to stop us from doing it’
Assaf Dory of Basalt and three other military veterans will start their Mount Elbert Challenge on Tuesday and aim to make a summit push on Wednesday.
Satisfy last minute camping fix before season ends
A light breeze chatters through an iridescent sea of turning leaves. It playfully catches vapor rising from a tin cup bearing freshly pressed coffee.
Injury trial related to 2017 Glenwood Springs fireworks display wrapping up
A jury of six people is being asked this week to decide fault and assess damages or dismiss a claim against an Oklahoma-based fireworks vendor related to an incident at Glenwood Springs’ July 4, 2017…