Doctor’s Tip: Medications for high blood pressure
Last week’s column pointed out that when large groups of people are studied, the subgroups with blood pressures of 110/70 or less have the healthiest arteries — which contributes to healthy hearts, brains and kidneys....
Kimberly Ann Montague (February 21, 1958 – July 5, 2019)
Kimberly Ann Montague passed away on July 5, 2019 in her home in Glenwood Springs. Born on February 21, 1958 in San Francisco. A memorial will take place in late September in Glenwood Springs. A...
TO MY SON on the first Anniversary of your untimely death
John, it’s been one year today since you left us after a heroic act to try and save the life of someone else. You gave yours without a hesitation. I am so proud of you...
New Castle PD wants public’s help concerning possibly related arsons
According to the New Castle Police Department’s official Facebook page, a “string of arson-related fires” have occurred in the town recently. Law enforcement believes “the fires to all be related.”
Colorado’s reinsurance bill drops marketplace health insurance
Health-care premiums are dropping for the first time in a long time, and for the individual marketplace on the Western Slope, premiums are going down dramatically. The drop in premiums on the exchange can be...
Bank offering soon-displaced downtown Glenwood tenants relocation help
Relocation assistance is being offered to businesses being displaced by a new downtown Glenwood bank building in the form of free rent through May of next year, as well as cash payments if they relocate in the meantime.
Vice President Pence set to visit Aspen during fundraising trip to Colorado
Vice President Mike Pence is scheduled to arrive at Aspen-Pitkin County Airport on Monday afternoon to attend a fundraiser downtown for President Trump’s re-election campaign, according to his schedule posted online. Pence and Air Force...
Crime Briefs: Felonies in the Flat Tops; who’s driving this thing?
A car chase ensued down a dangerous forest road up in the Flat Tops, after a man told a woman "murder suicide is a..."
Woman’s body found after rains flood gulch late Saturday in Lakewood
LAKEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Rescue crews have found the body of a woman who had been spotted being swept away in a gulch during heavy rains in Lakewood. KDVR-TV reports that West Metro Fire personnel found the...
Vice President Mike Pence’s Aspen visit brings out supporters, protesters
Vice President Mike Pence hosted the well-heeled Monday afternoon at a private club fundraiser in downtown Aspen but declined to take questions from the press.
Some question, why no American flags at Glenwood’s Grand entry?
An area nonprofit and residents continue to ask why the city does not fly more American Flags in Glenwood Springs, particularly on patriotic holidays. Ahead of the Fourth of July, local Rotary Club member Glenn...
Sunday profile: Amy Kimberly knows how to create community
Anyone who has attended the singing, dancing, drumming, fire twirling, limbo bending, log splitting summer celebration that Carbondale calls its Mountain Fair would agree — Amy Kimberly knows how to throw a party. Kimberly has...
Carbondale may look beyond the plastic bag ban
Two months after Carbondale leaders balked at banning plastic bags at every store, the town's Environmental Board wants the town to develop a plan to reduce most kinds of plastics, and expand the bag ban.
Glenwood City Council approves private security to help combat homeless nuisance issues
Glenwood Springs Police Chief Terry Wilson had a concise message for City Council Thursday concerning law enforcement’s role as it pertains to dealing with homelessness issues. “I don’t think we are going to arrest our...
Meghan Faye Gallagher (November 11, 1978 — May 22, 2019)
Meghan passed away in the comfort of her home surrounded by her family and friends. She was a writer, poet, an artist, creating until the last days of her life. She had a passion for...
Breckenridge police ask for help identifying person of interest in assault case
BRECKENRIDGE — The Breckenridge Police Department is asking the community for help in identifying a person of interest in an assault that took place earlier this month. The assault occurred in the area of Lincoln...
Aspen Mountain’s base development plan blows up
A top city of Aspen official said it felt like a “punch to the gut” when a key developer walked away from the voter-approved Lift One corridor project at the base of Aspen Mountain last week. Lift...
John T. Kelly
John T. Kelly, 74, of Aspen passed away on July 17, 2018. John is survived by his son’s Sean and Ben Kelly and 3 Siblings. He was preceded in death by his wife Doris Peterson....
27th Street Bridge closure begins Thursday
The city of Glenwood Springs anticipates “significant traffic” delays as the 27th Street Bridge will close beginning Thursday evening and extending through early Monday morning.
Vail Resorts to acquire 17 new ski areas for Epic Pass with Peak Resorts purchase
The Epic Pass just got a whole lot more epic. Vail Resorts on Monday announced it has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire 100 percent of the outstanding stock of Peak Resorts, Inc....
