Garfield County commissioner candidates debate growth, South Bridge and economic future
How Garfield County grows — and how the county responds to the pressures that come with that growth — emerged as a central question Monday as commissioner candidates Jonathan Godes and Eric Rudd debated housing,...
Demonic collapse: Second-half collapse spoils Glenwood Springs homecoming
The struggling Glenwood Springs Demons varsity football team’s homecoming game Friday night told a tale of two halves. When the halftime buzzer sounded, the massive homecoming crowd was already planning the celebration, but as the...
Western Slope hospitals, CMC receive millions in federal grants for rural healthcare
Millions of dollars in federal funding are headed to Western Slope healthcare providers as the state looks to address persistent rural workforce shortages and expand access to care. Colorado is directing roughly $169.5 million in...
Parachute roots grow stronger as Design Workshop interns work with town officials
Editor’s note: Padilla Guerrero’s name was misspelled in an earlier version and has been updated. The Town of Parachute welcomed a group of landscape architecture interns from Design Workshop this summer to get some input...
Basalt police apprehend suspect in firearm incident
The Basalt Police Department received a call from an undisclosed restaurant in Old Town Basalt Monday at approximately 2 p.m. reporting a male subject who threatened an individual with a handgun.
Tuesday letters: Protecting the Crystal, raptor rules and growth concerns
Hands off the Crystal Valley As former residents of Garfield County, and lovers of all things that were there in the 1970s and ’80s, we wish to please request that there be a total hands-off...
House District 57 candidates differ on housing, energy and state spending
House District 57 candidates Russ Andrews and incumbent Elizabeth Velasco drew sharp contrasts over affordability and the role of state government Monday during a candidate forum at the Ute Theater in Rifle. The candidates debated...
Two teens identified in fatal wrong-way I-70 crash near Rifle
An 18-year-old Silt woman and a 17-year-old Glenwood Springs boy were killed early Sunday in a wrong-way crash on Interstate 70 just east of Rifle, according to the Colorado State Patrol. The Garfield County Coroner’s...
Coal Ridge High School band grows with first dedicated drum major
When Coal Ridge High School junior Ava Karren walks onto the football field, she has a strategy. “I try to not look as super scared as I definitely am, but I try to look confident...
Guest column: The squeeze is real as hard times hit household budgets
I filled up my “mom car” this week and watched the number climb to almost $60. As recently as six months ago, that same tank cost me around $35. Gas prices move for plenty of...
Stormy weather brings rain, first snowpack to Colorado mountains this week
Colorado’s calm weekend weather is transitioning into stormy skies this week, with parts of the mountains expected to start collecting some snowpack. Colder temperatures and persistent rain arrived on the Western Slope on Monday, Sept....
Rifle High School builds freshman success from day one
When Rifle High School teacher Adam King thinks about helping freshmen feel like they belong, he remembers a mountain. Just five days after arriving at his high school, King said, staff loaded the new students...
A snowboarder sustained major injuries from a chairlift fall. Recovery taught him about gratitude and snow sport safety.
For most of his life, Sy Moran’s world has revolved around one thing: snowboarding. The 30-year-old who grew up in Breckenridge first took up the sport to follow in his older brother’s footsteps, but he...
Roaring Fork Schools Board of Education hears academic outcomes update
Roaring Fork Schools Superintendent Anna Cole and first-year Chief Academic Officer Jessica Piwko updated the Board of Education on students’ academic successes and challenges during its regularly scheduled board meeting Wednesday. The conversation focused on...
Fifth annual Noche Latina returns to Glenwood Springs
The City of Glenwood Springs will host the fifth annual Noche Latina on Saturday at the Bethel Plaza, bringing Latin American traditions, music, and culture to downtown Glenwood Springs. Held in honor of Hispanic Heritage...
Parents raise concerns over delayed communication following Carbondale Middle School threat
Parents at Carbondale Middle School are raising concerns over how the school communicated a potential gun threat last week after some families learned about the situation from their children before receiving a schoolwide notification. The...
Housing, energy and immigration shape Senate District 8 forum
Senate District 8 candidates Corey Marshall and incumbent Dylan Roberts drew sharp contrasts over affordability, energy, immigration and the role of state government Monday during a candidate forum at the Ute Theater in Rifle. The...
Band returns to Rifle Middle School with new teacher, renewed enthusiasm
Before the school bell rings at Rifle Middle School, some sixth-grade band students can already be found on the playground with shiny new instruments in hand. They do not know many notes yet, but that...
Garfield Re-2 school board supports bond, mill levy override ballot measures
The Garfield Re-2 school board voted unanimously to approve a resolution in support of the school district’s bond and mill levy ballot measures. The two separate measures will appear on the Nov. 3 ballot. Ballot...
Aspen’s Palm Tree Festival announces lineup, pre-sales
The Palm Tree Music Festival is back for its fifth year, Feb. 19 to 20, with a two-day lineup at Rio Grande Park that kicks off Friday with The Chainsmokers headlining.