The Garfield Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) were urged to sign a pledge to protect elections on Monday. Heather Exby, former dean and vice-president of Colorado Mountain College’s Spring Valley campus, explained that “pro-democracy groups” have said that Garfield County is an area of concern for the midterms, stating that a small group of Garfield […]
Amy Hadden Marsh
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GarCo Report: BOCC claims compliance for senior meals
Monday’s Garfield Board of County Commissioner (BOCC) meeting was over almost as soon as it started, but included the approval of an animal care fundraiser, the contention over senior home-delivered meals and more. The meeting was held at the Silt Municipal Building this week. The BOCC gave permission to Journey Home Animal Care Center to […]
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Local land swap update and a bit of history
A land swap in the Roaring Fork and Colorado River valleys is attracting attention across the state. The legislative exchange, known as the Greater Access for Multiple-Use Experiences (GAME) Act, proposed by Congressman Jeff Hurd (R-CD3), must be approved by Congress before any land changes hands. There are a lot of questions swirling about the […]
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GarCo Report: Constitution Week, meal delivery for homebound elders, Hogback funding
The local chapter of the 136-year-old National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) is celebrating Constitution Week, as they do every year. The designation for the week of Sept. 17-23 began in 1957 under President Dwight D.Eisenhower. Linda Morcom of the Captain Richard Sopris Chapter of the DAR, incorporated in 1960, has […]
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Aumenta el debate en torno a la Enmienda 84
Este otoño, los habitantes de Colorado votarán sobre una enmienda que incorporaría a la Constitución de Colorado el derecho a cazar y pescar. Los partidarios de la Enmienda 84 sostienen que la caza y la pesca mediante métodos tradicionales deben estar protegidas. Sus opositores consideran que la medida es innecesaria y que podría cambiar de […]
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Debate heats up around Amendment 84 (83)
Editor’s note: Since this article was written, Colorado Amendment 84 was relabeled as Amendment 83. The Right to Hunt measure will appear as Amendment 83 on the November ballot. Coloradans will vote on an amendment this fall that would enshrine the right to hunt and fish in the Colorado Constitution. Proponents of Amendment 84 say […]
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Nuevas crías de lobo gris forman una nueva manada en Colorado
CPW anunció el 22 de julio que las crías nacidas esta primavera en el condado de Eagle forman parte de la manada Piney Ridge, la quinta manada que se ha formado desde que comenzó la reintroducción de lobos en diciembre de 2023.
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New gray wolf pups make a new pack in Colorado; wolf deaths continue
A gray wolf pack has settled in Eagle County, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW), but five wolf deaths have also occurred since January. CPW announced on July 22 that pups born this spring in Eagle County are part of the Piney Ridge Pack — the fifth pack to form since wolf reintroduction began […]
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Proyecto de ley para detener la expansión de la cantera protegería un sitio sagrado de los Ute
El senador demócrata Michael Bennet y el representante republicano Jeff Hurd presentaron el 23 de julio, en la Cámara de Representantes y el Senado de Estados Unidos, la Ley de Protección de las Aguas Termales de Glenwood (Glenwood Hot Springs Protection Act), una iniciativa bipartidista. La legislación propuesta prohibiría al secretario del Interior de Estados […]
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Scuttlebutt – Aug. 6, 2026
Midland ICE facility On Thursday, Aug. 6, Glenwood Springs City Council plans to discuss enforcement of a special use permit (SUP) revocation for an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center at 100 Midland Ave. The City’s Planning and Zoning Commission revoked the SUP on April 28, and notified the federal General Services Administration, ICE and […]