About 100 people gathered at Sayre Park Sunday evening, Sept. 21, to celebrate the life and legacy of Charlie Kirk, a controversial media personality and co-founder of the conservative organization Turning Point USA. A few sign holders kept close to Grande Avenue, while drivers honked in approval or shouted in dismay. Adilia Asplund of New […]
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GarCo Report: Constitution Week, local group urges energy diversity
Steve Kuschner, organizer for 350 Roaring Fork, spoke up during the morning public comment period at Monday’s Garfield County Commissioner (BOCC) meeting, drawing attention to a letter, which would otherwise not have been discussed publicly due to its placement on the consent agenda. The letter is an invitation from the BOCC to U.S. Interior Secretary […]
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Highway 6 fatalityFriends and family of 23-year-old Derrik Romero-Evans celebrated his life during a memorial in Montrose on Aug. 23. The young man was killed after being struck by a vehicle while working with a road crew on Highway 6 near Glenwood Springs on Aug. 11, according to a Sept. 11 article in the Post […]
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GarCo Report: Hooray for firefighters and the county airport
Praise and gratitude opened Monday’s Garfield County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) meeting, but not before Fred Standefer of Aspen Glen asked the BOCC to curb development in the area. “At present, there are three active development applications on your website that will have a huge impact on our property,” he said. “First, there’s the […]
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Comisionados del Condado de Garfield aprueban permiso para casi 40 nuevos pozos de gas cerca de Rifle
Los comisionados de la Junta del Condado de Garfield aprobaron por unanimidad el lunes una solicitud de permiso para la construcción de casi 40 nuevos pozos de gas natural en las afueras de Rifle. La propuesta, presentada por TEP Rocky Mountain LLC, incluye la construcción de una nueva plataforma de perforación en una propiedad privada […]
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Formación del primer distrito especial de Colorado para financiar el cuidado infantil será decidida por votantes de tres condados
Los votantes de tres condados decidirán en noviembre si aprueban el primer distrito especial de Colorado para financiar cuidado infantil. La medida busca ampliar acceso, reducir costos y apoyar a proveedores.
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GarCo Report: Medicaid changes and a public land use ally from Utah
As the Lee Fire on Monday was closing in on 137,000 acres and the dubious achievement of becoming the state’s 4th largest wildfire in history, Garfield County Commissioners (BOCC) had a public conversation promoting natural gas drilling and timber sales with Jacey Albaugh, legislative assistant for U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) on the U.S. Senate […]
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Watch Duty on duty since 2021
During the early chaos of the Lee Fire this month, when social media was also burning up, locals wanted information. Where’s the smoke coming from? How far away is the fire? Do I have to evacuate? Where do I take my livestock? As I was scrambling to get a handle on what was happening, a […]
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GarCo Report: ‘I’d like to put you in charge of the federal government’
Paul Backes and Calvin Seneker, auditors with McMahan and Associates LLC, had fairly good news for the Garfield County Commissioners (BOCC) on Monday, Aug. 4. Referring to how well the county manages its budget, Backes said, “I’d like to put you in charge of the federal government.” He also compared Garfield County to Moffat County […]
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GarCo and Glenwood discuss homeless issues at public webinar
Just 90 minutes after President Donald Trump signed an executive order at the White House on July 24 to crack down on homeless people across the nation, Garfield County elected officials and staff from the City of Glenwood Springs hosted a webinar about the local unhoused population. Prompted by a fire that ignited in late […]