Glenwood Springs resident Craig Amichaux started off the meeting with complaints about traffic and trash on the lower part of County Road 132 (Mitchell Creek) in West Glenwood. He asked commissioners (BOCC) to put flashing signs or speed bumps on the road and to help clean up construction trash near Storm King Trailer Park. Morning […]
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GarCo Report: Public Health gears up for vaccine season
On Monday, Sept. 18, the Garfield County Commissioners met for a series of presentations, notably from the local Board of Human Services and the Board of Health, as well as from the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) which provided a thorough update on all the changes coming to Cottonwood Pass over the next few years. […]
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How do we behave when Source presents itself?
Life arises from the mother of waters, from Source. Life ignites when fire enters water. Children grow, give form to water, stand tall, walk, begin to run and speak. Being a child in this valley can be a blessing. Dwelling on Earth is a sacred gift involving relationships and responsibilities. Source water is the essence […]
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New year, new COVID update
COVID-19 will be remembered as the bane of the 2020s. Unfortunately, it’s a monkey yet to be shaken from the world’s back. With 2023, comes an executive order extending Colorado’s COVID-19 disaster period, a new Omicron variant sweeping the country and state-run testing sites closing. On Sunday, Jan. 8, Governor Jared Polis issued an executive […]
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Shaping the future of wellness in Garfield County
On Monday afternoon, in a Third Street Center board room, Carbondale citizens were given the rare opportunity to directly voice the concerns of their community to Garfield County’s department of public health (GCPH). This was organized as the fifth in a series of six focus groups, each held across the county, assessing community health in […]