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    • COVID Shots Delayed by Weather
      Glenwood Springs/Rifle—If you were scheduled to receive your second COVID-19 vaccination today, you’ll have to wait until next week.  Shipments of the second dose have been delayed by the nasty weather that has practically paralyzed the mid and southwest United States. Valley View Hospital has automatically rescheduled second doses for Wednesday, February 24th at the ...
    • Avalanche Kills Backcountry Skier in East Vail Chutes
      VAIL—An avalanche has claimed another life with ties once again to grief-stricken Eagle County.  Thursday around noon, a Vail man was buried in an avalanche while skiing at the East Vail Chutes outside the boundaries of Vail Mountain.  According to the Eagle County Sheriff’s Office, the Vail Ski Patrol and members of Vail Mountain Rescue ...
    • Garfield County Moving to the Less Restrictive Level Yellow
      GLENWOOD SPRINGS—Garfield County bars and restaurants may want to raise a glass of cheer tomorrow as the COVID-19 dial moves to yellow. Today, the good news was handed down from Governor Jared Polis and the state health department that Garfield and several other counties have seen significant drops in the COVID incidence rate that warrants ...
    • New Transfer Trail Signs Installed
      GLENWOOD SPRINGS—Anyone using Transfer Trail in West Glenwood Springs will be greeted by two large signs explaining the negative impacts of expanded mining operations. The signs were installed earlier this week at the lower Transfer Trail parking lot on a city right-of-way courtesy of the city council. The Glenwood Springs Citizens’ Alliance with nearly 3,000 ...
    • Pitkin County Discovers Possible COVID Variant in Two People
      ASPEN—Two Pitkin County residents may have been infected with the more contagious COVID-19 variant. County health officials were notified by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s state lab that early test results indicate they contracted a “variant of concern.”  Additional testing is taking place to confirm the results. County officials are working with ...
    • Garfield County Plans Economic Impact Study of State Oil & Gas Regulations
      GLENWOOD SPRINGS—The long term economic impacts of Colorado’s new and tougher oil and gas regulations are unknown. That’s why Garfield County is launching a study to learn more.  County Oil and Gas Liaison Kirby Wynn will oversee the study with the help of a team of economists. The new regulations, under the mandate of Senate ...
    • Eagle County Men Mourned
      EAGLE—Seth Bossung, Andy Jessen and Adam Palmer were loved and respected in Eagle County. The men died in a massive avalanche Monday while skiing in the backcountry near Silverton. Their bodies were recovered yesterday under more than 20 feet of snow and debris. A fourth person was caught in the avalanche but other members of ...
    • Colorado Mountain College Raising Tuition
      GLENWOOD SPRINGS—Tuition at Colorado Mountain College is going up in the fall. The CMC Board of Trustees unanimously approved an increase of five dollars per credit hour for the 2021-22 school year. The only exception is non-resident students who will pay the same tuition. Next school year, in-district students will pay 90 dollars per credit ...
    • C-DOT Successfully Removes Truck from the Colorado River
      GLENWOOD SPRINGS—Work crews were able to completely remove the mangled semi and twin trailers that crashed into the Colorado River last Sunday near Canyon Creek.  Elise Thatcher with the Colorado Department of Transportation says it was a monumental effort but the job was finished last night and traffic along I-70 is back to normal.  Crews ...
    • State Health Officials Optimistic About Future COVID-19 Numbers
      DENVER (AP) – Health officials in Colorado have projected that more than 4,000 lives could be saved in the state if residents continue following safety guidelines intended to reduce the spread of COVID-19 through the end of spring. Projections made public by the Colorado School of Public Health show the pandemic’s death toll could reach ...
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