Glenwood Springs–Roaring Fork Re-1 School District officials are tryng to quell any rumors about who’ll be getting pink slips. The district is dealing with 3.5 million dollars in budget cuts due to less funding from the state. Some of the cuts are expected to come from layoffs but no decisions have been made yet. Aspen–Aspen High ...

Carbondale–Hearts are heavy in Carbondale over the apparent suicide of police officer Nino Santiago. Santiago’s body was found inside a car parked in front of Crystal River Elementary School early Tuesday morning. Sheriff’s investigators believe Santiago shot himself. The New York native was raised in Puerto Rico and served 12 ...

Glenwood Springs–Antero Resources was granted a 30-day extension to study the Health Impact Assessment of Battlement Mesa. Garfield County Commissioners voted unanimously to extend the comment period to April 30th. Researchers who conducted the H-I-A say tacking on another month would be a waste of time. Glenwood Springs–Garfield County Commissioners voted 2 to 1 to approve a hotel ...

Glenwood Springs–Medical marijuana regulations will once again be discussed by the Glenwood Springs city council. The council will also deal with a number of land use issues including the comprehensive plan and a community center roundhouse at the Cardiff Glen subdivision. Glenwood Springs–The Garfield County Sheriff’s Office returned nearly 3 million dollars of taxpayer funds that were unused ...

Parachute–The Garfield County Board of Commissioners are tackling a light agenda today in Parachute. Tomorrow morning the board will hold a worksession to discuss a watershed plan for the Roaring Fork River and water diversion projects for Colorado. Moab, Utah–The body of a Colorado man killed in a climbing accident in western Utah over the weeekend, was recovered ...

FORT COLLINS (3-10-11) — Eaton had a score to settle with the Western Slope after getting bounced from the 3A state girls basketball tournament on the Lady Reds home court by Coal Ridge last season. Seniors Beth Chaney and Jordan Needens made sure their shot at a high school state title ...

FORT COLLINS (3/10/11) – The Overtime Express that carried the Roaring Fork Rams into the Great 8 of the 3A boys state basketball tournament, while it didn’t quite turn into a pumpkin, took a left turn into the consolation bracket Saturday morning when Jefferson Academy, the fifth place team out of the Metro League, overcame ...

Glenwood Springs–Glenwood Springs voters can learn a little more about their council candidates during a forum tonight at city hall. Michael Gamba, Todd Leahy and incumbent Dave Sturgis are running unopposed. The only contested race is between Russ Arensman and Ted Edmonds. The forum begins at 6 O’clock and will be ...

Glenwood Springs–Colorado Mountain College got early approval to offer two Bachelor’s degrees from the state commission on higher education. There are a few more hurdles to clear before CMC can make it official. Summit County–Skier traffic headed back to the front range was snarled for several hours on I-70 yesterday after a semi crashed into an SUV near the ...

Glenwood Springs–The former owner and editor of the Glenwood Post died recently. John Samuelson, who bought the paper in the 1960’s, some 30 years after his mother and father, passed away last Saturday at the veteran’s nursing home in Rifle. Samuelson was 95. Rifle–Oil and gas royalty owners are not happy with President Obama’s ...