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West Parachute interchange work to affect traffic
The Colorado Department of Transportation and its contractor, SEMA Construction, have closed a single east- and westbound lane of traffic along Interstate 70 and U.S. Highway 6 to begin construction of new exits ramps at the I-70 West Parachute...
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05/10/2012 1:09pm
Voters re-elect Rifle Fire District incumbents
In polling on Tuesday, May 8, voters re-elected all three incumbents running for the three open seats on the Rifle Fire Protection District board of directors.

Here is the vote count:

1. Yvonne Long, 52

2. John Sandquist, 48

3. Rex Rhule, 39
  05/10/2012 1:09pm
Odor sources studied to find solutions
Both the CacaLoco composting operation and city of Rifle wastewater treatment plant are being looked at as potential odor sources that have caused some West Rifle residents to keep their windows closed and stay inside some days.
  05/10/2012 1:08pm
New medical facilities planned in Battlement Mesa
The Grand River Hospital District board of directors recently approved plans to build a new $16 million medical facility in Battlement Mesa.
  05/10/2012 1:07pm
Four-day calendar finalized for Re-2 schools
Classes will start next fall on Aug. 20 and end on May 29 and students in Garfield School District Re-2 will take only Thanksgiving Day and the day after off, instead of the entire week.
  05/10/2012 1:06pm
House fire damage
Fire damages four Rifle homes
Three housing units in a Rifle duplex and an adjacent home suffered serious damage in a May 4 fire, but no one was injured, according to Rifle Fire Protect District Fire Marshall Kevin Whelan.
  05/10/2012 1:06pm
City responds to critics on water treatment plant
As John Steele awaits word on whether he'll succeed in giving Rifle voters a chance to weigh in on a $25.5 million loan recently approved by City Council for a new water treatment plant, city officials are responding to some of the concerns that prompted...
  05/10/2012 1:05pm
Sharing a moment
Jazz in Rifle? You got it
Many a song about a young, struggling musician includes a line about singing or playing in small venues to hone their crafts.

In the case of Joe Allen and Walt Smith, though, they've already done that. Long ago. And to some level of notoriety.
  05/10/2012 1:03pm
Rifle fire district election features a contested race
Voters in the Rifle Fire Protection District can cast ballots on Tuesday, May 8 and will choose between three incumbents and a former director to fill three seats on the district board of directors.
  05/02/2012 6:48pm
Six candidates vie for two Battlement Mesa Metro seats
The most active of this spring's special district elections is in the Battlement Mesa Metropolitan District, where six candidates, including one incumbent, are running for two open seats on the five-member board.
  05/02/2012 6:44pm
Petition submitted to city on water plant decision
A petition that could put the question of funding a new water treatment plant before Rifle voters was signed by 300 Rifle residents and is on the city clerk's desk.
  05/02/2012 7:06pm
Battle Scars
Devon Vondette works her rodeo horses just about every morning, but one morning the horses waited as she sat sipping coffee instead. Lounging outside of Starbucks in south Rifle, she rattled off a string of her rodeo-related injuries with a casual air,...
  05/02/2012 6:48pm
Time to take stock
Change is constant and never-ending. Sometimes there's good changes,, sometimes bad changes. It's often up to your point of view.
  05/02/2012 6:47pm
‘Getting a year better'
Troy Phillips fully expected to see his Rifle High School baseball team get a year better — not just a year older — after a respectable 2011 campaign. Needless to say, he didn't expect the Bears to be this much better.
  05/02/2012 6:44pm
School's out Mondays in Garfield District 16
As Garfield School District Re-2 puts the finishing touches to its four-day school week calendar for this fall, their neighbors to the west are doing much the same thing.
  05/02/2012 6:45pm
Rifle rally car enthusiast has experience of a lifetime
Go-carts and race cars have been part of Victor Fagan's life since he was born. Earlier this month, that passion earned him a spot on a national television reality series.
  04/25/2012 6:04pm
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