High hopes for Rifle High School baseball team's first state tournament appearance in school history were dashed for the Bears this past Saturday.
Rifle's 6-0 loss to Weld Central in Class 3A District Tournament semifinals, however,

Rifle High School's girls golf team got what it considered a well-deserved reward.
Thanks to their team victory in the Class 4A Western Regional tournament on May 8 in Gunnison, the Bears are headed to the Class 4A State Championship

A clear head and a clear vision of what to expect should make a second trip to the Class 3A High School State Track and Field Championships much easier for Rifle's Joey Kuheim.
Kuheim, a junior who reached the state meet last year, m

THURSDAY, MAY 17
Jerry Barlow at Garfield County Libraries
7 p.m., Thursday, May 17 * Silt Branch Library, 600 Home Ave. * Free
Acclaimed Celtic fingerstyle guitarist Jerry Barlow incorporates favorite traditional Celt

The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission denied a petition that would have allowed rock climbing on property at the Rifle Falls Fish Hatchery.
At their meeting last week, commissioners based the decision on concerns about an activ

The next free film screening in the PBS Community Cinema series, sponsored by Colorado Mountain College in Rifle and Chevron, will feature "Strong!" on Friday, May 18.
This film tells the story of Cheryl Haworth, a young

The Grand River Student Health Center in Rifle will open Monday, May 21. Located in the former Colorado Mountain College building at 703 Railroad Ave., the center will offer services to students and staff of Garfield School District R

Robbyn Nichole Gorton of Rifle, daughter of John and Karla Gorton, and Joshua Aaron Gustad of New Castle, son of Mark and Yvette Gustad, will marry on June 30, 2012.
Robbyn is a Rifle High School graduate and works as a dental hygie

Why I'm running for Holy Cross board...
Editor,
My friends are asking, "Why are you running for the Holy Cross Energy board of directors?" Here's why:
(1)I fully support the HCE vision of supplying reliable, economical

It may be one of the most overused sayings, especially in politics of the local variety.
But it seems to apply in the case of two former mayors, John Steele and Dave Ling. Neither one of them used it when I talked to them this week,

Bessie V. Simonsen of Rifle passed away at the E. Dene Moore Care Center in Rifle on May 6, 2012. She was 103.
Bessie was born in Oklahoma to J. E. and Pearl Edwards.
She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Seymour Sim

If you're an explorer and a history buff, there's one place you have to go in Rifle.
The Rifle Creek Museum is open for the summer again, and everyone should spend some time walking through time.
The museum has been at its current l

"Good Morning, America" might hold the key to helping downtown Rifle develop into a model for sustainable cities.
Such a live TV broadcast was recommended by Colorado Department of Local Affairs Director Tony Hernandez du

Pot possession: Police received a report of two juvenile males at Rifle High School with marijuana paraphernalia on May 1 at 8:33 a.m. Both were issued summonses for possession of marijuana and paraphernalia. They were released to the

Colorado Mountain College is working out the final details to buy 25 acres of land adjacent to the school's Rifle campus, near the Garfield County Regional Airport.
The college's board of trustees, at its May 14 meeting in Glenwood S

The Disabled American Veterans Charitable Service Trust has awarded a $14,000 grant to the Colorado State Veterans Home at Rifle to purchase state-of-the-art equipment for its rehabilitation program.
The equipment, which ranges from

A mountain man who called himself "Red Tail" showed how to set a beaver trap.
And Native American dances, a tepee, horses, a mule and Native American artifacts were all the rage Friday outside Wamsley Elementary School in

There will not be a ballot question this fall for Rifle voters to decide if the city should take out a $25.5 million loan to fund a new water treatment plant.
Rifle City Clerk Lisa Cain issued two decisions Friday regarding referendu

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

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. R