New Castle News

Barbara Palmer, right, takes her turn in the reading of the poem "I Am a Town," by Lisa Dancing-Light, during the Hearts Healing, A Carbondale Community Gathering event held Feb.

The Roaring Fork Transportation Authority isn't anywhere close to the philosophy of "drill, baby, drill" when it comes to natural-gas extraction.

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado - Garfield County commissioners John Martin of Glenwood Springs and Mike Samson of Rifle plan to seek re-election to the Board of County Commissioners in the fall.

The towns of New Castle, Silt and Parachute will be conducting municipal elections on April 3. New Castle and Silt are conducting mail-only elections, while Parachute will hold a traditional polling-place election.

Carbondale rancher Dee Blue has been named to the Colorado Conservation Hall of Fame, an award given to one outstanding soil conservation volunteer or professional each year.

Jim Shrull has operated his New Castle Garage on Main Street in New Castle for 25 years.

Jim Shrull has operated his New Castle garage on Main Street in New Castle for 25 years.

23, Rifle Fire Protection District Station 1, 1850 Railroad Ave., Rifle, 625-1243 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan.

When I traveled to Snowmass the first time, it was in the summer. After being awed by the incredible green landscape and the snow-tipped mountain-peak backdrop, I began to notice the number of amazing flowerbeds in Snowmass as I drove up the road.