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Garfield County News

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7 hrs ago | Glenwood Springs Post-Independent

Sheriff, Garfield County cou...

GARFIELD COUNTY, Colorado - Danny Martin filed a lawsuit in federal court Friday claiming he was unnecessarily shot with a Taser twice by a Garfield County deputy during a 2006 traffic stop.

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Related Topix: Mesa County, CO

13 hrs ago | Aspen Times

Fueling the fire

A state lawmaker is asking the Colorado attorney general to investigate gasoline prices in seven Colorado counties, including Pitkin, Garfield and Eagle.

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Related Topix: Colorado, Colorado Government, Pitkin County, CO, Glenwood Springs, CO, Aspen, CO

Mon Oct 06, 2008

Glenwood Post Independent

Garfield County clerk seeks high school election judges

GARFIELD COUNTY, Colorado - Garfield County is turning toward the younger generation for help in the upcoming November elections.

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Related Topix: Parachute, CO, Carbondale, CO

Sun Oct 05, 2008

KREX

Rifle Man Charged with Animal Cruelty

Posted on October 2, 2008 by Terri Saunders Rifle man is sentenced in the severe abuse of his dog.

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Related Topix: Rifle, CO

Sat Oct 04, 2008

KMGH-TV Denver

Man Gets Probation, Fine For Abusing Dog That Died

A Rifle resident has been sentenced to probation and ordered to pay $4,000 to a Glenwood Springs animal shelter after pleading guilty to abusing a dog that later died.

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Related Topix: Rifle, CO, Glenwood Springs, CO

Rocky Mountain News

Rifle turns to solar power to diversify its economy

A sea of solar panels stand in an array owned by Rifle just eastof the city. Rifle, which is one of the communities in the bull's eye of Colorado's natural gas boom, is turning to the sun to start powering some ...

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Related Topix: Rifle, CO, Solar Energy, Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Denver Metro, Geothermal Power

Fri Oct 03, 2008

KRDO

86 Cats Seized from Colorado Condo

A Glenwood Springs animal shelter is trying to find homes for 86 cats rescued from a two-bedroom condominium.

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Related Topix: Glenwood Springs, CO, Battlement Mesa, CO

Summit Daily News

Animal shelter takes in 86 cats seized from Battlement Mesa residence

Three cats lay curled up next to each other in a tiny cage at the Colorado Animal Rescue shelter.

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Related Topix: Battlement Mesa, CO

Grand Junction Free Press

Rifle man fined $10K for animal cruelty

Dora, a 3-year-old mastiff, was about half her normal body weight and couldn't put weight on her hind legs when Garfield County Animal Control seized her in June.

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Related Topix: Glenwood Springs, CO

Thu Oct 02, 2008

Aspen Times

Sunlight Resort plan moves forward

A plan to build a base village and revive Sunlight Mountain Resort received a step toward approval from the Garfield County Planning Commission Wednesday night.

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Related Topix: Glenwood Springs, CO, Snowmass, CO

Denver Post

Rifle man fined for abusing dog

Dora, a 2-year-old mastiff, died and her owner was charged with animal cruelty. A Rifle man was given probation for animal cruelty after his mastiff Dora dies; she suffered infections, severe malnutrition, and ...

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Wed Oct 01, 2008

KKCO-TV Grand Junction

Junction Man Dies in Rollover Accident Near Parachute

A Grand Junction man died over the weekend in a trucking accident just five miles north of Parachute.

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Related Topix: Grand Junction, CO, Grand Junction Metro, Parachute, CO

Tue Sep 30, 2008

The Aspen Times

Lions prowl near Glenwood Springs

A trio of mountain lions hung out at the Shugart residence in the Four Mile Creek area near Glenwood Springs on Sunday.

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Related Topix: Glenwood Springs, CO, New Castle, CO, Silt, CO

KMGH-TV Denver

Nearly 900 Pot Plants Found In Colorado Canyon

Authorities are trying to find out who planted hundreds of marijuana plants in a small canyon near Parachute.

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Related Topix: Parachute, CO, Drugs

Glenwood Post Independent

Truck driver dies in accident near drill rig north of Parachute

PARACHUTE, Colorado - A Grand Junction man died after a truck accident near a drilling rig north of Parachute Saturday morning.

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Related Topix: Grand Junction, CO, Parachute, CO

Mon Sep 29, 2008

Glenwood Post Independent

Readers Say Thanks

Thank you to everyone who made the 2008 Summer Reading Programs at the Rifle Branch library so successful.

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Related Topix: Colorado, Glenwood Springs, CO, Rifle, CO

Sat Sep 27, 2008

Glenwood Springs Post-Independent

Garfield County commissioner...

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado - A political mailer sent to area residents that blasts Garfield County commissioner candidate Steve Carter has him and his challenger calling the ad a "smear" tactic.

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Related Topix: Glenwood Springs, CO, Eldorado Springs, CO, University of Colorado Boulder

Fri Sep 26, 2008

Glenwood Post Independent

Garfield County voter registration deadline is Oct. 6

GARFIELD COUNTY, Colorado - Registration deadline for the Nov. 4 general election is only ten days away.

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Related Topix: Colorado, Carbondale, CO, New Castle, CO, Silt, CO, Parachute, CO

Wed Sep 24, 2008

Vail Daily News

Glenwood Springs man gets two DUI arrests in 4 hours

Police arrested a 26-year-old man on suspicion of DUI around 2:30 a.m. Saturday a little more than three hours after arresting him on another DUI charge.

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Related Topix: Glenwood Springs, CO

Vail Daily News

Feds blocks pipeline work in Garfield County

The Bureau of Land Management on Monday issued a cease and desist order blocking any further building of a controversial 25-mile natural gas pipeline through national forest lands in Gunnison, Mesa and Garfield ...

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