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4 weeks ago | 
postindependent.com | Taylor Cramer
For recent Glenwood Springs High School graduate Matthew Helms, the path to a medical career has been shaped by more than textbooks and classrooms — it’s been built poolside, lifeguarding at Glenwood Hot Springs Resort, and in the moments that tested his courage when lives were on the line. Now, thanks to a $16,000 award through the Glenwood Hot Springs Resort Higher Education Scholarship, Helms is taking the next step toward that career.
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4 weeks ago | 
postindependent.com | Taylor Cramer
A team of Colorado River Fire Rescue’s wildland firefighters is on the ground in northern Minnesota this week, helping to suppress the growing Horse River Fire burning in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The Horse River Fire, sparked by lightning on Thursday, May 22, has doubled in size to nearly 25 acres. Fueled by thick duff and dead balsam fir trees, the fire is burning uncontained in a remote section of the wilderness near the Canadian border.
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1 month ago | 
postindependent.com | Taylor Cramer
For more than two decades, Michael Reyelts has been a steady presence at Colorado Mountain College Rifle — an unassuming guide helping students navigate new languages and new cultures. This spring, Reyelts’ dedication earned him a rare double honor: not only was he named Faculty of the Year for the Rifle campus, but he also received the collegewide Faculty of the Year award, selected from educators across CMC’s 11 campuses.
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1 month ago | 
postindependent.com | Taylor Cramer
Three people were killed Tuesday morning in a two-vehicle crash on westbound Interstate 70 near New Castle, according to the Garfield County Coroner’s Office and Colorado State Patrol. The collision happened at mile marker 105.9, just east of New Castle. Emergency crews responded to the scene shortly after 10:30 a.m., where they found both vehicles with fatal injuries to occupants.
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1 month ago | 
postindependent.com | Taylor Cramer
Glenwood Springs High School’s class of 2025 took center stage Saturday at Stubler Memorial Field, where family and friends gathered under sunny skies to celebrate the seniors’ achievements. After each graduate received a diploma and a yellow rose, the class capped the day by tossing hats into the air — marking the end of one chapter and the start of the next.
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1 month ago | 
postindependent.com | Taylor Cramer
Update: Interstate 70 westbound has reopened near New Castle after a fatal crash involving two vehicles that left three people dead on Tuesday, according to Colorado State Patrol. The crash occurred at mile marker 106, east of New Castle, with troopers responding at 10:19 a.m. CSP has not released details on how the crash happened or which parties were in which vehicle. The CSP Public Affairs office said further details are expected to be released Tuesday evening.
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1 month ago | 
postindependent.com | Taylor Cramer
Un esperado proyecto de restauración a lo largo del Río Roaring Fork en Glenwood Springs ha finalizado oficialmente. Funcionarios municipales, socios del proyecto y miembros de la comunidad se reunieron el miércoles para celebrar la inauguración de un tramo de parque recientemente rehabilitado cerca del sendero Atkinson—un sitio que alguna vez estuvo plagado de erosión, plantas invasoras y el deterioro de la infraestructura de riego.
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1 month ago | 
postindependent.com | Taylor Cramer
El Ayuntamiento de Glenwood Springs votó el jueves a favor de una contribución de $1.5 millones del fondo municipal de vivienda para trabajadores 2C para ayudar a los residentes de Mountain Mobile Home Park a formar una cooperativa y comprar el terreno donde se encuentran sus viviendas. El parque de 40 unidades, ubicado junto a la Autopista 6, junto a Bighorn Toyota, fue recientemente puesto a la venta por $4.5 millones.
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1 month ago | 
postindependent.com | Taylor Cramer
The Coal Ridge Titans baseball team is championship-bound. After knocking off three of the top seven teams in Class 3A — including No. 1 University on Saturday — the Titans will play for the state title on Saturday, May 31 in Denver. Coal Ridge, seeded No. 2, has beaten No. 7 Delta, No. 3 Eaton, and University to punch its ticket to the final. The Titans’ 3-0 victory over University was a moment two years in the making.
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1 month ago | 
postindependent.com | Taylor Cramer
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents were active in the Carbondale area on Wednesday, where they apprehended an individual with an outstanding warrant, according to the Carbondale Police Department. “They were looking for a specific individual. They found that specific individual,” Carbondale Police Chief Kirk Wilson told the Post Independent on Thursday.
