GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado – A full-sized sailplane, similar to a glider, will be on display in the courtyard of the Hotel Colorado on Saturday, April 9, for the annual Wing Conference of the Colorado Civil Air Patrol.About 20 Copyright 2011 Glenwood Springs Post Independent. All rights reserved.... Read more →
New Glenwood wastewater treatment plant on schedule
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado – Work crews toiling on construction of the new Glenwood Springs wastewater treatment plant are dealing with extremely muddy conditions, but the project is ahead of schedule and going well.Workers ha Copyright 2011 Glenwood Springs Post Independent. All rights reserved.... Read more →
Glenwood Springs City Council candidates find much to agree on
Candidates running for the Glenwood Springs City Council, including opponents Russ Arensman and Ted Edmonds, showed friendly agreement on many issues facing the city during a forum held Wednesday.The forum, hosted by the Glenwood Sp Copyright 2011 Glenwood Springs Post Independent. All rights reserved.... Read more →
Glenwood case led to national recall
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado – A rare bacterial infection contracted at a Denver-area hospital by a Glenwood Springs boy who is battling leukemia prompted a national recall of tainted alcohol wipes.The surgical prep pads, swabs Copyright 2011 Glenwood Springs Post Independent. All rights reserved.... Read more →
Glenwood lawyer George Petre remembered as kind, generous
Longtime Glenwood Springs family lawyer George Petre passed away Monday, March 1, in Louisville with his wife of 64 years, Lois Petre, by his side. He was 85.He started his law career in Glenwood Springs in 1949, working under Cliff Copyright 2011 Glenwood Springs Post Independent. All rights reserved.... Read more →
Glenwood’s downtown revitalization push focuses on outdoors
GLENWOOD SPRINGS – An effort being shepherded by the Downtown Development Authority to revitalize Glenwood’s downtown core is looking to the outdoor recreation and design industry to anchor the project. Last year, the DDA con Copyright 2011 The Aspen Times. All rights reserved. This material... Read more →
Resolution stirs age-old Glenwood Springs downtown traffic debate
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado – A nonbinding resolution intended to protect the confluence area from a future highway bypass also serves to renew the discussion about solving traffic congestion along Grand Avenue, city council memb Copyright 2011 Glenwood Springs Post Independent. All rights reserved.... Read more →
Garfield County drilling to be stable this year
RIFLE, Colorado – Two energy companies will be actively drilling gas wells in Garfield County throughout the coming year, state and industry officials say, and overall drilling activity will be relatively stable this year in Gar Copyright 2011 Glenwood Springs Post Independent. All rights reserved.... Read more →
Chamber extends Strawberry Days online theme poll through Friday
An online poll to pick the theme for the 2011 Strawberry Days has been extended to 5 p.m. on Friday, March 11.The Glenwood Springs Chamber Resort Association wants the community to help select the theme. The Chamber’s Strawber Copyright 2011 Glenwood Springs Post Independent. All rights reserved.... Read more →
David Frey Reports: Extradited From England, Gambler Appears in Court in Wife’s Murder Case
Marcus Bebb-Jones, the gambler accused of murdering his wife and disposing of her body more than 13 years ago, appeared in Garfield County court on Tuesday in Glenwood Springs for the first time since being extradited from his native Britain on murder charges. The father of victim Sabrina Bebb-Jones,... Read more →