News For Wednesday December 31, 2008 A new survey of more than 400 fisherman and other outdoorsmen indicates that more control is needed to preserve habitat on the oil rich Roan Plateau. The area, located northwest of Glenwood springs—contains nearly one trillion cubic feet of natural gas. Three... Read more →

Tuesday December 30, 2008 Snow in Glenwood Springs is beginning to pile up—so the city is spending more money with private contractors to dig up the mountains of ice and snow and haul it off to the rodeo lot. About 30 thousand dollars was budgeted originally for snow removal….that figure has... Read more →

 Some more controversy is arising over the burning of a fire near the Cooper Avenue Mall——City leaders had voted to turn off the gas fired outdoor fire pit but it was reportedly running throughout the Christmas week—-and with much use by locals and tourists on these cold days and nights. Elected... Read more →

This report is sponsored by Factory and Army Surplus. About one half foot of snow on highway 82 this morning in the mid valley—near El Jebel, then, it’s up to more than a foot of new snow through Snowmass canyon and toward Aspen.  It is such a heavy new snow fall that the sand and plow trucks have... Read more →

Search warrants are being issued by the ninth judicial district as more and more investigators zero in on the carbon monoxide poisoning deaths of a Denver family.  The four members of the Lofgren family died after staying in a luxury home in Aspen on Thanksgiving—-the trip and lodging won in a... Read more →

Larry Gerbaz,  the landowner accused of starting a devastating wildfire this year, pleaded this week not guilty to arson charges, as the case was presented in Garfield County District Court.           The April 15th blaze near the Ranch at Roaring Fork forced the evacuation of hundreds of residents….and... Read more →

Still no decision on the Lift One Master plan—-a ten hour meeting on Monday ended with an exhausted city council—voting to delay any decision until next month–. Lift One is a planned development of the base of aspen mountain at south Aspen Street and Durant Avenue.  It is made up of... Read more →