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Garfield County Fair and Rodeo, July 22-30
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Join the Garfield County Fair Board
September 15, 2023
Garfield County Fair Board members are needed for 2023/2024 and future years. In collaboration with Garfield County Administration, volunteer fair board members assist in ensuring the successful promotion, production, and execution of the Garfield County Fair & Rodeo. The fair is held the last week of July most years. Fair board members serve three-year terms and the board typically meets the first Tuesday evening of each month, rotating between the Garfield County Fairgrounds in Rifle and the Garfield County Administration Building in Glenwood Springs. The deadline to apply is 5 p.m. on Oct. 10, 2023. Apply for the fair board
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Public health holds flu vaccination clinics with Chase Away the Flues campaign
September 28, 2023
Garfield County Public Health is gearing up for flu season with an eye on COVID and other infectious diseases appearing...
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Swatting is a criminal offense
September 25, 2023
According to Wikipedia, “swatting” is a criminal harassment act of deceiving an emergency service (via such means as hoaxing an...
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Firearm discharged at fairgrounds private party
September 25, 2023
On September 24, 2023, at approximately 9:22 p.m., there was an altercation between several males at a quinceanera at the...
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CDOT presents options on Cottonwood Pass
September 21, 2023
The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has outlined several options for improving safety on the Garfield County side of Cottonwood...
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Commissioners’ duties relative to the Garfield County Public Library District
September 11, 2023
Garfield County Commissioners have limited oversight or authority administered by Colorado law in relation to political subdivisions, such as the...
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Illegal drug and firearms distribution arrests in Battlement Mesa area
September 19, 2023
SPEAR (Special Problems Enforcement and Response) has been busy since its last update to the residents of Garfield County. Not...
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Garfield County emergency alerts