News releases
2023
- Garfield County approves hangar concept plan modification
- Mass care shelter training
- Landfill coupon available for April
- Cottonwood Pass safety improvements open house
- Garfield County seeks solutions to broadband roadblock
- Missouri Heights subdivision request approved
- Garfield County pens comment letter on wolf reintroduction
- Shingles vaccine recommended for those 50 years and older
- Garfield County closures for Presidents Day
- CDOT, CSP urge drivers to follow all safety instructions in Glenwood Canyon
- Garfield County Sheriff’s Office hands out awards at Special Olympics Colorado event
- Land use text amendment expands uses in commercial general zone district
- County approves kennel expansion near Carbondale
- Fourmile-area snowmobilers advised of closures
- Onsite Wastewater Treatment System (OWTS) stakeholder feedback sought
- Noxious Weeds of Garfield County calendar photo contest
- Nominate now for the 2023 Garfield County Senior Awards
- Forest Service seeking comments on Hanging Lake Trail repair and redesign
- Property tax notices mailed to Garfield County homeowners
- Garfield County Humanitarian Awards nominees sought for 2023
- Six arrested near Silt on drug charges and warrants
- Garfield County plans brief closures or light staffing Jan. 23
- Gravel operation approved between Silt and Rifle
- Garfield County Human Service mini-grants now available
- Garfield County elected officials take oaths of office
- Carbondale Town Hall COVID-19 testing site closing
- Clerk & Recorder office closure
- Vehicle pursuit on I-70 leads to discovery of Fentanyl, other narcotics
2022
- Phone scams targeting rural Garfield County
- Garfield County elected officials being sworn in Jan. 10
- County grant helps spark Parachute trails planning
- Take Care for a healthy holiday
- County looks to cut through broadband red tape
- Garfield County holiday closures
- Beattie named Garfield County attorney
- Henderson named Garfield County deputy manager
- Forest Service, BLM public meeting on proposed Thompson Divide withdrawal in Garfield, Gunnison, and Pitkin counties
- Forest health work resumes along Fourmile Road
- Cottonwood Pass closed for winter season
- Energy Advisory Board meeting Dec. 1 in Rifle
- County comments on oil and gas rulemaking request
- County approves new gas pad application near Rifle
- BLM implements seasonal closures to protect wintering wildlife
- GCPH: Take caution as pediatric respiratory infections increase
- Thanksgiving closures at Garfield County
- What to expect during winter maintenance
- Garfield County closures for Veterans Day
- BLM holding Piceance-East-Douglas wild horse adoption
- Rainbow Fentanyl uncovered in Garfield County
- GSCO urges caution on Halloween
- Garfield County sets 2023 fair and rodeo dates
- Ballots mailed to all active Garfield County voters
- CPW presents county with mule deer population outlook
- Board proposes grant to support Colorado River BOCES
- BLM seeks nominations for resource advisory councils
- Prescribed burn planned at airport
- CPW responds to bear attack in New Castle Sunday, Oct. 2
- Body-worn cameras now standard equipment for Garfield County Sheriff’s Office
- Brainard appointed deputy director of Public Health
- Omicron vaccine, flu shots available
- State Environmental Justice Task Force draft process draws concerns from Garfield County
- Prescribed burning planned at Rifle Garfield County Airport this fall
- Board approves activity bond transfer for housing
- County secures $1.7 million grant for broadband
- Garfield County Public Health awaiting shipment of COVID-19 omicron dose vaccine
- Fred Jarman named Garfield County manager
- County closures for Labor Day holiday
- Watts named Garfield County finance director
- The importance of getting kids to the table
- Back-to-school health highlights
- County questions state’s process at Sweetwater
- Garfield County named participating agency on wolf reintroduction
- Garfield County Search and Rescue complete cliff rescue in Glenwood Springs
- Affordable Connectivity Program connects families with internet service
- County approves $16,500 in discretionary grants
- Monkeypox in Garfield County, population at low risk
- Garfield County takes new direction on COVID-19 data
- Colorado Law Enforcement Officers raise $67,923.50 for Special Olympics
- Second quarter revenues up at county landfill
- Garfield County Public Health COVID testing update
- BOCC backs effort to assess nuclear power potential
- Rising river temperatures prompt additional voluntary fishing closures in the northwest region
- 2022 Garfield County fair book
- Human Services Commission grant applications available for 2023
- Commissioners sign letter supporting rural Colorado VA clinics
- Garfield County green-lights large solar farm
- Independence Day closures at Garfield County
- Garfield County free COVID testing update
- Whitcomb named new Garfield County environmental health manager
- Board backs support letter for affordable housing study grant
- Public comments being taken on EIS for BLM Colorado River Valley management plan
- Multiple shots fired at Heron’s Nest RV Park and Campground in Silt
- Drought necessitates extension of firework prohibition
- County grants $200,000 to Silt for parks improvements
- Path connecting Riverview School to the community open
- Emergency exercise/drill planned for June 29 at GVHS
- ‘Hardwick Bridge Trail’ ribbon-cutting is June 17
- Proposed ordinance would open more county roads to OHVs
- Airplane glider crashes at the Rifle Garfield County Airport
- County wants to provide more input in state wolf plans
- Ballots for the June 28 Primary Election mailed
- Batchelder to retire in September
- Garfield County COVID-19 update
- Garfield County Public Health update
- County leases land, commercial space to Rifle Aviation
- Garfield County closures for Memorial Day
- Mallonee appointed to library board
- Public health survey solicits rural needs and wants
- GCSAR team rescues six stranded rafters from the Roaring Fork River
- Childcare certification supports breastfeeding moms
- County awards second-quarter discretionary funds
- Energy Advisory Board meeting May 5
- Cottonwood Pass opens May 4 for summer season
- Garfield County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Earl Gay retires
- Prescribed fire planned northeast of El Jebel
- Urgent bird flock protection for highly pathogenic avian influenza
- Garfield County Landfill closes for high wind periods
- 2022 Child Safety Fair
- Prescribed fires planned this week in Garfield and Eagle counties
- Garfield County Fair and Rodeo saddles up for Big & Rich
- High-speed pursuit on Interstate 70 ends in multiple arrests
- Fake distraint warrant delivered in Garfield County
- Forest Service announces guidance on e-bike use
- Garfield County proclaims National Public Health Week
- Finance earns honor for excellence in reporting
- Garfield County Humanitarian Service Awards gala
- Rifle COVID-19 testing hours changes, fourth doses available
- Link connects workers with needed life skills training
- Business steady at the Garfield County Landfill
- County awards HSC mini-grants
- Garfield County enacts firework prohibition
- Bornholdt honored with the CEMA President’s Award
- Calls to Colorado’s child abuse and neglect hotline increasing
- Garfield County a cooperating agency for BLM greenhouse gas study
- Garfield County Public Health shifts COVID-19 metrics page to reflect new stage in pandemic
- Being part of the Garfield County Search and Rescue team
- Garfield County grants $220,000 to C.A.R.E.
- Body recovered from Colorado River near New Castle
- Garfield County Humanitarian Awards April 4
- Bornholdt earns CEMA President’s Award
- Board submits concerns over DOI’s atlas plan
- Latino Community Committee meeting March 9
- Garfield County awards $26,500 in nonprofit grants
- New Garfield County precinct maps available online
- COVID and Garfield County Public Health community update
- Garfield County closures for Presidents’ Day
- County leases airport hangar space to local business
- Garfield County Public Health community update – February 15, 2022
- Fourmile Road to be closed above snowmobile parking area
- Aspen Chef awarded contract to provide senior meals in eastern Garfield County
- Garfield County honors Coal Ridge cheer squad
- Garfield County COVID-19 community update
- Applications available for FMLD’s spring 2022 grant cycle
- Floyd named new fairgrounds and events manager
- Prescribed burn set for South Rifle
- Hospitalizations up in Garfield County, booster offers greater protection
- Garfield County property tax notices mailed
- Garfield County grants YouthZone $67,500
- Garfield County Public Health COVID update
- Weeds of Garfield County calendar photography contest
- Sweetwater Lake community open house series
- Grizzly Creek Trail closure modified
- Senior grab n’ go lunches suspended in Glenwood, Carbondale
- Garfield County Human Service mini-grants available for 2022
- Red Canyon Road closed for 90 days
- COVID hot topics
2021
- Omicron variant case increase
- Red Canyon Road closed for safety
- GCPH: Critical information before holiday gatherings
- Middle-mile network implementation moves forward
- Winter holiday closures at Garfield County
- New state law aims to replace faded license plates
- Joshua Williams named new Garfield County Public Health director
- First case of the omicron variant detected on Colorado’s Western Slope
- Garfield County CSU Extension celebrates busy 2021
- Rifle Elks provide grant for the Garfield County Sheriff’s Office
- Garfield County COVID-19 update
- Rifle Garfield County Airport lands FAA grant
- Garfield County supports senior meals program
- Familiar faces returning to county’s fair board
- Garfield County closures for Thanksgiving holiday
- COVID update: boosters, natural immunity, SMART cards
- Garfield County amends Greater Sage-Grouse Conservation Plan
- BOCC approves fourth-quarter discretionary grants
- Residential building permits soar in Garfield County
- Garfield County adopts proposed 2022 budget
- Veterans Day closures
- Hospitals encourage precautions to avoid illness
- TRIDENT: Multiple suspects arrested in drug trafficking organization
- Suspect fleeing burglary site ends in fatal vehicle crash on Four Mile Road
- FDA and CDC approve vaccine for 5- to 11-year-olds
- Two Garfield County water projects receive grant funding
- 2021 tax lien sale
- 2021 Coordinated Election
- Garfield County grant supports Parachute trails plan
- Garfield County participating in opioid settlement
- TANF service appointments offered in Parachute
- Garfield County Noxious Weed Advisory Board openings
- Prescribed pile burning planned for Garfield and Pitkin counties
- COVID UPDATE 10-12-21
- Fall FMLD grant recipients announced
- Garfield County assessing future airport needs
- Garfield County hazard mitigation plan underway
- COVID-19 update, flu vaccine available, free rapid testing, and radon tests
- Sample ballots for 2021 Coordinated Election
- Ruedi Reservoir boat ramp dock out of the water
- K-12 school update, state hospitalization statistics
- Public Health offers COVID-19 vaccine mini-grants
- Commissioners sign proclamation for Constitution Week
- Additional safety signage requested on Highway 82
- Air Force Reserve training slated for Sept. 12-15
- COVID Summary: Seventy percent of Garfield County residents over 18 have received at least one dose of COVID vaccine
- Disputed roads near De Beque again open to the public
- Labor Day closures
- Rifle Municipal Court announces Bench Warrant Amnesty Day
- Latino Community Committee meeting in New Castle
- AGNC Economic Development Summit in Rifle
- Sixty-seven percent of Garfield County residents have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose
- Monitoring shows good air quality in Garfield County
- Youth vaccine rate increases to 50 percent
- Glenwood Canyon boaters should expect variable river conditions
- Immunocompromised individuals can get extra vaccine dose at Garfield County Public Health
- Garfield County earns clean audit review
- COVID-19 update: The vaccinated and unvaccinated gap
- Garfield, Eagle counties mull Cottonwood Pass options
- Polis seeks $116 million in federal aid to rebuild I-70 in Glenwood Canyon
- Greyhound bus passengers rescued from Coffee Pot Road
- Smoke moderate to unhealthy risk for particulates
- Hikers rescued after a night in the Flat Tops Wilderness
- August 4, 2021 COVID-19 update
- AGNC developing economic development strategy
- Human Services Commission grants available
- Updated mask guidance from the CDC
- Fire restrictions lifted in many areas of Garfield County
- New mortality data, $100 Comeback Cash announced for Rifle, back to school vaccines
- Trash, shelters removed from Glenwood Springs homeless camp
- Revenue bonds approved for housing initiatives
- Garfield County earns SolSmart gold designation
- COVID-19 update: A pandemic of the unvaccinated and other local COVID news
- Hard-sided campers only at Chapman, upper Fryingpan Valley
- Garfield County expanding Latino outreach
- Airport lease paves way for new commercial hanger
- County pens resolution supporting two rural districts
- ‘Wrong-way’ detection systems being installed along I-70
- COVID-19 summary for the week of July 4
- Independence Day closures
- Humanitarian Awards
- Rifle Garfield County Airport to host Air Force Reserve training event
- COVID-19 Presentation: June 22, 10 a.m., webinar
- County partnership aims to further broadband goals
- Stage 1 fire restrictions begin Friday, June 18, 2021
- Garfield County expands firework use prohibition
- Veterans Resource Center open
- Garfield County sees increase in ‘Delta’ variant cases
- COVID-19 weekly summary 6-9-21
- Watershed protection projects continue in burn areas
- Three acts highlight 2021 Garfield County Fair and Rodeo concert
- Summer travel season open on the White River National Forest
- Construction projects set for I-70 mountain corridor
- Public Health issues COVID India variant update
- Memorial Day closures
- Bustang expanding service
- Gastroenteritis outbreak in Garfield County
- K-9 Rex performs all that is asked of him and more
- BLM seeking nominations to resource advisory boards
- Logging operations planned along Buford-New Castle Road
- Coulter Lake and surrounding area closed to the public
- Veterans Resource Center grand reopening June 13
- COVID-19 weekly summary 5-18-21
- Vaccine guidance for parents of middle and high school students
- Garfield County rescinds emergency COVID-19 declaration
- Homicide victim identity and cause of death released
- La Vacuna es Para Nosotros, The Vaccine is for Us project launch
- Garfield County Fair and Rodeo builds momentum
- Commissioners ink support for three Rep. Boebert bills
- Garfield County supporting Garfield Clean Energy
- Deceased body discovered north of Rifle
- COVID-19 weekly summary
- White River National Forest campground reservations now available
- Sheriff’s vehicle donated to Lower Valley Fire District
- Valuations mailed to Garfield County property owners
- Walk-up, no appointment vaccines offered at Public Health
- Garfield County resolution on COVID guidance
- GCSO jail inmate declared deceased (updated release)
- Update on COVID-19 Outbreak at the Garfield County Jail
- Garfield County to receive $227,000 in National Forest Reserve payments
- COVID-19 weekly summary 4-14-21
- Garfield County Public Health COVID-19 vaccine clinics
- CDPHE: Colorado pauses use of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine
- Garfield County Sheriff’s Office temporarily closed to public
- Garfield County approves grants for local animal shelters
- Public Health COVID-19 vaccine clinic registration open
- Vaccine opens for all; how to get your shot
- Garfield County moves to Level Yellow; 5 Star program information awaiting clarification
- How to find and sign up for Garfield County Public Health COVID-19 vaccine clinics
- Garfield County hosting community forum on health insurance affordability
- Grizzly Creek closure ends April 1
- High-speed chase on I-70 through Garfield County ends quietly
- Deputy avoids serious injury while re-entering his vehicle
- COVID dial changes ease restrictions on businesses
- Vaccine clinics for Phase 1B.4 in Glenwood, Rifle
- Public Health partnerships help promote nutrition
- Public Health guidance for planning events in Garfield County
- Prescribed burns planned in Garfield County near Silt
- Garfield County aids landowners in controlling noxious weeds
- Mesa County becomes part of state-supported COVID-19 vaccine sites
- Commissioners’ letter petitions Gov. Polis to reopen county
- COVID-19 testing and vaccines in Garfield County
- COVID-19 weekly summary – March 16, 2021
- Garfield County backs West Slope meat producers
- Garfield County utilizing technology to clean air, limit COVID spread
- Garfield County grants $300,000 to Parachute for transit
- Garfield County Commissioners oppose DeGette wilderness bill
- Hanging Lake to reopen May 1
- COVID-19 weekly summary 3-8-21
- Public Health Order Dial changes for Garfield County
- Policy directives pave the road for accomplishments
- Janssen vaccine deployed to regional sites
- COVID-19 weekly summary 3-2-21
- Seats open on two planning boards
- State moves Garfield County from Yellow to Blue
- COVID-19 weekly summary 2-23-21
- Garfield County achieves success with capital projects
- Garfield County work to be presented in CDC panel on COVID vaccines
- Garfield County appoints two to fair board
- Garfield County opposing ‘30 x 30’ executive order
- COVID-19 summary for 2.15.21
- Continental Divide Trail corridor preservation
- Garfield County grants $30,500 to local nonprofits
- Garfield County office closures for Presidents Day
- Garfield County Fair and Rodeo schedule set
- Garfield County COVID-19 Summary for the week of 2.8.21
- CDOT seeking comments on Vail Pass rest area replacement
- Garfield County honored by GFOA
- Commissioners appoint Beckley to Colorado River District board
- District court confirms Garfield County’s authority to regulate limestone quarry
- Garfield County COVID-19 Summary for the week of 2.1.21
- Bustang Outrider launches new mobile app
- CDPHE, Garfield County Public Health investigate possible case of COVID variant
- 5 Star Business Certification Program approval
- COVID-19 vaccine update
- Garfield County property tax notices are in the mail
- Commissioners announce policy directives for 2021
- Curative van to utilize nasal swab testing for symptomatic people only
- Schedule your COVID-19 vaccinations – 70 and up
- Garfield County supporting AVLT ranch project
- Garfield County receives $5.8 million Ursa tax payment
- Silt adds new COVID testing site; Rifle / Parachute testing sites have a permanent time change
- COVID-19 precautions impact the local flu season
- Join the Garfield County Fair Board
- Garfield County COVID-19 summary for 1.12.21
- CDOT Highway 13 construction completed
- New guidance on timeframes and how to live with someone who is infected with COVID-19 virus
- Free weekly COVID-19 community testing available for Parachute, Rifle and New Castle
- Garfield County sponsoring wildfire burn area mitigation work
- COVID vaccinations ongoing for 1A and some 1B categories, including people 70 and older
2020
- Disputed roads near DeBeque confirmed as public
- Elected officials’ swearing-in ceremonies Jan. 12
- Garfield County honors public health’s dedication
- County Road and Bridge building goes solar
- Garfield County Human Service mini-grants
- COVID-19 testing
- Vehicle thefts continue in Garfield County
- County to enforce orange level COVID-19 dial standards for businesses
- Garfield County approves slimmed-down 2021 budget
- CDOT unveils I-70 truck driver safety video
- Free flu vaccine clinic; one day only
- Garfield County holiday closures
- Free COVID-19 testing from CDPHE in Garfield County
- Five COVID-related deaths confirmed in Garfield County
- Garfield County Noxious Weed Advisory Board opening
- Garfield County Fair Board appoints new chairs
- Thanksgiving closures
- County requests to keep state COVID dial at yellow
- Garfield County grants $16,000 to local nonprofits
- High Efficiency Boilers Yield Financial Rewards
- Sixth Garfield County resident passes away from complications due to COVID-19
- Independence Pass winter closure
- Vehicle thefts on the rise in and around Garfield County
- Veterans Day closures
- Sharp increase in cases; new COVID-19 data page for Garfield County
- New scale house open at landfill
- Criminal Justice Center isolating symptomatic clients
- WRNF lifting fire restrictions
- Mobile addiction treatment unit comes to Rifle
- Chevron donates to emergency management agencies
- Board honors Merritt’s commitment to water issues
- FMLD grant recipients announced
- Parachute transit system up and running
- Garfield County grants Salvation Army $50,000
- Red Hill recreation area officially reopened
- Garfield County applauds 4-H
- Garfield County Commissioners back AVLT grant application
- 4-H youth development professional sought
- BLM district realignment
- 4-H youth development professional sought
- Flu vaccinations especially important in 2020
- Halloween guidance concerning COVID-19
- Community engagement brings equitable solutions to food access across the region
- Report finds good air quality in Garfield County
- BOCC supports river district ballot initiative
- Silt interchange matching grant approved
- Garfield County urges students to get their library cards
- Fire restrictions in Garfield County reduced to stage 1
- Reel it in! to support River Bridge
- County adopting federal lands natural resources plan
- Noxious weed treatments
- Humanitarian awards Sept. 14
- Labor Day closure
- Emergency declared over wildfires in Garfield County
- Stage 2 fire restrictions
- Pine Gulch Fire affecting Garfield County air quality
- Differentiating isolation and quarantine in COVID-19
- County airport lands $3.1 million FAA grant
- Silt receives CDOT Revitalizing Main Street grant
- COVID-19 outbreaks arise in local faith-based groups
- Residents asked to beware of mysterious seed packets
- Navigating HR during COVID-19 at 11 am
- Junior Livestock Sale is July 30 – Aug. 1
- County continues to connect public with needed services
- County approves additional $500,000 to address limestone extraction matters
- Upper Colorado River management plan finalized
- Mask Up and Do MORE in Garfield County
- County appoints new veterans’ services officer
- Garfield County reports fourth COVID-19 death
- WRNF urges caution with dry conditions
- Eagle, Garfield, Pitkin counties to implement regional testing strategy for COVID-19
- Virtual Cooking Matters tour
- Condie named ‘Aviation Professional of the Year’
- BOCC: take precautions to limit COVID-19 spread
- County receiving more than $3.3 million in PILT funds
- Fourth of July closures
- Third COVID-19 death reported in Garfield County
- Human Services Commission grants available
- Stage I fire restrictions in effect
- Parachute officer shares personal struggle with COVID-19
- Increase in COVID cases may threaten variance
- County sees 40 new COVID-19 cases in past week
- CDOT secures grant for Vail Pass improvements
- County supports local economic stimulus program
- Commissioners ban fireworks use for balance of 2020
- Vehicle registration grace period ends July 1
- Local partnership unveils new mental health resource
- Primary Election ballots in the mail June 8
- All in-person events canceled for the 2020 Garfield County Fair and Rodeo
- Recycling at landfill
- Four seats available on noxious weed board
- County looking for Veterans Service Officer
- Grandstands events canceled at annual fair and rodeo
- Fire restrictions lifted
- NEW amended public health order for Safer at Home
- Firework use banned in unincorporated Garfield County
- Garfield County increasing local preference policy
- County awards $25,000 in discretionary grants
- Garfield County variance request for businesses
- Board of Health special meeting May 15
- Law enforcement Torch Run and memorial service canceled
- Purge the Spurge through June 4
- Garfield County Sheriff’s Office K9s Messi, Rex, Bull and Aren to Get Donation of Body Armor
- Garfield County offices and departments still closed to public
- Submit a Business Social Distancing Plan
- BLM seeking comment on mine expansion near Gypsum
- Business personal property declaration deadline extended to June 15
- Stage 1 fire restrictions
- Childcare tuition credit for critical workers
- No Name Tunnel lighting replacement
- Meals on Wheels program delivering to larger population
- Garfield County Commissioners appoint new Garfield County Treasurer
- Planning Commission joint meeting
- Join the Garfield County Fair Board
- Garfield County grants $100,000 to LIFT-UP
- Business and employee assistance
- County facilities closed to public through April 26
- Garfield County enacts emergency declaration
- ACCESS LIMITED TO GARFIELD COUNTY BUILDINGS DURING SPREAD OF COVID-19
- Garfield County COVID-19 data page statistics
- Garfield County Recycling Center closed
- Participate in the U.S. Census
- Presidential Primary election
- Garfield County Senior Programs suspending meals, group activities
- Planning Commission continued public hearing February 26
- County taking letters of interest for treasurer
- Pesticide application workshop
- County departments closed for Presidents Day
- Karla Bagley moving on from treasurer’s office
- County affirms intent to join Peak Health Alliance
- New Garfield County Education Center planned
- Snow hampers travel this weekend
- Presidential primary ballots in the mail Feb. 10
- Property tax collections up slightly over last cycle
- Grant paves the way for new bus service in western Garfield County
- Humanitarian Awards nominations
- Oversight of wastewater systems
- Public Health ramps up response to Colorado Hepatitis A outbreak
- Winter maintenance
- Longhurst-Pritt named DHS director
- Human service mini-grants
- County hosting health insurance presentations
- Planning Commission work session January 8, 2020
- Free radon test kits available
2019
- Norovirus-like illness
- Norovirus outbreak
- December meetings
- New WRNF ranger
- 2019 official final Coordinated Election results
- Comprehensive Plan 2030 process
- Seasonal bat activity increases threat of rabies
- Vaccines are necessary to protect all school kids
- Garfield County approves additional $5,000 to SBDC
- Garfield County third-quarter discretionary grant awards
- Law offers tax relief to senior citizen property owners
- LiveWell Garfield County awarded $75,000 Inspire Initiative grant
- Senior Property Tax Exemption applications due July 15
- Garfield County supports first-time homebuyers
- Don’t get bitten for not knowing the law
- $3.15 million set-aside authorized for local qualifying mortgages
- Garfield County pens support letter for LoVa trail grant
- Take precautions to avoid hantavirus
- Garfield County agrees to Red Hill IGA with Carbondale
- County receiving nearly $7.3 million in long-awaited FMLD funds
- New unmanned aircraft systems training building set for Rifle Garfield County Airport
- Garfield County affirms support for Second Amendment preservation
- County expands fair board meeting site options
- RMR use permit meeting moved to Glenwood Middle School
- Garfield County partnering with CMC on scholarship
- Noxious weeds photos sought for county calendar contest
- Garfield County assists BLM decision on sage-grouse
- Trace Adkins to headline Garfield County Fair and Rodeo
- Evans named new Garfield County fair and events coordinator
- Local trails program receives funding for Garfield County projects
- Garfield County awards first-quarter discretionary grants
- Garfield County hires new veterans service officer
- Garfield County awards $30,000 to local nonprofits
- State funding assists low-income households with radon mitigation
- Property tax collections up $20 million over last tax cycle
- Garfield County honored for excellence in finance
2018
- Focus on economic development, broadband, water rights
- Four appointed to Garfield County Fair Board
- Grand opening for new River Bridge Regional Center facility
- County approves $102 million budget for 2019
- Garfield County approves $19,200 in discretionary grants
- Garfield County supports sage-grouse habitat mapping revisions
- Garfield County approves contract for broadband “blueprint” phase
- Finance Department earns ninth-straight budget presentation award
- School Resource Officer for Grand Valley High School
- Generation Wild establishes places for kids and families to connect with the outdoors
- County providing easement for Glenwood trash collection facilities
- Give bikes three feet of space
- County provides input on BLM greater sage-grouse draft management plan amendments
- Garfield County joins PILT lawsuit
- Independent audit finds Garfield County ‘prudent’ with its finances
- State motor vehicle system driving into the 21st Century
- Smoke alert in Garfield County related to Lake Christine fire
- Wildlife is best left in the wild
- Fireworks use prohibited in Garfield County
- Buy tickets for Garfield County Fair & Rodeo from designated source
- Garfield County second quarter discretionary grants announced
- WIC text-support program helping breastfeeding mothers
- Garfield County second quarter discretionary grants announced
- Clear Ballot demonstrations take place in Glenwood Springs May 16, and in Rifle May 17
- Martin receives Dale Sowards Outstanding Public Lands Official award
- Purge the Spurge and Sock the Rocket through June 6
- Annual ‘Purge the Spurge/Sock the Rocket’ weed pull and reward program underway
- Garfield County supports YouthZone matching grant
- DFPC leases new office at Rifle Garfield County Airport
- Garfield County Public Health supporting National Public Health Week
- Garfield County will see $53,000 in Federal National Forest Reserve payments
- Opportunities abound for Youth Corps in Garfield County
- County, Caerus reach agreement on 2015 natural gas production value
- ACM and CMA award winner Jon Pardi to headline Garfield County Fair and Rodeo concert
- Garfield County investment portfolio yields strong return
- Garfield County funds VOC source apportionment study
- BOCC, Encana reach agreement on 2014 natural gas production value
- Midland is special guest at Garfield County Fair and Rodeo concert
- Garfield County supports rural natural gas initiative
- Garfield County backs moving BLM headquarters out west
- Discretionary grants awarded for first quarter
- Garfield County supports local nonprofits
- Improvements coming to Snowmass Drive
- County supports Battlement Mesa trails project
- Garfield County property tax collections up in 2018
- Health officials urge vigilance during severe flu season
2017
- County supports housing needs assessment
- Garfield County receives GOCO Inspire Initiative grant for more than $1.5 million to get kids outside
- Garfield County supporting economic development
- Landfill PCS facility earns state innovation award
- John Martin honored by Colorado Counties, Inc.
- Garfield County Finance Department earns budgeting award
- Garfield County approves 2018 budget
- County adopts new Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan
- Garfield County office space leased to three local nonprofits
- Garfield County supports LoVa Trail grant request
- Federal review highlights hard work of Child Welfare staff
- Changes coming to New Castle, Carbondale precinct boundaries
- County awards Junior Achievement $10,000 grant
- Garfield County broadband strategy advancing
- Friction-testing vehicle at airport
- Garfield County particulate levels moderate
- Garfield County awards discretionary grants
- Road restrictions for Cottonwood Pass, Four Mile area
- Garfield County accepting bids, proposals online
- Garfield County supports greater efficiency in BLM planning process
- Independent audit supports Garfield County financial report
- Garfield County PHED Ex drill
- Public Health investigation
- Commissioners announce discretionary grant awards
- Hantavirus Case in Garfield County
- Garfield County seeks input on Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan
- Annual ‘Purge the Spurge’ weed pull underway
- Four mumps cases reported in Garfield County
- Students return to Battlement Mesa school after odor investigation
- Grits and Glamour coming to Garfield County Fair
- Text amendment opens way for ‘tiny homes’
- 2016 Corps Member of the Year honored at March 6 Board of County Commissioners’ meeting
- Scotty McCreery to play Garfield County Fair and Rodeo
- Property tax collections down $42 million
2016
- Atlantic Aviation invests nearly $9 million in Rifle Garfield County Airport
- Garfield Healthy Communities Coalition receives $517,000 grant
- County updates road impact fees
- Local governments sue to stop BLM’s new resource planning rules
- County approves 2017 balanced operating budget without reduction in services or staff
- Marijuana regulations
- Bak named new Garfield County veterans service officer
- Excavation begins for repairs to Harvey Gap Road
- Harvey Gap Road is open following realignment
- New SEAT base takes flight at Rifle Garfield County Airport
- Health officials urging flu shots over nasal mist
- Garbage truck rolls down embankment in South Canyon
- Construction underway near Harvey Gap Road damage
- Garfield County Commissioners make 50 percent match up to $100,000, and order emergency measures
- Harvey Gap Road closed indefinitely
- Extended closure possible for Harvey Gap Road
- Harvey Gap Road closed
- Fruits and vegetables for families
- Garfield County builds successful food safety consumer protection program
- Garfield County builds successful food safety consumer protection program
- Garfield County receives oil and gas air emissions study results
- Garfield County requests community input regarding broadband
- New Rifle Administration Building to house centralized county staff
- Chris Janson added to lineup of performers for Garfield County Fair
- Purge the Spurge to remove invasive noxious weed May 19 – June 5
- Popular country music star Josh Turner headlines the 2016 Garfield County Fair & Rodeo concert
- Garfield County appoints Fred Jarman as Deputy County Manager
- Garfield County Fair and Communications Department awards
- LiveWell mini grants spring 2016 application due March 1
- Garfield County property tax notices are in the mail
- Garfield County property tax notices are in the mail
- Garfield County tests its employee workspaces for radon
2015
- Garfield County appoints Kevin Batchelder as new county manager
- Well pads and pipeline in Battlement Mesa PUD
- Finance Department earns GFOA honor
- Garfield County commissioners approve 2016 budget
- Comment period to FEMA updates
- County identifies finalists in Garfield County Manager search
- Garfield County finalizes and adopts land use code revisions
- Senior Traveler service implements CNG fleet vehicles
- Health assessment finds decreased potential cancer risk in air
- LiveWell mini-grants fund parks and gardens in the community
- New bus stop signs have higher reflectivity
- New therapist to assist abused children locally
- LiveWell mini grants fall application cycle approaches
- Thistle management
- National Night Out
- Batchelder named as acting Garfield County Manager
- Commissioners, county manager expected to part company
- Parachute homicide victim identified
- Community completes historic emergency training
- UK Ministry of Defence to land C-17 at Rifle Garfield County Airport
- DU MSW graduation
- Garfield County resident exposed to hantavirus at home, recovering
- Governor to hold ribbon cutting for Center of Excellence
- Garfield County appoints new Deputy County Attorney
- Sheriff Rock’s death was in the Line of Duty
- Purge the spurge from gardens in Garfield County
- Wastewater discharge near No Name Trail
- Sinkhole closes County Road 109 today
- LiveWell Garfield County awards spring mini grants
- Division of Fire Prevention and Control Selects Rifle/Garfield County as Location for Center of Excellence
- Garfield County to receive major grant funding from CDPHE
- Garfield County auction yields $35,500 in first round
- Country music artist Gary Allan to headline the 2015 Garfield County Fair & Rodeo
- Country music artist Gary Allan to headline the 2015 Garfield County Fair & Rodeo
- Garfield County property tax notices are in the mail
- Garfield County property tax notices are in the mail
- 2015 Garfield County offers new online auction portal
2014
- Victim Response Team celebrates ten years
- Local guides available to assist insurance marketplace customers
- LiveWell Garfield County distributes 6,000 pounds of produce
- Flu clinics planned following delivery of flu vaccine
- Precautions for Ebola disease
- Increased property tax revenue boosts 2015 Garfield County budget
- Garfield County research identifies historic routes and public rights of way
- Energy Advisory Board considers gas production and consumption
- LiveWell grants awarded to local entities for healthy eating and active living
- Tour de Farms
- Harvey Gap State Park closes swimming area for season amid concerns of E. coli contamination
- Arrest made in embezzlement investigation
- Garfield County LiveWell Program offers mini grants
- Former Assistant Secretary for Lands and Minerals Management, U.S. Dept. of the Interior, speaks in Rifle
- Garfield County attracts experienced human resources director
- County lands FEMA emergency field course
- Families asked to participate in medical expenditure survey locally
- LiveWell Garfield County gets produce to needy, seniors
- Licensed early childhood programs plant seedling trees through grant
- Garfield County finds large numbers of mosquitoes locally
- District Attorney warns of credit card scam
- Mini grant awardees
- Purge the Spurge to remove invasive noxious weed May 19 – June 5
- CSP Trooper shot
- Comment on health insurance zones
- Child care home operators are encouraged to become licensed
- Three K9 dogs to receive life saving ballistic vests
- Presentation on preservation of historic routes for public land access
- Child Safety Fair April 25 presents services for families
- Torch run-relay for Special Olympics
- Hantavirus case prompts call for citizen precautions
- Clay Walker, Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and Professional Bull Riders to headline Garfield County Fair
- Garfield County hires new deputy county manager
- New members approved for the Garfield County Fair & Rodeo Board
- Memorial service to honor Chief of Police Chris Sadler
- Garfield County LiveWell Program offers mini grants
- Board of Commissioners advances county investment strategy
- CSU air emissions study presentation at Energy Advisory Board
- Safety improvements on County Road 117
- Commissioners direct county to advance litigation on health insurance rates
- County Road 215 – Parachute Creek Road advisory
- County Road 215 – Parachute Creek Road advisory
- Garfield County settles St. Paul Sober Living litigation
- Garfield County to file suit against state to refund sales taxes
- Garfield County to file suit against state to address excessive health insurance premiums
- Settlement reached in Sober House litigation
- Air quality rulemaking
- Garfield County property tax bills mailed
- Helicopter crash near Silt
2013
- Gorgey to lead statewide county administrators group
- Commissioner John Martin receives Commissioner of the Year award
- County encourages citizens to share concerns over high health insurance premiums
- Clinic Tuesday offers immunizations required to keep students from school exclusion
- Residents are invited to Northwest Colorado Oil and Gas Forum
- Commissioners adopt Garfield County’s 2014 budget
- Colorado Division of Insurance considers geographic ratings for health insurance
- Garfield County Energy Advisory Board considers Mamm Creek study
- Grand Avenue tree lighting revives a historic tradition
- Official final results for the 2013 Coordinated Election are certified
- A red carpet free movie event celebrates National Adoption Day
- 2013 Coordinated Election offers mail ballot and in person voting options
- Garfield County offers its 2014 Proposed Budget for public review
- Energy Advisory Board appoints four new members
- Red Mountain Rescue
- Rock slide – road reopened
- Red Canyon Fire
- Garfield County Commissioners advance land swap with Valley View Hospital Association
- Garfield County Commissioners advance land swap with Valley View Hospital Association
- Shooting in Glenwood Springs, one dead, one injured
- Enhanced fairgrounds facilities complete for 75th Anniversary Garfield County Fair and Rodeo
- Garfield County Sheriff’s Office Organizing Local National Night Out Event
- Human Remains in Garfield County Identified
- Garfield Sheriff’s Office in “Run for the Cure”
- Mosquitoes trapped in Garfield County show West Nile presence
- Garfield County finalizes and adopts land use code revisions
- Garfield County sheriff’s office honor guard excels!
- Garfield County drought disaster
- Martin advances agenda as President of Western Interstate Region of National Association of Counties
- Bea Underwood Elementary wins first place in Bike and Walk to School Challenge
- Ordinance bans fireworks sales and use in unincorporated Garfield County
- Western Colorado students may earn Master’s in Social Work in Garfield County
- Valuations on Garfield County properties delivered to owners
- Garfield County idling policy
- Mandate reserves federally funded vaccines for uninsured
- Child Safety Fair April 26 focuses on children and family support
- Garfield County Public Health director
- Garfield County Public Health offers free Tdap immunizations
- Landfill hosts community hazardous waste collection event April 5-6
- Seniors may qualify for low-income dental assistance
- Oil & Gas
- RFTA’s new compressed natural gas facility
- Planned burn near Rifle
- City voters to consider release of downtown Glenwood Springs parking lots by mail ballot
- Property tax payments may be made through online payment portal
- Garfield County Board of County Commissioners work session
- It is property tax season, and notices are in the mail
- January is National Radon Action Month
- Flu vaccinations available as influenza spreads
2012
- Garfield County adopts 2013 budget
- Affecting residents and travelers of Garfield County Roads 103 and 112
- Nurturing Parenting Program to be offered in Garfield County
- Suicide prevention training in the holiday season
- Local children adopted as National Adoption Day nears
- Ribbon cutting marks upcoming November opening of new I-70 West Parachute Interchange
- Low-income Energy Assistance (LEAP) available November 1
- Commissioners approve funding for air emissions study surrounding natural gas drilling and completion operations
- Garfield County Public Health offers clinics for flu vaccines
- Air emissions study under consideration by Garfield County commissioners
- Hutfless named next Garfield County attorney
- Commissioners finalize major land use code revisions
- Garfield County Commissioners exercise purchase option on jail, save over $2 million in future interest payments
- Take precautions during West Nile season
- Recycling Center opens near Rifle
- Legislature reinstates senior exemption; deadline July 15
- Garfield County Air Show July 13-14 will feature new performers in place of pyrotechnics
- Garfield County Attorney finalists announced
- FEMA floodplain map update – meeting June 20, 2012
- Andrew Gorgey accepts Garfield County Manager position
- Search resumes for Garfield County Manager
- Search resumes for Garfield County Manager
- Jobs are immediately available on conservation corps work teams Training for crew leader positions begins May 14
- County enters purchase contracts for downtown parcels
- Two new Medicaid programs are offered in Garfield County
- Two new Medicaid programs are offered in Garfield County
- Garfield County Commissioners put county manager search on hold
- Garfield County Commissioners put county manager search on hold
- Garfield County Child Safety Fair offers resources and fun for families
- Garfield County and Western Slope residents urged to take precautions to prevent hantavirus infection
- Commissioners name finalists in Garfield County Manager search
- Commissioners name finalists in Garfield County Manager search
- Garfield County Commissioners authorize purchase option, vote to pay certificates
- Resolution
- Garfield County continues reorganization in advance of county manager selection
- Garfield County continues reorganization in advance of County Manager selection
- Automatic fire sprinklers required in new construction effective 2013
- Automatic fire sprinklers required in new construction effective 2013
2011
- Agricultural land lease available
- Garfield County exchanges old inefficient woodstoves with new high efficiency stoves
- Garfield County streams video and audio, and offers on-demand access to county meetings
- Garfield County Community Wildfire Protection Plan
- Seminar on becoming a local government vendor
- Volunteers removed tamarisk
- County completes parking lot construction in downtown Glenwood Springs
- 2012 Proposed budget preserves strong fund balance for Garfield County
- Garfield County hires a new oil and gas liaison
- Free one and a half hour suicide prevention trainings throughout September
- Comprehensive Plan 2030 will work as an advisory document
- County continues parking lot projects with vote to reconstruct existing lot
- Public Works flood repairs
- Garfield County hires youth workers for extensive trail maintenance work
- Crews demolish two older county-owned houses for parking lot
- County Road 100 closure
- County offers hepatitis testing and vaccines
- Insects battle knapweed vegetation in Garfield County
- Intense thunderstorms July 10 close roads
- Summer work available for youth and young adults
- Organizers of a large community-owned solar farm celebrate its grand opening
- Medical marijuana moratorium extended to June 30, 2012
- Work session on energy tax refunds June 14
- Two new parking lots for downtown Glenwood Springs
- Warm weather plus high water equals mosquitoes
- Fairgrounds news
- Snow melt creates high water and road closures
- Air quality awareness: Open burning
- Mom decides secondhand smoke isn’t worth the risk
- Share the air through motor vehicle pollution reduction
- Carbon monoxide detection provides local family with security
- Attorney for Garfield County began his post June 27, 2011
- High risk to Colorado horse owners, equine herpes virus (EHV-1)
- County monitors and prepares for high water conditions in spring runoff season
- Garfield County Air Show: a new beginning
- Renovation complete of 111-year old Satank Bridge
- Asthma awareness helps people identify issues in their homes
- Vote ends work on Battlement Mesa HIA
- Carbon Monoxide detection provides local family with security
- Ribbon cutting celebrates installation of solar panels at the Garfield County Fairgrounds
- Vaccines offered at health fairs
- Director of Human Services finds opportunity in partnerships for the community
- Garfield County sets economic development priorities
- Air Quality advisory
- Public health information is available regarding radiation
- Battlement Mesa Health Impact Assessment
- Findings are in on Battlement Mesa Incorporation Feasibility Analysis
- Garfield County organizational chart
- County Administration reorganizes top goal is economic development
- A new look online — www.garfield-county.com
- Property tax bills were mailed January 30 to Garfield County residents
- Garfield County reports Colorado’s first pediatric flu death
- Rifle mother urges others to fight the flu after tragic loss of her son
- Garfield County needs your input on a survey
- Garfield County elected officials are sworn in
- Garfield County elected officials are sworn in
- Human Services Director Lynn Renick retires from position helping Garfield County families
2010
- Garfield County receives national finance award for the third year
- Clean Energy Economy for the Region Bike and Walk to School Challenge
- Public hearing for Battlement Mesa well pads if permits issued
- Local vendor preference
- November 18 Tax Lien Sale will auction delinquent real estate taxes for 2009 in Garfield County
- Final approval paves way for Colorado’s largest private solar array
- BOCC files intervention on proposed well pad spacing
- Garfield County mails 15,000 ballots since October 12
- Solar panels will offer savings on riding arena utility costs
- Proposed state legislation – health insurance rating zones
- Exercising your right to vote is as easy as 1, 2, or 3
- 2011 Fair Royalty Contest
- Mail-in ballots are in the mail
- Assessed valuations paint a stark landscape for taxing authorities/taxpayers
- Reigning historic wagon bridge will serve the community again
- Garfield County and the Colorado School of Public Health release Battlement Mesa Health Impact Assessment for public comment
- 2010 Primary election results
- Seamless runway impresses test pilot at Garfield County Regional Airport
- Lean times ahead, but Garfield County saved for a rainy day
- Flu vaccinations are available from Garfield County Public Health
- The use of reusable cloth bags
2008