Body recovered from Colorado River near New Castle
At 9:06 a.m., dispatch (Garfield County Emergency Communications Authority) notified the New Castle Police Department that a body had been discovered in the Colorado River. The New Castle Police Department responded immediately, as well as Colorado River Fire Rescue, Glenwood Springs Police Department, the Garfield County Sheriff’s Office, and the Garfield County Coroner. The Glenwood Springs Police Department responded as part of its on-going investigation into a missing person report being investigated from December of 2021. The body was removed from the water by the Garfield County Coroner’s Office. This is an ongoing investigation. Information regarding the identity and probable
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Changes coming to New Castle, Carbondale precinct boundaries
GARFIELD COUNTY, CO – The boundaries of several voting precincts in Garfield County are being adjusted for growth prior to the 2018 caucuses. Voters in Carbondale’s precincts one through four, and New Castle’s 14 and 15, will receive notices by mail explaining which precinct they reside in after the changes are finalized. These changes will not occur until after the Nov. 7, 2017 Election Day. In Carbondale, a precinct boundary that ran through the middle of town is being shifted out to Highway 133. This adjustment places 1,569 active eligible voters in precinct 1, and 1,584 in precinct 2. Currently,
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Garfield County annexes section of CR 335 to New Castle
GARFIELD COUNTY, CO – A section of County Road 335 has been annexed to the town of New Castle, which will now assume all responsibility of the roadway, including maintenance. The Garfield County Board of County Commissioners approved an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with the town this week. The stretch of CR335, which is a two-lane road that lies south of the Colorado River, runs parallel to Interstate 70 in a portion of the town. The county had owned the right-of-way where the road is located. Those easement rights were transferred to the town. New Castle Town Council approved the move
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