Garfield County has development ideas for parcel on Seventh Street

01/22/10 GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado - Garfield County is poised to buy a tiny sliver of land near the corner of Seventh Street and Colorado Avenue, in between a parking lot and a Mexican restaurant, that may one day become a multilevel parking garage. And county officials may soon conclude that their best option for building new county offices is on land the county already owns. The land being purchased ...

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U.S. men triumphed at IX Winter Games in 1964

01/22/10 Over 1 million spectators flocked to Innsbruck, Austria for the 1964 Winter Olympics, from Jan. 29 to Feb. 9. Innsbruck won the Olympic bid against Calgary, Canada and Lahti, Finland. India, Mongolia, and North Korea debuted at these Winter Olympics, which held 34 events in six sports. Although over one thousand athletes from 36 nations participated in this Olympiad, it was marred by tragedy ...

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Glenwood Springs rebids Wastewater Treatment Plant project

01/22/10 GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado - New bid documents were sent out to six prequalified contractors for the Wastewater Treatment Plant project Thursday, according to Glenwood City Manager Jeff Hecksel. The bid documents were sent to the original six companies who pre-qualified for the project in 2009. The city had a pre-qualification process where they solicited statements of qualification from ...

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Glenwood tops Summit on Senior Night

01/22/10 GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado - Guy Brickell's been coaching wrestling at Glenwood Springs High School for a long time. He was reminded of that Thursday, watching senior Taylor Parsons wrestle his final home match in a dual with visiting Summit. "You know you need to maybe start thinking of getting out when you start coaching kids of kids you coached," Brickell said with a big laugh. Brickell, who ...

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Storm No. 3 dumps a boatload

01/22/10 A major storm is pummeling Southwest Colorado with heavy snow. For drivers, it's creating headaches. For skiers and snowboarders, it's long overdue. For students in Bayfield, Durango and Ignacio, it's a day off.

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Men's Swimming: Cats hoping depth won't be an issue in weekend meet against Iowa

01/22/10 By: Katherine Driessen When Sean Mathews swept both butterfly events during a failed comeback at Iowa last season, it was a career-defining meet for the emerging sophomore. Mathews posted the most first-place finishes at the meet for the Cats, besting top season record-holder, ...

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YMCA matter, front and center

01/16/10 Facing a skeptical crowd, Neil Levy continued his pitch to offer Woodland Park voters the opportunity to approve, or nix, a YMCA recreation center.

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Colorado Vet With PTSD Starts Support Group

01/16/10 Adam McCabe knows the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder all too well. McCabe, a 26-year-old Marine veteran of the Iraq war, has been dealing with the disorder since he returned from his second tour of duty in 2006. He found that it was hard to acclimate back into society after having seen the reality of war. "I've been having a lot of struggles the past few years," McCabe said.

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Pact lets Post's owner cut debt

01/16/10 Affiliated Media Inc., the holding company for MediaNews Group, and its lenders have agreed on a plan to restructure $930 million in debt, the Denver-based company announced Friday.

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2 Coloradans in Haiti rescued after hours trapped

01/15/10 Associated Press - January 15, 2010 5:25 PM ET DENVER (AP) - Family members and co-worker say two mission workers from Colorado have been rescued in Haiti after spending at least 55 hours...

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Wife of Compassion Intl. worker talks to FOX21 at airport

01/15/10 FOX21 News spoke with Christina Woolley, wife of one the of Compassion International workers feared lost in the Haiti earthquake, on Friday just before she boarded a plane for Miami to attempt to connect with her husband, Dan.

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Camera, Post owner announces debt reduction pact, pre-packaged Chapter 11 filing

01/15/10 Affiliated Media Inc., the holding company for Media News Group, and its lenders have agreed on a plan to restructure $930 million in debt, the Denver-based company announced Friday.

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2 from Colo rescued in Haiti after hours in rubble

01/15/10 DENVER - Two mission workers from Colorado have been rescued in Haiti after spending at least 55 hours trapped in the rubble of a collapsed hotel, relatives and co-workers said Friday. A third was unaccounted for. Jim Gulley, 64, of Frisco, and Dan Woolley, 39, of Colorado Springs, were both caught in ruins of the Hotel Montana in Port-au-Prince after Tuesday's earthquake. Neither appeared to be ...

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This year's Signing Day will have a lot of last-minute drama

01/15/10 After nearly 40 years of sitting through recruiting seasons, things never seem to change. This year, with many coaching moves and other reasons not to be sure about making that decision too early, the drama will come down to the last Tuesday night (Feb. 2) before Signing Day.

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Bahrain bans Olympian Rashid Ramzi 2 years for doping

01/10/10 MANAMA, Bahrain - Rashid Ramzi has been banned for two years by the Bahrain Athletics Association after being stripped...

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Norwood student takes second place at DECA districts

01/08/10 Ashley Setzer did herself one better this year. In December 2008, Setzer placed third in the district DECA competition and went on to compete at state. This December, she placed second, earning herself a slot in the 2010 state competition in February in Colorado Springs.

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Norwood school board member elected to state position

12/23/09 Norwood school board member and Wright Stuff CEO Andrya Brantingham has just added a huge helping of volunteer service to her already-full plate.

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A Santa-laden pub-crawl

12/22/09 Santacon, the San Francisco tradition that entails dressing up in Santa suits and embarking on a mass, mid-day pub-crawl may not be the most wholesome pre-Christmas activity, but today, the tiny town of Telluride is going to give it a try.

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Micro-hydro makes inroads in region

12/22/09 The San Juan Mountains, marked as they are by steep terrain and plenty of downward-hurtling water, hold significant potential for hydropower.

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Norwood Mavericks are on top of their games

11/11/09 Norwood students excel all around: Brady, Norwood sixth grader, took 3rd place in the Colorado State Scholastic Chess Championship last weekend. Brady also plays professionally.

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