By Chris Freud EDWARDS — There was time for the serious and not too serious at Tuesday’s Battle Mountain Invitational in Edwards.In serious stuff, Battle Mountain’s David Casas went 153 feet, 8 inches while winning the discus. That’s just 3 inches short of Josh Henry’s school record, set way back in 2001. And this was [&he
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By Chris Freud GLENWOOD SPRINGS — Technically, this was a 10-1 soccer team against a 4-6 one.Should be easy for the 10-1 Battle Mountain girls soccer team, except for the fact that the Huskies were at Glenwood Springs.There’s a lot of history and horror for the Huskies at Stubler Memorial Stadium, so Battle Mountain was […]
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By Chris Freud GYPSUM — It was a good game, a nice statement about the development of girls lacrosse in Eagle County.Eagle Valley led cross-county rival Battle Mountain, 7-6, at halftime before the Huskies surged to a 14-9 victory on Tuesday in Gypsum.Maddie Berger led the rally with five goals in all, while Haley Frischholz […]
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By scott miller VAIL — Like a lot of people, Bill Suarez heard about a plan to put a skate park in a small open area between the decks of the Lionshead parking structure and said, “What?” But that small space is the likely new home of a permanent skate park for the town.The Vail […]
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By Lauren Glendenning The United States Forest Service approved an $8 million lift replacement and realignment at Snowmass on Tuesday that will reduce the ride time from 11 minutes to 5.6 minutes.Aspen Skiing Co. will replace and realign the High Alpine lift on Snowmass, install snowmaking equipment on two existing trails and implement additional t
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By RICK CARROLL ASPEN — Christine Tinner came to Pitkin County Court on Tuesday with a bouquet of roses, hoping it would be the first step in gaining forgiveness. She intended to give individual flowers to relatives and others associated with the case of Meleyna Kistner, who was killed Aug. 23 when Tinner drove her […]
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By WILL GRANDBOIS GLENWOOD SPRINGS — Authorities believe they caught Rifle’s main methamphetamine supplier and his California connection in a roundup last week that included seven arrests and seizure of 3 pounds of meth. The Two Rivers Drug Enforcement Team (TRIDENT), in partnership with the Drug Enforcement Administration and the 9th Judic
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By RANDY ESSEX GLENWOOD SPRINGS — Garfield County deputies Justin Wareham and Lester Gherardini were justified in the February shooting death of Brian Fritze after a chase on Interstate 70, 9th Judicial District Attorney Sherry Caloia said in a letter this week to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. Fritze was armed with a loaded handgun [&hell
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By Randy Wyrick VAIL — While we’re still in the 2015 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships’ afterglow, Colorado’s state Senate is taking a moment to say thanks to the thousands of volunteers.Sen. Kerry Donovan is a Vail native and was around for the World Championships in 1989, 1999 and now 2015, so she’s clear about [&hellip
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By caramie schnell In the High Country, springtime can be a tough season to grow in. Warm sunny days followed by a frost the next morning tends to discourage whichever small sprouts have bravely managed to shoot up from the ground. However, there are ways to grow some greens this month that will be fresh […]
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