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By Halloween, the city of Rifle's ill-fated compost operations in West Rifle are to be removed, under the terms of an amended agreement with the compost contractor.
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  01/23/2013 4:49pm
Deer are beautiful and graceful animals. But when it comes to where deer decide to dine, many people may not want them foraging through their foliage.
  01/16/2013 5:17pm
For hay grower and cattle rancher Kelly Lyon of Silt, the historic drought of 2012 brought an unexpected boon.
  01/09/2013 6:25pm
In just a few months, seeds will be planted and fresh vegetables will start growing.
  01/09/2013 5:33pm
Concerns and questions about the need for — and how to pay for — a new water treatment plant in Rifle were on the minds and voices of many residents in 2012.
  01/02/2013 5:07pm
Several inches of snow and very cold morning temperatures early Friday, Dec. 21, gave Rifle's Centennial Park a much different look than the warm summer months. Clockwise from top left, a view of the park from the Rifle Elk's Lodge parking lot on Fifth...
  12/26/2012 5:48pm
Mild weather and a learning opportunity greeted 26 youths from Western Colorado on Saturday, Dec. 1, as staff and volunteers from Colorado Parks and Wildlife led an organized pheasant hunt at West Rifle Creek State Wildlife Area.
  12/19/2012 5:00pm
The white stuff that fell on us earlier this week was certainly welcomed, once you get past the slipping and sliding on our roads and highways and look at the big picture.
  12/12/2012 6:14pm
For 70 years or so, a Colorado blue spruce tree has provided shade and shelter from the elements to the remains of Rifle residents who have passed away and lie in the mausoleum at Rose Hill Cemetery.
  11/28/2012 6:16pm
Colorado Parks and Wildlife has started work on a construction project to install a long-sought fish screen in Rifle Creek.

Fed by Rifle Gap Reservoir, the creek is a tributary to the Colorado River and is northeast of the city of Rifle.
  11/21/2012 6:20pm
For decades, sportsmen in Northwest Colorado have hunted some of the world's largest herds of elk, mule deer and pronghorn in an area known as the “mule deer factory.”
  11/14/2012 7:24pm
Garfield County will research who actually owns an interior subdivision road and other common areas in Rifle Village South where soils erosion is threatening homes.
  11/07/2012 6:19pm
MEEKER — Citizens of Meeker and visitors will help kick off festivities for the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree on Friday, Nov. 2. The Meeker Chamber of Commerce, White River National Forest and nonprofit partner, Choose Outdoors, have planned a...
  10/31/2012 6:03pm
While local hunters were wrapping up the second season for elk and deer, Silt resident Jackie Gross was wending her way through the South African bush, on the trail of the infamous — and dangerous — Cape buffalo.
  10/31/2012 5:10pm
Janet Ketelsleger has watched her property sink into the ground for the last year.

A large sinkhole has swallowed a corner of her backyard at 15 Shotgun Drive in Rifle Village South.
  10/24/2012 6:05pm
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