Debra Funston News Today

Two new police officers were sworn in on Wednesday night at the May 15 Rifle City Council meeting to a large crowd of their family and friends.  “It’s with great pleasure that we gather here...

A number of items were discussed during the Rifle City Council meeting held April 17 in Rifle. The council heard presentations regarding a municipal code amendment, a planned unit development, park equipment upgrade, and other...

The Rifle Police Department submitted a letter to Rifle City Council for the Mayor to sign in support of distributing TruNarc scanners to the various regional law enforcement agencies, including Glenwood Springs, Silt, New Castle,...

The City of Rifle has begun their spending for this year’s budget, and a portion will soon be benefiting the Parachute Area Transit System. PATS will be funded by Rifle for the amount of $40,000...

The Rifle Police Department sent a news release about sending Lt. Mike Kuper to the Rifle Senior Center on Feb. 16 to educate the community’s seniors on common scams that target the elderly and how...

Rifle City Council has approved a first reading of enacting a section code from the state of Colorado into their municipal code on Wednesday night.  This code, 8-1-205, states that: “A person shall not operate...

Leland Loux, the newest officer in the Rifle Police Department, was pinned on Jan. 17 at the City Council meeting by his granddaughter. It was a winding journey to finally getting there.  “He wasn’t too...

A buzz was certainly in the air in Rifle on Saturday. Using a control pad that resembles a handheld video game, Glenwood Springs Police Officer Logann Crawford performed a flying drone demonstration outside of Rifle...

Standards for peace officers was first met in 2017

Two significant cases went before 9th Judicial Court Judge Chris Munch on Thursday. This included Michael Young and Diana Anaya. Young was arrested in September after trying to evade Carbondale Police on foot. Anaya is...