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The public is invited to a July 6 event in Glenwood Springs marking the 30th anniversary of one of the deadliest incidents in modern wildland firefighting history.

With Garfield County currently experiencing a devastating fire in Spring Creek, one can’t help but recall the tragic Storm King Mountain fire of 1994.

With Garfield County currently experiencing a devastating fire in Spring Creek, one can’t help but recall the tragic Storm King Mountain fire of 1994.

With Garfield County currently experiencing a devastating fire in Spring Creek, one can’t help but recall the tragic Storm King Mountain fire of 1994.

With Garfield County currently experiencing a devastating fire in Spring Creek, one can’t help but recall the tragic Storm King Mountain fire of 1994.

With Garfield County currently experiencing a devastating fire in Spring Creek, one can’t help but recall the tragic Storm King Mountain fire of 1994.

The Northern Rockies Team 1 is overseeing the management of the Blodgett Lake, Mill Lake, Big Creek, Bear Creek and Kootenai Creek fires.

Today, July 6, marks the 28th anniversary of the deadly wildfire on Storm King Mountain outside Glenwood Springs on July 6, 1994, in which 14 federal wildland firefighters perished. Following the tragedy, the residents of...

St. James City Council puts a plan in place for Mayberry Hills, Sturm addresses community St. James Plaindealer At the last St. James City Council meeting approved resolutions for setting the 2021 budget and property tax levy. At the conclusion of the meeting, St. James Mayor Gary Sturm provided a community address. The budget for next year is $15,900,771.72 and the property tax will be a .3% decrease from 2020 at $1.292,284.91. The council also established an incentive program for the Mayberr...

Don Mackeys retro space Christmas cards continue to enthrall collectors Malcolm Denemark, Florida Today Don Mackey’s Christmas cards are out of this world. Literally.  The Indialantic resident, who was a chief technical illustrator at Kennedy Space Center, was known for his humorous space-themed Christmas cards. Mackey died in 1983, but his retro space Christmas cards live on. A 1998 article on Mackey and his cards written by former FLORIDA TODAY columnist Milt Salomon caught...