Hal Atkinson News Today

Broken leg on the trail A hiker reported Saturday that their hiking partner had fallen and broke their leg on a steep section of a local trail near the Arbaney Kittle Trail. At 12:24 p.m.,...

Garfield County commissioners consider how to blunt tax increase Garfield County commissioners are considering ways to help provide relief for property owners facing increases in their property taxes following the most recent valuation. Among those...

The Jets, led by quarterback Joe Namath, upset the heavily favored Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III

Garfield County expects more gas and oil activity An increase in oil and gas activity is expected later this year in and around Garfield County. Garfield County Oil and Gas Liaison Kirby Wynn told the...

Parking restricted at Wildwood put-in; Aspen Public Radio bash; Garfield expects more oil, gas activity

Chamber Resort Association continues survey As part of the Aspen Destination Management Plan launched by Aspen Chamber Resort Association in early 2022, the association has started the second round of resident and visitor surveys. Association officials...

This weekend represents the end of an era as the NFL has finally given up on having a Pro Bowl game, instead replacing that with a series of events called "The Pro Bowl Games". These days, all-star...

Catch Up with the Jets Legend from Temple

Goodwin & Company - Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Benjamin K. Edwards Baseball Card Collection. Larry Corcoran is a name a lot of fans may be unfamiliar with, but for a brief time in the 1880s as a member of the Chicago White Stockings, he was quite a force on the mound. The right-hander tossed three no-hitters in the early 1880s, but he then had a hard and fast fall from grace. By 85 Corcoran had a dead arm and two years later he was completely out of baseball. Un...

A New Team And A New League Part 10 The Jets sans Sonny plus the Heidi game Photo By:Gene Kappock/NY Daily News via Getty Images With Sonny Werblin out of the way the four owners installed Donald Lillis as the team president and spokesman for the group. Lillis and Hess were the driving force behind forcing Sonny out or buying him out. The Jets you see were becoming very successful on the field and in attendance, yet showed no profit. The group felt like a bonanza was on the horizon with th...