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A proposed railway project that would bring a surge in the amount of oil transported along the Colorado River is on hold, but Colorado communities and lawmakers are now concerned about a different Utah project that would increase crude transports through the state.

The proposed expansion of the Wildcat Loadout facility in Utah's Uinta Basin has sparked concerns along the Colorado River about an increase in train traffic transporting crude oil.

The city of Glenwood Springs last week discussed certain cul-de-sacs not being large enough for fire engines to turn fully around when there are cars parked on the road. In response, the city approved a...

Interim City Manager Steve Boyd was named the lone finalist for the position by Glenwood Springs City Council. Council voted unanimously to name Boyd the finalist at Thursday’s meeting.  No offer of employment will be...

The new zoning code in the central downtown area of Glenwood Springs was approved on first reading and will impact how new and demoed businesses are approved. The second reading is not scheduled for City...

The city of Glenwood Springs just took a groundbreaking step with governmental transparency when it comes to the Colorado Open Record Act.    Now, you and everyone you know can view any open record requests to...

The Post Independent put together a timeline of the weeks leading to former Glenwood Springs City Manager Beverli Marshall’s departure.  Wednesday, Aug. 2  Marshall applied for the More Housing Now Department of Local Affairs grant. ...

Pay As You Throw, half-baked cake Glenwood Springs’ Pay As You Throw garbage program is not ready for rollout. Currently all housing units of seven and above are exempt from the program. There is a...

Two Colorado Democrats urged the federal Bureau of Land Management to undertake a full review of a proposed oil-train expansion.

More oil now, less later I am an old style “conservationist” in the mold of Theodore Roosevelt, committed to the prudent, restrained development of limited natural resources. As such, I offer this view on the...