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Bernard Grauer — The new editor-in-chief of the Aspen Times, Ray Erku, said in a lengthy interview in his newspaper that his priority...

He’s an optimist with a bit of a potty mouth and a passion for Zane’s Tavern — total Aspen editor material. Ray Erku’s made his way upvalley to take the helm at The Aspen Times. ...

Elliott Wenzler started Monday as the new Western Slope political reporter for the Aspen Times and its sister publications in Glenwood Springs, Vail, Steamboat Springs, Summit County and Grand County.  Based out of Denver, Wenzler...

Elliott Wenzler started Monday as the new Western Slope political reporter for the Aspen Times and its sister publications in Glenwood Springs, Vail, Steamboat Springs, Summit County and Grand County.  Based out of Denver, Wenzler...

Writers, photographers and editors of the Glenwood Springs Post Independent and Rifle Citizen Telegram newspapers nabbed 14 Colorado Press Association awards for their work in 2022. The awards, given during the 145th Annual Convention in...

“Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.” This quote by Robert Frost was driven home all year at Rifle’s Graham Mesa Elementary’s first ever Lunch Bunch Poetry...

Eight short weeks ago I began my internship here at the Glenwood Springs Post Independent as a sports reporter intern. I came into the internship with a good amount of experience as a journalist from…

Large icicles hang from the ceiling of the lower ice cave, also known as the Ice Palace, dwarf a a visitor to Rifle Mountain Park last weekend north of Rifle. Kyle Mills / Citizen Telegram Looking back at 2020, the city of Rifle and western Garfield County saw their fair share of interesting stories. Here’s a trip down memory lane as as we take a look back at some of the headlines from the Citizen Telegram in 2020: BIG PLANS FOR DOWNTOWN After visiting reconstruction concepts and receiving pu...

Grand River Health’s Dr. Bonnie Walsh being administered the COVID-19 vaccine in Rifle Thursday. Ray Erku / Post Independent Among colleagues and fellow practitioners on perhaps one of the most historical days in Garfield County, Grand River Health’s Dr. Alan-Michael Vargas was administered a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer. “It feels like a flu shot,” he said. “It’s really no different.” Vargas said he was chosen to first receive the vaccine because he’s essentially spent ...