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A visible black mark caused by a recent earthquake, as well as weathering, seen on the face of Roan Plateau on Wednesday morning. Ray K. Erku / Post Independent Geologists with the Bureau of Land Management have confirmed recent rock falls spotted on the eastern cliffs of Roan Plateau were caused by a combined force of a small magnitude earthquake and the natural freeze-thaw process. “That’s kind of a common thing there; I think with the snow it’s a little more visible,” BLM Public Affa...

Ray K. Erku / Post Independent Diesel and Elcha are unlike most pet dogs. Regular walks in the park aside, these cross-trained canines have a critical job: They locate missing people, dead or alive. “The dogs have to have the ability to seamlessly switch over from that live find and still tell us they located the subject,” Garfield County Search and Rescue handler Jody Gruys said, “even though they are deceased.” Garfield County Search & Rescue spent Saturday at the Rifle Ranger Distric...

Glenwood Springs Post Independent Garfield County Search and Rescue dog Elcha munches on snow during a training exercise Saturday in Rifle. Ray K. Erku / Post Independent Diesel and Elcha are unlike most pet dogs. Regular walks in the park aside, these cross-trained canines have a critical job: They locate missing people, dead or alive. “The dogs have to have the ability to seamlessly switch over from that live find and still tell us they located the subject,” Garfield County Search and Res...

Experts are saying a natural freeze-thaw process is the likely culprit behind a large rockfall that created two large black marks on the rock face of Roan Plateau late this week.

Experts are saying a natural freeze-thaw process is the likely culprit behind a large rockfall that created two large black marks on the rock face of Roan Plateau late this week.

Glenwood Springs Post-Independent A couple of skiers ride the chairlift up Sunlight Mountain on Saturday morning. Ray K. Erku / Post Independent Saturday, 9:45ish a.m. Even the backup parking lot is nearing capacity. Casual conversations and giggles of happy children are sharply permeating the crisp air. Sunlight Mountain Resort worker Jaramie Smith is busy directing traffic like it’s a Metallica concert. He helps push a small sedan stuck in the snow with a coworker, then goes back to playing...

Moffat County’s Michael Voloshin gets cleaned up during a 152-pound match against Battle Mountain’s Tyson Vasquez in Rifle on Saturday. Voloshin would go on to pin Vasquez at 2:48. (Ray K. Erku / Post Independent) Keeping things rolling early in the 2021 season, the Moffat County Bulldogs’ wrestling team hit the road Saturday afternoon for a triangular dual against the host Rifle Bears and Battle Mountain Huskies and swept the two schools in impressive fashion to move to 5-2 on the year....

Cactus Valley Elementary School in Silt. Ray K. Erku / Citizen Telegram Funding and schedule issues related to an upcoming construction project primarily centered on fixing first-floor infrastructure at Cactus Valley Elementary School have left Re-2 officials wondering what their best course of action will be moving forward. The Re-2 school board on Monday learned the district is eligible to receive up to a $2.1 million BEST grant from the Colorado Department of Education to help defray costs f...

Coal Ridge senior Marin Simons comforts her younger sister, Samantha, moments after Marin signed her letter of intent to Weber State University on Thursday. Ray K. Erku / Post Independent It’s hard to imagine Marin Simons didn’t think she was going to be good at sports her freshman year at Coal Ridge High School. Thank goodness her mother, Ashlee Simons, talked her into taking up track and field. Three school record-breaking jumps later — Marin Simons currently holds the Titans girls high...

Valley View ER doc counters claims regarding mask use to combat disease spread Garfield County Sheriff Lou Vallario speaks Saturday in front of the sheriff’s office in Glenwood Springs. Ray K. Erku / Post Independent Garfield County Sheriff Lou Vallario addressed what he considers to be growing threats to First Amendment rights during what was billed as a non-partisan rally Saturday in Glenwood Springs featuring staunch conservative keynote speakers. “I’m very concerned right now that our...