A brush fire that broke out along Garfield County Road 100 northeast of Carbondale Monday afternoon was quickly contained before it could spread into a thick stand of trees nearby, Carbondale and Rural Fire Protection.
“The fire season is now a year-round reality in many areas, requiring firefighters and residents to be on heightened alert for the threat of wild-land fire.”
Christians marked the beginning of Lent on Wednesday with Ash Wednesday services and the imposition of ashes on their foreheads to remind them of repentance.