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Talk about a tough job. For hours on end these past two weeks, Colorado Department of Transportation workers have responded with incredible flexibility and speed to ever-changing conditions along Interstate 70 in Glenwood Canyon. They have coordinated with numerous other agencies — the U.S. Forest Service, Garfield and Eagle counties, the city of Glenwood Springs, Colorado State Patrol, National Weather Service and more — to keep motorists safe and traffic moving. But there’s only so much they or anyone can do about the 30,000-acre Grizzly Creek Fire burn scar that scoured parts of the ...

Neil Zolot / medford@wickedlocal.com The long problematic intersection at Main and South streets is getting a face lift. The Traffic Commission last week approved changes in the traffic pattern at the multi-road intersection and access ramps on and off Mystic Valley Parkway/Rte. 16. “Doing nothing is not an option,” Police Chief Jack Buckley said during the Jan. 19 meeting. “It’s time to act in the interests of public safety.” “Safety is of the utmost concern,” Traffic Engineer Todd Blake added. “We all know this is a high crash area.” Improvements will include: • South St...

Neil Zolot / Correspondant Support local journalism by subscribing at https://cm.wickedlocal.com/subscriberguide, and subscribe to the Medford Transcript newsletter here. City officials last week approved a special tax plan that will bring an expected 250 jobs to Medford over the next 10 years. The Medford City Council on Dec. 8 approved Tax Increment Financing for Monogram Gourmet Foods to reopen the old Whole Foods Market, Inc., Bread & Circus Bakehouse, at 300 Middlesex Ave. as a wholesale supply facility. “We think this will be a great partnership for years,” Monogram Vice-President f...