October 17, 2023
GARFIELD COUNTY, CO – Garfield County has mailed 37,500 ballots to registered voters for the Tuesday, Nov. 7, Coordinated Election. Ballots were mailed to all military and oversea...
October 16, 2023
Photo Credit: Ray Erku / Post Independent This fall’s allocation of Garfield County Federal Mineral Lease District grants totals nearly $1.54 million, according to Garfield Count...
October 5, 2023
Photo credit: Taylor Cramer/Post Independent The town of Parachute is calling on Rifle to provide financial support for their transportation system.
In September, the town o...
October 5, 2023
Aided by rain and overcast skies, firefighters are battling the elements to contain the Morrisania Fire that ignited on Saturday, marking a tumultuous start to October for the res...
September 7, 2023
Photo/Story Credit: Ray Erku, Post Independent One of the priceless benefits of living in the Garfield County
community is having the countryside immediately in our collective...
September 6, 2023
The town of Parachute readies itself for a weekend of celebration, tradition and community spirit starting this Friday. From Aug. 18-20, the much-anticipated Grand Valley Days wil...
August 30, 2023
Photo Credit Travis Elliott Finishing touches have been made and a new Love’s Travel Stop is now open in Garfield County, a news release states.
Opening its doors on Thursda...
August 30, 2023
Via Ray K. Erku at The Post Independent
Parachute joins several Colorado towns considering action against US Postal Service.
Diana Lawrence was delivered some bad news ...
August 2, 2023
James Sharrar is thanking his lucky stars the first lottery ticket distributor didn’t take debit cards.
The 49-year-old Parachute resident and sheet metal fabricator is a longt...
August 2, 2023
On July 26, 2023, A brush fire broke out around 7:55 p.m. Tuesday west of Parachute.
The initial fire was 6-8 acres but high winds and dry conditions made the fire fast-movin...