With the new year right around the corner, the Citizen Telegram takes a look back at the top five major stories to hit the press. The year 2023 was chock full of monumental stories. From.
In Oakley Van Oss’ construction class, a dozen Summit High School students are toiling away outside on what is perhaps the most ambitious project of their high school tenure. Instead of bird feeders or shelves,.
Garfield County is one step closer to building what many officials consider is an affordable housing crisis solution. Rifle City Council last week unanimously approved a lease for Habitat for Humanity Roaring Fork Valley’s proposal.
Habitat for Humanity Roaring Fork Valley’s proposal to build a new modular-home production facility in Rifle is undeterred, according to one official. Regional Habitat President Gail Schwartz said, despite Garfield County commissioners’ feeble interest in.
GARFIELD COUNTY Simply providing more affordable housing isn’t the end-all-be-all answer, Rifle’s representative on the Garfield County Commission said. “We can’t build a house for everybody (for) free and give them money to live on.