Rifle city council had their first meeting of the new year last Wednesday and got through numerous items. One business owner, Paul Coffman of Timberline Sporting Goods on East 26th Street in the northern part.
Rifle businesses are beginning to brace for an amplified wave of elk bugles and blaze orange over the next few weeks. Colorado elk hunting enters its second season slated Oct. 29-Nov. 6, with over-the-counter tag.