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🌱 Will Rifle’s vital Hogback bus route get the funding it needs?

Rifle, Colorado Patch AM: a 3 min read

Hey there, Rifle! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Will Rifle’s vital Hogback bus route get the funding it needs?

Also on today's calendar: Flexibility and Stability and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Hot, with a high of 101 and low of 58 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Toasty conditions, temps: high: 102, low: 58.
  • Saturday: Toasty conditions, with a high of 100 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• GarCo Report: Hogback route, flooding impacts and supplemental (soprissun.com) — Rifle residents are pressing Garfield County commissioners to extend the Hogback bus service, which many locals rely on for affordable commuting from Rifle and Silt. The board is considering matching municipal funding but still faces a $75,000 shortfall and may explore a future tax question, alongside other county issues like flood impacts and trail funding.
   

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  • Jimmy John's Franchise, LLC posted a job opening for Delivery Driver in Rifle. Apply here.
  • Kroger posted a job opening for Grocery Clerk in Rifle. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rifle here.

🗞 Nearby News

Silt

Glenwood Springs

  • Nearly $250,000 raised for families of firefighters killed and injured in Snyder Fire (denver7.com)
  • Mountain bookstores share recommendations to dive into 150 years of Colorado history (aspentimes.com)
  • Planned Parenthood due to reopen in the fall (soprissun.com)

Ok Rifle! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Rifle

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Rifle

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.