Today's News

 One lane of westbound I-70 was open as of 1:15 p.m. Tuesday after two accidents, both involving motorcycles, closed down the road at mile marker 257 near Lookout Mountain about noon, the State Patrol said.

The first accident was at 11:46 a.m. when a rider lost control of his bike and crashed. A female passenger died at the scene. The rider was taken to a local hospital. While approaching the initial crash, a second motorcycle crashed at 11:49 a.m., after rear-ending a vehicle. The rider on that motorcycle also died.

The arraignment of a former Evergreen man accused of taking more than $1 million in a couple of related investment scams was continued Aug. 2 while attorneys work on a possible plea bargain.

A Jefferson County grand jury indicted Israel Mursuli, 58, in May 2011 on 28 counts of securities fraud and two of felony theft from 2005 to 2009, according to court documents.

Mursuli, who operated two businesses in Evergreen, is accused of coming up with an investment proposal and offering it to a number of personal acquaintances.

The park district board interviewed five candidates in two hours and unanimously picked Hiwan Hills resident Peter Lindquist to fill the position created by the departure of board member Pat Callahan, who resigned in July after 15 months.

Five people submitted their names for consideration after Callahan announced he was resigning to move to Slovakia, where his wife, Julie, was being sent on a year-long foreign assignment for IBM.

Cougars quarterback Noah Ansley threw two touchdown passes as Evergreen opened its 2011 season like it did its 2010, with a victory over Moffat County on Friday night at Evergreen High School.
Keenan Prouty added a 28-yard field goal in the fourth quarter of the 17-7 victory.
Moffat County opened the scoring with a 68-yard TD run by quarterback Bubba Ivers.
For more on this game, check out next week's Canyon Courier.