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People around the country are finding out that eating locally grown foods, compared to eating food grown thousands of miles away, is better for the consumer, the community and the earth. Alisa Smith and J.B. Mackinnon have contributed to that awareness with their bestselling book “Plenty: Eating Locally on the 100-Mile Diet.”

For coaches in the Moffat County sporting scene, and pretty much everywhere, motivational tactics vary from sport to sport.

Wide receiver is the hardest position to draft for in fantasy football because it is so hard to predict.

Craig Fire/Rescue Chief Bill Johnston said he no longer thinks the community needs a fire marshal.

About 50 tickets remain for this weekend’s Craig Fire/Rescue fundraiser, a longtime annual event designed to raise money for a high school scholarship fund.

The reminders are there.

Well, I did live (in Craig) until last year. And I lived there for 10 years, and I did not want to move. I had to with my parents, and I did not get a say in moving to Greeley. It really did not seem good we moved here, but my Grandma lives here, and they wanted to be closer. I did and did not want to move. It is pretty cool here, but I did not want to move.

The Moffat County High School girls basketball program would like to thank the following for assisting in making our summer fundraiser a success:

Thank you to the family, friends and community supporters of Kimble Frentress. Words cannot express our gratitude toward all of you and the support we have received during this time of need.

The trash pick-up crews around Craig deserve a pat on the back.

Deputies responded to two reports of a suspicious person.

Farmers market vendors needed

8 a.m. The Craig Downtown Business Association meets at Serendipity Coffee Shop, 576 Yampa Ave. The second Wednesday of each month is a meet-and-greet, hosted by a local business.

There are two plans for security at the Moffat County Courthouse, one short-term and the other long-term.

The number 100 has a double significance for Craig residents this summer.

Early results from the 2008 Colorado primaries indicated that Randy Baumgardner, 51, of Hot Sulphur Springs, led the Republican primary race for Colorado House District 57 against fellow Republican candidate Dan Korkowski, 53, of Grand Lake.

More Colorado kindergartners soon could have the opportunity to attend school for a full day.