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- Clerk and Recorder’s Offices conduct statewide mock election trials
- May 3, 2008
The statewide mock election taught some lessons, but overall went by pretty smoothly, said Lila Herod, Moffat County chief deputy clerk and recorder.
- TMH board taps CEO for nonprofit
- George Rohrich appointed to serve hospital’s new Facilities Corporation
- May 3, 2008
The Memorial Hospital board has appointed its chief executive officer George Rohrich to the board of its new nonprofit entity, The Memorial Hospital Facilities Corporation.
- Police blotter for May 3
- May 3, 2008
Jerald Norris Batson, 29, of Craig, was booked into Moffat County Jail on a warrant.
- Craig briefs for May 3
- May 3, 2008
The city of Craig received full funding from the Colorado Department of Local Affairs for a road project on First Street, City Manager Jim Ferree said.
- Datebook for May 3
- May 3, 2008
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Curvaceous Babes host a used-book sale fundraising event during the Mother’s Day Bazaar at the Centennial Mall. All proceeds go toward Craig’s American Cancer Society Relay For Life. Call 824-3971.
- Moffat County homesteader goes to State
- May 3, 2008
It’s a long way from the plains of Kansas to the U.S. Senate, especially if your route winds through Northwest Colorado.
- Committed to serve
- Saraya Hammond decides to join U.S. Marine Corps after graduation
- May 3, 2008
Saraya Hammond, Moffat County High School senior, had her doubts. At first. It wasn’t that becoming a diesel mechanic in the U.S. Marine Corps after she graduated was a foreign idea to Hammond.
- Andy Bockelman: ‘Iron Man’ soars, sets tone for summer
- May 3, 2008
Streaking across the sky with a flash of scarlet and yellow is this year’s lead-in to the summer movie season, “Iron Man.”
- Flashback to the Old West
- Today’s Sombrero Great American Horse Drive gives city slickers taste of life on open range
- May 3, 2008
It started in 1959 with two men, a truck and five horses. Now, the Sombrero Great American Horse Drive consists of numerous cowboys and cowgirls saddled alongside 30 so called “city slickers.”
- Operation teamwork
- May 3, 2008
The employees in the operating room at The Memorial Hospital are a tight-knit bunch.
- Chuck Mack: Craig grain elevator
- May 3, 2008
After 90 days of construction work, the $10,000 grain elevator of the Craig Milling and Supply Company has become a reality, the Empire says. The big structure stands as a monument of the unbounded faith that the officers of the company have in the future of Craig and Moffat County.
- Mary Blakeman: Humane Society an independent entity
- May 3, 2008
- In reference to the letter from Mr. Cris Criswell, which appeared in the Daily Press on April 30, and to other letters posted in the Daily Press’s online forum, we need to remind the community that the Humane Society of Moffat County is a completely independent organization and has nothing to do with the Humane Society of the United States.
- Our view: Supply and demand
- May 3, 2008
In order to build a good house, you need a strong base. In the case of Craig, in order to build a good base for the future, we need some affordable houses.
- A growing epidemic
- Pine beetle infestations killing trees in Craig, insects also found as far north as Wyoming and east as Kansas
- May 3, 2008
In Craig, pine trees are dying from beetles. That’s what Bill Ekstrom, Colorado State University Extension agent for Northwest Colorado, wants Craig residents to know.
- Area leaders adapt as volunteers hindered by time limitations
- May 3, 2008
John Ponikvar pauses after listing the area boards he serves on. The Moffat County Finance Corporation, the Community Corrections Board, the Judical Performance Commission and the Moffat County Tourism Association make up his current obligations.
