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- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Operation teamwork
- May 3, 2008
- The employees in the operating room at The Memorial Hospital are a tight-knit bunch.
- 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.”
- 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.”
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Police blotter for May 3
- May 3, 2008
- Jerald Norris Batson, 29, of Craig, was booked into Moffat County Jail on a warrant.
- 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.
- 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.
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Did the Moffat County School Board make the right decision in replacing MCHS athletic director Rick Penner, who had been considered missing after not being heard from for about a week?
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