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Signs at the entrance to Rifle Correctional Center will remain standing now that the facility is off the state's budgetary chopping block. State Sen. Al White, R-Hayden, was the driving force behind an effort to keep the prison and its 47 full-time employees safe from the flurry of budget cuts sweeping the Capitol.

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The Rifle Correctional Center is a key source of stable jobs in the area, White said. It will be important to keep diverse employment available in areas typically dependent on the energy industry because oil and gas companies seem to be leaving Colorado, White said.

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The Craig Middle School girls basketball team celebrates with the championship trophy the team won Feb. 14 in Meeker. The Bulldogs finished the season 12-0. Front row, from left: Dakota Lee, Sassy Murray, Tori Snyder and Jessie Scott. Back row, from left; Lisa Camilletti, Makayla Camilletti, Kori Finneman, Bailey Hollander, Kylee Ellgen, Molly Nations, Britni Harrington and Andi Daugherty.

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Children enjoyed fishing Saturday at the Little Rascal Pond, behind the Moffat County Public Safety Center, during a Colorado Division of Wildlife-sponsored youth fishing event. More than 70 children participated.

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Corey Loomis to Tammy Ries

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