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Elias Weiman, 5, hops on his bike Saturday morning during the annual Where the Hell's Maybell bike ride. More than 175 made the 30-mile ride from Craig to Maybell.

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The MCHS boys swimming relay team from left, Charlie Griffiths, Chance Peterson, John Kirk and Cole Worsley placed 19th in the 4-by-200 yard free relay during the state meet Friday and Saturday. Worsley, a senior from Steamboat Springs, won the state title in the 50-yard freestyle.

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Erin Urbanoski lands her successful jump of 18 feet and 2 1/2 inches Friday night in Lakewood. The effort was good enough to net Urbanoski her third consecutive state title in the long jump.

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Maddy Jourgensen, right, congratulates teammate Alicia Nelson after running Saturday at Jefferson County Stadium in Lakewood. Jourgensen finished 11th in the girls 1,600-meter run, and Nelson finished second.

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Alicia Nelson, fourth from left, smiles after being awarded the second place medal in the girls 1,200-meter run. Nelson, who finished the mile in 4 minutes and 55 seconds, broke a school record she previously had held.

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Alicia Nelson runs around the track at the state meet at Jefferson County Stadium in Lakewood. Nelson would go on to place second in the girls 1,200-meter run.

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Moffat County High School seniors, from left, Jennifer Harris, Jason Steed and Stayton Mosbey received $1,000 scholarships from the Moffat County Sheriff's Office on Monday. Sheriff Tim Jantz, back right, and Rick Holford, not pictured, presented the three seniors with the scholarships. Harris and Steed will attend the University of Wyoming, and Mosbey will attend Westwood College in Thornton.

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Fred Palmer, senior vice president of government relations for Peabody Energy, spoke last week at the Fueling Thought Energy Summit 2009, hosted at the Holiday Inn of Craig. Palmer said clean coal is the best low-cost, low-emission energy source for the future.

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