Collin Smith Lead Reporter
Collin Smith graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in Dec. 2006. He has worked with Face the Nation at CBS News in Washington, D.C.; Texas Monthly, a National Magazine Award-winning publication based in Austin; and in the office of Austin's Texas state representative.
Recent stories
- Group collecting donations to send to overseas troops
- November 20, 2009
- Marci Valicenti does not want soldiers fighting overseas or their families to feel alone, like the wars are their burden to carry alone. For the past seven years, Valicenti and other Steamboat Springs residents have run Support the Troops, a donation and delivery service for American soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan, which is run through the Yampa Valley Community Foundation.
- Sales tax drop hits Craig, Moffat County
- County collections $93K less than expected
- November 18, 2009
- City and county sales taxes took what local officials called a “major drop” in September, darkening hopes that the holiday season will buoy revenue.
- County considers proposed 2010 budget
- November 18, 2009
- Declining revenues are, and will continue to be, a major issue for Moffat County officials for the foreseeable future, Budget Analyst Tinneal Gerber said.
- Former Craig resident wins volunteerism award
- November 17, 2009
- When Pres Askew moved to Craig in the 1990s, it was to help take care of his grandchildren after retirement, not to help take care of the entire community’s children. Soon, however, he found himself doing exactly that
- Residents hope city passes ordinance for ATVs on public streets
- November 17, 2009
- Bruce White, DeLaine Brown and other proponents of allowing all-terrain and off-highway vehicles on city streets never second-guessed the openness of local officials, they said.
- Former detective’s case continued to Dec. 8
- Ken Johnson’s charges stem from reported misconduct
- November 14, 2009
- The case against former Craig Police Detective Ken Johnson was continued Friday until 11 a.m. Dec. 8 in Moffat County District Court.
- Break-in at courts, offices on Veterans Day
- Law enforcement investigates burglary at Courthouse
- November 13, 2009
- Law enforcement is investigating a burglary that occurred Wednesday morning at the Moffat County Courthouse, while it was closed for Veterans Day.
- DA investigating former officer, ACET member
- November 13, 2009
- The 14th Judicial District Attorney’s Office is investigating a former Craig Police Department officer and All Crimes Enforcement Team task force member for an incident regarding $500 in lost ACET funds. Craig Police Chief Walt Vanatta said officer Bob Brabo resigned Nov. 5 after an internal investigation revealed he violated internal department policies.
- Break-in at the courthouse
- Courthouse closed while investigation proceeds
- 11:55 a.m., November 12, 2009 Updated 11:55 a.m.
- Law enforcement officers believe someone broke into the Moffat County Courthouse Wednesday morning while it was closed for Veterans Day.
- Council acts on ACET budget, college funding
- November 12, 2009
- Actions taken by the Craig City Council at its Tuesday meeting.
Recent photos
Residents and members of the Moffat County Youth Leadership Team, an organization made up of local teenagers, listen to Moffat County Sheriff Tim Jantz address the crowd Monday at the kick off to National Runaway Prevention Month.
Randa Reed, 11, right, and her brother, Zach, 15, wave signs with their stepmother, Paula, outside the kick off event for National Runaway Prevention Month on Monday at the Moffat County Courthouse. Paula, who is the coordinator for the Moffat County Youth Leadership Team, helped organize the event. Behind, volunteer J.D. Merriam hands a green light bulb to a passing motorist. Organizers hope residents put the green lights up at their homes and businesses to raise awareness about homeless youth.
Moffat County health officials have boxes of Tamiflu and Relenza from a national stockpile to help treat people with the flu this fall and winter. Officials said one of the best ways residents can avoid illness is practicing clean habits.
A car pulls out of the City Market parking lot onto Pershing Street. Right in front of the exit, Cindy and Randy Looper, who own the Elk Run Inn, placed a sign denouncing a potential development that would expand City Market and possibly affect their business.
Volunteers with Interfaith Food Bank listen as Moffat County Commissioner Audrey Danner, right, and Starlene Collins, left, present Interfaith treasurer and bookkeeper Claudean Talkington, middle, with a $7,500 check. Collins is the director of Western Slope Food Bank of the Rockies, which will provide food for Interfaith to purchase with the money. Xavior Robinson, far left, represents the El Pomar Foundation, which furnished the money through its Colorado Assistance Fund.
