Craig Daily Press / Collin Smith

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

Council approves $20K for rec center studies: By Collin Smith; May 15, 2008; Voters deserve a chance to hear the facts and make an educated decision, Craig City Councilor Gene Bilodeau said.
Liquor licensees address City Council: By Collin Smith; May 15, 2008; Right in the thick of the Craig City Council’s plans to restructure its liquor licensing and violation procedures, 10 Craig businesses failed liquor license compliance checks.
Hamilton vote center closed for 2008: By Collin Smith; May 14, 2008; The Hamilton vote center will be closed for the 2008 primaries and general election, the Moffat County Commission decided Tuesday.
City backs Section 8, approves funding: By Collin Smith; May 14, 2008; The Council passed a motion to support the Independent Life Center’s Section 8 housing voucher program by a 6 to 1 vote at its Tuesday meeting.
Business News and Notes: Local water and ice company goes with the flow: By Collin Smith; May 12, 2008; With the operation at Colorado West Bottled Water & Ice getting bigger and more demanding, it helps to have a family like Lynne Herring’s, she said.
Sage-Grouse plan’s official signing Monday: By Collin Smith; May 10, 2008; Work and then play. At least that’s the plan for the Northwest Colorado Greater Sage-Grouse Working Group, which for 12 years negotiated and compromised on ways to mitigate development impacts on native sage-grouse.
Annual Energy Summit offers opportunity to learn and question: By Collin Smith; May 10, 2008; Gas stations lining the country’s commercial streets light up their prices on sometimes red, sometimes white and sometimes blue signs.
Cleanup Craig Week starts Saturday: Locals encouraged to visit Chamber and clean where they see trash; By Collin Smith; May 9, 2008; Although there are fewer advanced calls from groups participating in Cleanup Craig Week from Saturday to May 18 than for last year’s effort, Rose Counts doesn’t think the community should be written off yet.
Chamber prepares TV programming: By Collin Smith; May 9, 2008; If the general consensus among Craig Chamber of Commerce board members holds true — that Steamboat tourists are fruitful marketing targets for Craig — then a recent deal could prove valuable for the area.
MCTA approves $4,000 for local events: By Collin Smith; May 8, 2008; Two funding requests, two events funded.

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Recent photos

Liza Rossi, Colorado Division of Wildlife conservation biologist, left, discusses the Northwest Colorado Greater Sage-Grouse Conservation Plan. Sherry Sampson, center, Moffat County Libraries assistant director, listens alongside Jean Stetson, a local county landowner, who worked on the plan since 1996.

Petitions opposing the proposed ban on shooting prairie dogs is spread across one of the glass countertops at Craig Sports. So far, Craig Sports has collected 45 signatures. Other petitions can be found around town.

The Kum & Go at 895 Yampa Ave. may not open until mid-summer, Colorado Department of Transportation officials estimated. CDOT is requiring Kum & Go renovate Yampa Avenue before opening.

Moffat County Commissioner Saed Tayyara listens to Neil Folks deliver a presentation about the Senior Needs Survey, conducted by the Moffat County Council on Aging on Monday at the Moffat County Courthouse. Folks acted as the research team chairman for the survey, which found transportation and independent living centers at the top of senior concerns.

State Sen. Jack Taylor, R-Steamboat Springs, stands behind the microphone and in front of the Colorado flag as he addresses the crowd at the Moffat County Republican Central Committee’s annual fundraiser Saturday night at the Holiday Inn.

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