Sunset Meadows independent living community announces two COVID-19 cases
Sunset Meadows Executive Director Suzanne Hope announces two positive cases of COVID-19 within the independent living community Monday afternoon. According to a press release from Hope, Sunset Meadows has had to close both of its...
Crews respond to structure fire on Westridge Court Wednesday afternoon
Crews from Craig Fire/Rescue, Moffat County Sheriff’s Office, and Craig Police Department battled a structure fire on Westridge Court Wednesday afternoon around 12:30 p.m., which displaced a family of three and two dogs. No one...
Q&A: Colorado Gov. Jared Polis talks about upcoming ski season, another recall attempt and keeping the state’s business open
More than six months into fighting a pandemic and trying to keep the state open, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said this week he’s remained focused on keeping the infection rates low and business up and...
YVEA election results: One new director, two incumbents fill open seats
Yampa Valley Electric Association members elected three members to the board of directors at the cooperative’s annual meeting in Baggs, Wyoming, on Tuesday. Two of the open seats were filled by incumbent directors Jean Stetson,...
Moffat County rescinds Stage 2 fire restrictions, establishes Stage 1 fire restrictions
A little under a month and a half after moving into Stage 2 fire restrictions, Moffat County will move back down into Stage 1 fire restrictions effective Wednesday at 12:01 a.m. During Tuesday’s Moffat County...
MCSD provides updates on strategic plan, curriculum at latest school board meeting
The Moffat County Board Of Education met Thursday, September 24 for its monthly meeting with an agenda focused on the beginning of the school year, changes due to COVID, and their five-year strategic plan of...
Middle Fork fire grows to almost 8,000 acres
Warm and windy conditions caused the Middle Fork Fire to grow by about 380 acres Saturday. The growth occurred primarily along the southern perimeter, according to the fire’s Type III incident team. As of Sunday...
With unemployment rates in Moffat County decreasing, Colorado Workforce Center shifts focus back to normal operations
Back in May, Moffat County had an unemployment rate of about ten percent of its total labor force. Roughly four months later, the rate had decreased by almost half, down to 5.5 percent. There is...
Trio of community members speak in favor of potential new courthouse at old Kmart building
As Moffat County Commissioners Ray Beck, Don Cook and Donald Broom weigh their options when it comes to renovating the old Kmart building into a new county courthouse, or potentially building a new addition onto...
Father-son duo opens The Chow Hall, an oven-baked sub shop at VFW Post 4265
While living and working in Alabama more than 20 years ago, Bobby Howard remembers fondly an oven-baked sub shop that made some of the best subs around, not just in the Yellowhammer state, but the...
Silva-Larios pleads to lesser charge of manslaughter
Hugo Silva-Larios pleaded guilty Wednesday to reckless manslaughter in the shooting death of James Pogline last October. The plea was part of a deal Silva-Larios, a 17-year-old Mexican national, reached with prosecutors. The plea agreement brought an end to his murder trial, which was scheduled to start Wednesday.
Wave of suicides in northwest Colorado part of “toxic stress” from coronavirus, experts say
Five people have taken their own lives in the span of about a month in the mostly rural counties of Moffat and Routt, alarming mental health workers who worry the deaths are part of the...
Editorial: County should move on the Kmart building quickly to keep costs of a new courthouse as low as possible
Now that the Moffat County Courthouse study findings are public, it’s very clear what the next step should be for county commissioners when it comes to the vacant Kmart building: buy the building quickly and...
Northwest Colorado Health: Fall prevention tips for healthy aging
Sponsored content provided by Northwest Colorado Health. Every 11 seconds, an older adult is seen in an emergency department for a fall-related injury. Falls among older adults can cause serious injury or disability and they...
Museum of Northwest Colorado to host tour of Big Gulch
The Museum of Northwest Colorado will be taking a history tour along the North Fork of Big Gulch on Wednesday, September 30. Museum Director Dan Davidson will talk about the homesteaders and history of that area during Wednesday’s...
City Council denies dispensary license to High Way LLC
Following a 40-minute discussion regarding security issues, traffic access and concerns surrounding bringing in a retail marijuana dispensary into a location at 2255 W. Victory Way, City Councils denied the fifth retail marijuana dispensary license...
St. Michael’s Community Kitchen to host Empty Bowl fundraiser Oct. 2
As the leaves continue to change colors and the temperature continues to drop in Moffat County, St. Michael’s Community Kitchen is preparing for its annual Empty Bowl fundraiser Oct. 2. Things will look a little...
National Hunting and Fishing Day to celebrate Colorado’s sportspeople
Saturday, Sept. 26 will mark National Hunting and Fishing Day, and Colorado Parks and Wildlife is looking forward to recognizing the contributions of the state’s sportspeople with a day-long celebration. “For more than a century,...