Guest column: With so much to offer, Grand Old West Days is a locals’ favorite to kick off summer
Memorial Day weekend, a time to honor our armed forces and veterans, is upon us once again. And with the holiday comes so many choices for families to make. With family gatherings, picnics, visits to...
Moffat County graduation marks big changes as Bulldogs move forward
As one of many graduating seniors in Moffat County’s Class of 2023 to customize thier headgear, Malia Graham was flanked by photos of departed loved ones amid colorful butterflies on her cap. Carrying her family...
New event at Grand Old West Days will bring celebrities in rodeo to town
Grand Old West Days, a four-day festival honoring Moffat County’s rich heritage, has a packed lineup of events, rodeos and live music in store for the holiday weekend, as well one big new offering. Running...
Northwest Colorado Health: Aging Unbound, paving our own paths as we age
Established in 1963, Older Americans Month (OAM) is celebrated every May. This is a time for us to acknowledge the contributions and achievements of older Americans, highlight important trends, and strengthen our commitment to honoring...
Moffat County music students plan to stay in tune after band class
When the current Moffat County High School senior band students were in their freshman year, the future of the instrumental music program was sounding grim. However, as they stuck with it and connected with a...
Moffat County to send golfer Arianna Anderson to state event after home regional tourney
As the hosts of the 3A Region 4 Tournament, the Moffat County girls golf team was hoping to send all of its players to the state event. Due to unforeseen circumstances, the day on the...
Moffat County athletes honored for excellence, versatility at Dude Dent awards
Though there can be only one pair of trophy recipients at the end of each school year, Moffat County High School’s annual awards ceremony showed just how much talent has been on display for the...
Byron York: When a ‘Travel Advisory’ is partisan politics
Recently, the NAACP issued what it calls a “formal travel advisory” to warn black Americans against visiting Florida. “Florida is openly hostile toward African Americans, people of color and LGBTQ+ individuals,” the group said. “Before...
Faith: Are people inherently good?
In one of my classes I had to write a PowerPoint on the nature of people and how they develop problems. I had to do this in 10 slides, plus bibliography and title slide. That...
Big Pivots: Pivotal moments in basketball, and our energy transition
We sometimes have pivots, long in the making but defined by moments. They occurred both in basketball and in Colorado energy on Monday. In basketball, Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets dethroned the King, as...
Pipi’s Pasture: Remembering branding day
This past weekend my son Jody, daughter-in-law Cindy, and my grandson Jaycee came up from Vernal, Utah, stopped to pick me up, and we all went up to Morapos to help my brother Duane (Osborn)...
CPW makes big cuts to big game hunting licenses in Northwest Colorado
Officials from Colorado Parks and Wildlife warned hunters to expect major reductions in the number of big game hunting licenses issued for mule deer, elk and pronghorn in Northwest Colorado this year, and now that...
Grads collect $5,000 in scholarships from Parrotheads
The Northwest Colorado Chapter of Parrotheads recently announced the recipients of its annual scholarship with funds going to eight members of Moffat County High School’s Class of 2023. Cayden King and Lizzy LeWarne each received...
Craig police looking for man who escaped officers Monday night
Authorities are looking for a man whose efforts to elude officers sparked a large police response on Monday, May 1. According to the Craig Police Department, officers tried to stop Tanner Sholes of Craig while...
YVMC Community Health Benefit Fund grants $300,000 to nonprofit groups
The Yampa Valley Medical Center Foundation in Steamboat Springs has awarded $300,000 in Community Health Benefit Fund spring grants to 14 nonprofit organizations serving Routt and Moffat counties. The funds will be used for the...
Seniors receive scholarship funds from Craig realtors
The Craig Association of Relators recently announced four recipients in the Moffat County High School Class of 2023 for the group’s annual scholarship. The association provided $500 each to Reagan Hafey, Lizzy LeWarne, Catcher Jackson...