Craig takes fireworks to the next level
Fireworks will light up the night sky in Craig on Monday, July 4, in a show set to be bigger and brighter than we’ve seen before. Kris Olsen, Captain with Craig Fire and Rescue, said...
MCSD Whiteboard: District narrows superintendent search to three finalists
Moffat County School District’s summer search for a new superintendent continues apace, as the district has identified three highly qualified finalists for the position. Jill Hafey, the current principal at Sunset Elementary, is the lone...
2022 Moffat County primary election results
Moffat County Elections reported preliminary election results for the June 28, 2022 primary election. Final unofficial results were reported on Tuesday evening at 8:16 p.m. Approximately 97% of the votes were tallied on Tuesday night....
Letter to the editor: Ticket prices put a damper on family attendance
I was going to go to Whittle the Wood with my family. We all decided to go on Saturday afternoon. I arrived before my family and was informed there will be a $30 gate charge...
Oak Creek’s Savannah Wolfson wins Republican nomination for House District 26
Oak Creek’s Savannah Wolfson won the Republican Party primary in Colorado House District 26 after defeating Eagle’s Glenn Lowe on Tuesday, June 28, according to preliminary election results from the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office....
Pipi’s Pasture: July 4 back then
The Fourth of July is nearly here, and suddenly over fifty years of family memories about the Fourth have come flooding back to me. There are those memories of years past when I was a...
Glenwood oncologist expands services to Memorial Regional Health
The Memorial Regional Health is gaining additional oncology services through a partnership with Calaway Young Cancer Center at Valley View. Stephen Mayer, oncologist and hematologist from Calaway Young Cancer Center, is expanding his services to...
2022 Whittle Winners
After spending four days working with their wooden sculptures, the 2022 Whittle the Wood carvers all walk away leaving unique art that will become a part of our city landscape. On June 22, all of...
Writers on the Range: Freedom in the West, but not for women
I moved to Wyoming a few years ago for its outdoor recreation, but I also liked the state’s history of championing equal rights for women. As early as 1869, it codified women’s voting rights, 50...
Making the cut: Judging the masterpieces of Whittle the Wood
As a Craig native, my favorite part of summer for the better part of two decades in Northwest Colorado has been the Whittle the Wood Rendezvous. I still remember catching the very first event in...
Registration open: Cardboard Regatta one big draw at Moffat County Hot Air Balloon Festival
Would-be engineers and seasoned cardboard-crafters have already begun taping, gluing and lashing together vessels for the third annual Cardboard Boat Regatta on Aug. 6 during the Moffat County Hot Air Balloon Festival at Loudy Simpson...
Two new board members elected to YVEA co-op
Two fresh faces will join the nine-member Yampa Valley Electric Association board of directors in late July following election results announced during the annual meeting of the co-op on Tuesday, June 28, in Craig. Steamboat...
Big Pivots: Will electricity supplies keep pace with the warming climate?
This late-June coolish spell in Colorado is unusual. The trend is toward hot and hotter. Denver in June matched a record set just a few years ago for the earliest time to hit 100 degrees....
Forest Service closes portion of Routt National Forest near Rainbow Gathering
The U.S. Forest Service established a temporary closure of California Park, an area in Routt National Forest in Routt County, just south of the Rainbow Family Gathering near Adams Park, according to a news release...
Murder suspect pleads guilty, sentenced to 35 years
A defendant was sentenced Thursday, June 23, in Moffat County Court for a murder case that began in November 2020. Griffin James Loughlin, 25, received 35 years in prison for the murder of Ian Tillack,...
Faith column: Reclaiming the sacred
With so much chaos around us, so much division, so many issues and problems that press upon us, it’s no wonder that there is a search for answers and solutions that go beyond mere policy...
MCSD Whiteboard: Summer school in full swing
Well, it felt like summer there for a minute, and surely, as we get closer to the true start to the season, we’ll start getting more consistently summery feelings in Moffat County. Though summer is...