‘Bringing people together’: Craig receives $15,000 AARP grant to support community connectedness
A new set of pickleball courts planned for Woodbury Park is moving closer to construction after the city of Craig received a $15,000 AARP Community Challenge grant to help support the project. The grant is...
‘It’s all about family’— Craig celebrates retirement of Museum of Northwest Colorado’s Dan Davidson
For more than three decades, Dan Davidson helped make the Museum of Northwest Colorado into something people did not expect to find in a small town like Craig. At his retirement event on June 30,...
Moffat County has happy hoops holiday at Pepsi Center
The holidays were made a little bit happier Friday for the members of the Moffat County High School basketball teams. Both Bulldog varsity squads finished the road trip to Denver victoriously, each now 1-0 in the 3A Western Slope League with wins against Coal Ridge at the Pepsi Center.
Details emerge in Baggs shooting — Wyoming sheriff deputy in critical condition
Details are emerging surrounding a shooting in Baggs, Wyoming on June 8 that resulted in the death of a Baggs resident and left a Carbon County Sheriff’s deputy critically wounded. The identity of the dead...
Big Pivots: What if next year looks like this one?
In haggling with their down-river states about sharing the rapidly shrinking Colorado River, the headwater states have delivered a consistent message. We don’t have two big reservoirs named Mead and Powell sitting upstream from us,...
CNCC Corner – July 2026
Summer at Colorado Northwestern Community College is anything but quiet. While students enjoy a well-earned break, our faculty and staff are preparing for another successful academic year. This season provides an opportunity to celebrate outstanding...
Amid extreme fire danger, here are 8 things every Coloradan should have in their wildfire go-bag
The risk of wildfires is high across Colorado, and officials say residents and visitors need to be ready for the possibility that evacuation orders could be issued at a moment’s notice. The American Red Cross...
Complete Moffat County primary results
For complete primary results in yesterday’s election, please visit Results.enr.clarityelections.com/CO/Moffat/126634/web.345435/#/summary?v=376767%2F In the contested seat for Moffat County District 3 Commissioner, Steve Maneotis defeated Doug Winters garnering 56.22% of the 2378 votes cast.
Rolling toward a bright future: How Craig’s Jayden Cromer proves small-town roots can carry big dreams
For Jayden Cromer, the path to Wichita State started in a bowling alley in Craig, where he spent hour after hour learning the sport, learning about himself and learning what it meant to keep going...
Showers and thunderstorms forecast for Colorado’s high country as wildfires rage across the state
Following several days of hot, dry weather, Colorado’s Western Slope is poised to see a period of rainy skies with possible thunderstorms ahead of what meteorologists expect to be an active monsoon season arriving later...
Reconstructed Swinging Bridge at Browns Park dedicated
BROWNS PARK — Following 10 weeks of construction, the historic Swinging Bridge at Browns Park was officially rededicated Tuesday, Sept. 18, during a ceremony held at the renovated structure. But the short construction time belies...
Mountain Rail charges toward November launch of Phase 1 passenger rail service
Members of the Mountain Rail Coalition gathered virtually on Jan. 22 to celebrate key milestones, strategize on sustaining political support and advance station planning as the Colorado Department of Transportation prepares to launch Phase 1...
‘Real, raw emotion’: Local photographer Lilli Valdez preserves memory and moments
For Craig photographer Lilli Valdez, the camera is not just a tool for taking pictures. It is a way to meet people, calm nerves, mark milestones and preserve moments for families and individuals. Valdez, who...
How to prepare for each stage of ‘Ready. Set. Go!’ wildfire evacuation protocols
In Colorado and most of the U.S., emergency managers use the “Ready. Set. Go!” framework to help communicate evacuation orders. The “Set” stage coincides with pre-evacuation orders, where officials put neighborhoods on standby for possible...