Members from US Senator Michael Bennet’s staff will be conducting Farm Bill listening sessions next week in Northwest Colorado. Bennet, a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, has scheduled the sessions to gather input and comments from local stakeholders, which will help guide future updates to the Farm Bill. The Farm Bill regulates national food and farm policy including Continue reading
The Weld County District Attorney, who had until last Friday to file charges against Cory Hixson, has filed a 30 day extension to have more time to consider the case. Hixson was arrested, accused of breaking into a home in the Greeley area earlier this month. Days earlier Hixson went missing from his home in Broomfield after he experienced adverse Continue reading
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The Deadline is next week to enroll in this year’s Moffat County 4-H program. New and existing members can sign up to participate through Tuesday at the Moffat County Extension Office in Craig. For additional information contact Continue reading
The Moffat County 4-H program will host an open house Tuesday at the Moffat County Extension Office from 6 to 8. The event will allow potential members and their families to meet with those already involved in the program to learn more about 4-H in Moffat County. Attendees will also have the Continue reading
Another meeting to discuss increasing Colorado hunting and fishing license fees will take place this Wednesday in Kremmling. Colorado Parks and Wildlife is anticipating a significant budge shortfall this year, so increasing fees could help offset the deficit. The majority of the C-P-W management programs are funded by fees charged for hunting and fishing licenses. Unlike other state agencies, C-P-W does not receive money Continue reading
The CSU Routt County Extension Office will hold a “Soil Health Tour” tomorrow at the Frentress Ranch. The tour is open to everyone. Those planning to attend should meet at the Hayden Town Hall parking lot at 1:50. The “Soil Health Tour” will be from 2 to 4, followed by a happy hour, discussion and question and answer period. Topics for the tour include; “Soil Continue reading
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Moffat County Commissioner John Kinkaid gave a review of his meeting with Interior Secretary Sally Jewell yesterday. Kinkaid met with Jewell and other federal officials Friday night in Glenwood to talk about the ColoWyo situation. Several other local, state and federal officials were there, including Commissioners from Rio Blanco, Garfield, and Delta Counties, Moffat Continue reading
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Governor John Hickenlooper is the latest to send his thoughts to Interior Secretary Sally Jewell regarding the recent decision against the Office of Surface Mining that is threatening to shut down ColoWyo Coal Mine. A federal judge ruled the mine’s latest expansion project did not gather enough public input on the environmental impacts of the project, which took place eight Continue reading
The April 15th tax filing deadline is fast approaching. The Internal Revenue Service is reminding taxpayers that quick and easy solutions are available if they can’t file their returns or pay their taxes on time, and they can even ask for an extension, make a payment or request payment options online. Most taxpayers Continue reading
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The U.S. Senate is asking the Obama Administration for more time to collect public comment on the EPA’s proposed carbon emissions rules. Yesterday a majority of the senate signed a letter to EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy, asking for a 60-day extension due to the complexity and scope of the regulation. That Continue reading
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EPA To Extend Carbon Rule Comment Period
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