The Craig City Council voted 6 to 1 at a special meeting yesterday, to make the firing of City Manager Mike Foreman official. The City announced the firing early last week, but due to procedural issues, a formal vote had to be held to conform to Colorado Law. Foreman firing was partially attributed to an incident that occurred at the Kiwanis Play earlier this month, when Foreman got into a verbal altercation with a woman at the play. Craig Mayor John Ponikvar said the incident caused the majority of the council to lose Continue reading
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Craig City Manager Firing Now Official
Trump Nominates Gillette Native As U.S. Attorney
President Trump has nominated Gillette native Mark Klaassen to serve as the U.S. Attorney for Wyoming. Klaassen has served as an assistant U.S. attorney for Wyoming for the last eight years. He has also served as chief of staff to the general council for the Continue reading
Craig Kayaker Who Died In Dinosaur Identified
The Craig man who died in a kayaking accident over the weekend in Dinosaur National Monument has been identified. 66-year-old Mike Brinks was floating the Yampa River in an inflatable kayak Continue reading
Senator Enzi Recovering From Emergency Surgery
Wyoming U.S. Senator Mike Enzi is recovering after he had to have emergency gallbladder surgery Sunday night. Enzi, who has represented Wyoming in the Senate since 1997, was in Wyoming when the emergency occurred. According to a statement, the Senator felt a bit off over the weekend and when he Continue reading
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State Of The Community Dinner Wednesday
Tickets are still available for the annual State of the Community Dinner which will take place Wednesday in Craig. Presentations during the dinner will focus on how to make the Craig and Moffat County economies resilient and strong. Keynote speakers Brian Lewandowski from the University of Colorado’s Business Continue reading
State Of The Community Tickets On Sale
Tickets are on sale now for the annual State of the Community Dinner which will take place next month in Craig. Presentations during the dinner will focus on how Continue reading
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Clarification On Craig Station Unit 1 Closure
The future of Craig Station Unit 1 became a little clearer following Thursday nights meeting at Moffat County High School. Mike McInnes, the CEO of Tri-State, one of the members of the Yampa Project that own Unit 1, attended the meeting to provide an explanation for the closure, and to brief the community on the Yampa Project’s plan for the future. McInnes stressed that the agreement to close Unit 1 by the end of 2025 was the Continue reading
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New Coal Development To Keep Millions In NW Colorado
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