Moffat County is hosting a community meeting next week with the intent of gathering public input on how county resources are being prioritized. The county recently instituted a “Priority Based Budgeting” process, which identifies every service the County offers; the cost of Continue reading
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Wyoming Insurance Premiums May Go Up 50%
Blue Cross Blue Shield, the only company to provide insurance on Wyoming’s Obama Care insurance exchange, has announced that they will seek a nearly 50% premium increase next year. A Blue Cross Blue Shield representative said the request is partially due Continue reading
Wyoming Unemployment Rate Falls
The unemployment rate in Wyoming fell .2% to 4.1% from April to May, according to the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services. The department says the decline is at least partially due to Wyoming’s decreasing labor force, which has fallen by more Continue reading
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Learn How To Stop Human Trafficking In MOCO
Free training will be available tomorrow for those interested in preventing human trafficking from coming through and happening in Moffat County. Members of the Colorado Organization for Victims Assistance, Advocates Crisis Support Services and the Craig Police Department are hosting the meeting to provide information on Continue reading
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Season Passes On Sale For Town Challenge Races
Season passes are now on sale for the 2017 Steamboat Town Challenge mountain bike races. The Town Challenge is series of seven mountain bike races held every summer, which include both hill-climb and cross-country events. Special pricing for the season passes is Continue reading
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Millions To Go Towards Fighting Opioid Abuse
Nearly $8 million has been allocated by the department of Health and Human Services to go toward fighting the opioid epidemic in Colorado. HHS Secretary Tom Price announced last week that the agency will provide more than $485 million in federal grants to go towards fighting opioid abuse. The grants are part of the 21st Century Cures Act, which Congressman Scott Tipton helped pass at the end of Continue reading
New City Council Sworn In Tuesday
A new City Council was sworn in Tuesday night at Craig City Hall. John Ponikvar took the oath of office to become Craig’s new Mayor while Andrea Camp and Chris Nichols were sworn in as new councilmen, as were reelected council members Jarrod Ogden and Tony Bohrer. All expressed Continue reading
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Assistant To Be Hired For CMEDP
The Craig City Council and Moffat County Commissioners agreed at their meetings Tuesday, to help fund an assistant position for the Craig and Moffat County Economic Development Partnership. An assistant will allow CMEDP Director Michelle Balleck to focus more on improving the area’s broadband Continue reading
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Pick A Dish Tonight
The annual Horizons’ Pick A Dish fundraiser is Thursday night in Craig. For the event, Horizons pairs local restaurants with Horizons program members to create and serve a food item, which competes with others for votes from the public and judges. The public votes with cash Continue reading
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Pick A Dish Next Week In Craig
The annual Horizons’ pick a dish fundraiser will be held next week in Craig. For the event, Horizons pairs local restaurants with Horizons program members to create and serve a food item, which competes with others for votes from the public and judges. The public votes with cash donations. All funds raised will benefit Horizons’ Moffat County Continue reading
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Scammers Using Hotline Number
Craig Police are warning area residents of a new scam where crooks are altering their phone number to make it look like their call is coming from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector Generals hotline. Scammers are using the number which is 1-800-447-8477 to acquire personal Continue reading
Steamboat Hires Director Of General Services
Alan Lind was hired last week to become the Director of General Services for the City of Steamboat. Lind has significant experience with strategic and long range planning, purchasing, and risk management in the private sector. According to City Manager Gary Suiter his experience Continue reading
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