Local 4-H’ers and FFA’ers preparing for Fair
If the only part of the County Fair you see is the rodeo and demolition derby, you’re missing out on a lot of the wonderful, small-town events that make the Fair a real community event. Every year,...
View ArticleOil & Gas Lease Sale Proposed on 30,000 acres near Paonia, Hotchkiss,...
The Bureau of Land Management has announced that the Uncompahgre Field Office will accept comments concerning an environmental assessment on 22 proposed oil and gas parcels for the August 9, 2012,...
View ArticleBLM Extends Deadline for August 2012 Oil and Gas Lease Sale Comments
MONTROSE, Colo. –The deadline for providing comments for the Bureau of Land Management’s August 2012 quarterly oil and gas lease sale on 22 parcels within the Uncompahgre Field Office has been extended...
View ArticleAgri-Culture: It’s What’s Growing in the North Fork
strong>Hotchkiss Site of National Biodynamic Agriculture Conference Theme: Harmonizing Through Polarities In their eleventh year of annual conferences, the biodynamic agricultural Fellowship of...
View ArticleBLM’s Initial Gas Leasing Comment Period Extended; Protests Heat Up
The local controversy over the 30,000 acre patchwork of BLM public-owned parcels that have been proposed for oil and gas leasing — or more accurately “nominated to be considered for leasing” —...
View ArticleNorth Fork Chambers Talk Economic Development With Local Government
Local business met local government at the half-day North Fork Chambers of Commerce joint forum at Hotchkiss’s Memorial Hall on Saturday, January 21. The meeting started with a status review of Master...
View ArticleIt’s a Crawford Thing: Oldtimers and Newcomers Come Together
When there’s an event at Crawford School, the issue is always parking. It’s limited, and if the event is popular (and what event in Crawford isn’t popular?), folks end up parking all over the...
View ArticleVirtual Workforce Centers at Delta County Libraries
Job Seekers, Unemployed, and Others Have Access to Services The Delta Workforce Center and the Delta County Libraries have launched “the Virtual Workforce Center project” for job seekers and employers....
View ArticleCrawford Honors Its “Honest Crook”
It’s been a long goodbye for outgoing Crawford mayor James Crook. Since announcing in 2011 that he would be stepping aside after 24 years, he and the town have been moving slowly but steadily toward...
View ArticleTom’s Blog: Another Day in the Valley (updated)
Along the Smith McKnight Ditch near Hotchkiss looking toward the West Elks - Photo by Tom Wills 8-18-13 Another Day in the Valley Thomas Wills – Herald Co-Publisher/Editor/Web-Master August 16-17 –...
View ArticleTurner Proposes Becoming Crawford’s Paid Dog Catcher – Trustees Decline to...
“Animal cruelty investigator” Greg Turner addresses the Crawford Council. Turner Proposes Becoming Crawford’s Paid Dog Catcher – Trustees Decline to Support Library Tax Increase Without Knowing...
View ArticleHorses, Cows, Drought and the Last Sweet Days of Summer
Horses, Cows, Drought and the Last Sweet Days of Summer By Marla Bear Bishop – Fruitland Mesa-Crawford It seems a bit early, this fall scent in the air. A sweatshirt in the evening and not just to...
View ArticleCrawford Will Seriously Consider Establishing Municipal Court – Dogcatcher...
Crawford Public Works Director, Bruce Bair Crawford Will Seriously Consider Establishing Municipal Court Dogcatcher Proposal off the Table Crawford Town Council September 4, 2013 Present: Mayor Susie...
View ArticleCrawford School Proposed to Become Montessori School
Crawford School Proposed to Become Montessori School By Thomas Wills Over the past several years with declining enrollment and declining tax revenues there has been growing pressure to close the...
View ArticleCrawford Continues to Examine Municipal Court/Ordinance Enforcement Options
Delta County Sheriff Fred McKee (left -standing) answers questions posted by former Crawford Mayor Jim Crook. Crawford Continues to Examine Municipal Court/Ordinance Enforcement Options By Thomas...
View ArticleCrawford Chamber Will be Celebrating the Holidays in Style
Crawford Will be Celebrating the Holidays in Style (Submitted) Jack Frost will soon be nipping at our noses as the smell of burning fireplaces drifts through the chilly air. In celebration of this...
View ArticleCan Crawford Afford Law and Order? Crawford Council Still on the Bench...
Judge Lynn French, second from left, sits in on a Crawford Town Council discussion Can Crawford Afford Law and Order? Crawford Council Still on the Bench Concerning Municipal Court By Thomas Wills...
View ArticleA Fall Day with Leroy, Cows, a Wild Paint, Bees on the Prod and too Much Candy
A Fall Day with Leroy, Cows, a Wild Paint, Bees on the Prod and too Much Candy All by Marla Bear Bishop – Crawford Country/Fruitland Mesa Corespondent I’m having a tough time believing that it’s...
View ArticleCrawford Chamber Supports Combining School – Elects New Board Members
Crawford Chamber Supports Combining School – Elects New Board Members The Crawford Chamber of Commerce held its Annual Meeting on November 11th with a full agenda ranging from board elections to...
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