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Big Pivots: How Craig matters in Colorado’s just energy transition
Think your fingers aren’t smudged with black coal dust? Even in the Roaring Fork Valley and Boulder County, places with no smokestacks currently in use, we still rely upon coal power. Coal has made the lives of nearly all Coloradans easier. That’s why the recent agreement that could result...
Why Craig, Colorado matters in state's just energy transition
Even ski towns aren’t as tied to snow as Craig is to coal. Now, it will have to carve out a new living. This agreement may help. Think your fingers aren’t smudged with black coal dust? Even in the Roaring Fork Valley and Boulder County, places with no smokestacks currently in use, we still rely upon coal power. Coal has made the lives of nearly all Coloradans easier.
Health Column: Memorial Regional Health presents annual Flying Colors 5K Fun Run/Walk
Memorial Regional Health is proud to be a part of the annual Moffat County Hot Air Balloon Festival, kicking off the weekend with the Flying Colors 5K Fun Run/Walk. Join the Craig community on Aug. 3 at Loudy Simpson Park for a leisurely stroll or jog along the trails of the Yampa River. As participants move throughout the course, they’ll be splashed with bursts of colorful powder.
Lost in transition?
A decade ago, how many residents of northwest Colorado would have had any inkling about the pros and cons of nuclear power?. If anything, most residents of the Craig area might have viewed nuclear as a form of competition for the region’s economic powerhouse: coal-fired electricity. But the Craig...
Big Pivots: Life after Craig coal
The hand-writing had been on the wall for at least several years, but the announcement in January 2020 shocked some in Craig. Tri-State Generation and Transmission, the operator of three coal-burning units, announced it would close the last of the three units by 2030. Craig, heavily dependent on well-paying jobs...
Yampa Valley Adventures — Summer
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Survey shows strong support for nuclear power in NW Colo
A new survey suggests there is strong support for nuclear power in far-northwest Colorado, where economic development officials are focused on how to make up for the losses in jobs and tax revenues in coming years as a coal-fired power plant in the Craig area closes. The survey was conducted...
Big Pivots: Life after Craig coal
The hand-writing had been on the wall for at least several years, but the announcement in January 2020 shocked some in Craig. Tri-State Generation and Transmission, the operator of three coal-burning units, announced it would close the last of the three units by 2030. Craig, heavily dependent on well-paying jobs...
Tri-State set to pay $70M in aid to Moffat County, city of Craig to offset impact of closing power plant, coal mines
Moffat County and the city of Craig are in line for $70 million in aid from the utility shuttering the local power plant and the coal mines that supply it, under a settlement filed with the Colorado Public Utilities Commission. Tri-State, which provides wholesale power to 41 rural electric cooperatives...
Balloons are back this summer in Steamboat Springs and Moffat County
Balloon festivals are scheduled again this summer in both Steamboat Springs and Craig. The Yampa Valley Balloon Rodeo returns to Steamboat Springs this summer with the event scheduled for July 26-28. Balloons will take off from various locations throughout the Yampa Valley, with a few around Bald Eagle Lake as in the past.
Moffat County Sheriff: Yampa River Corridor Reopens For Use
After continual review and analysis of river conditions in the area of the Craig Whitewater Park, Moffat County Sheriff Hume has announced that the Yampa River Corridor Closure is over. “Current Yampa River flows in the Craig area have dropped to 2,260 cubic feet per second, from a season high of approximately 8,260 cubic feet per second on June 7th,” shares the announcement. “Even though the water levels have fallen, please be aware that the water conditions still may not be safe for your skill and comfort level.” The Sheriff further warns all to always use caution and wear personal safety equipment when recreating in or near bodies of water. Personal safety equipment includes a personal flotation device or life jacket, making sure it is the correct size and has a sufficient rating for the type of activity you are doing, and a helmet when taking part in water sports activities in shallow water or area where underwater condition is unknown. If you are taking water sport equipment, please put your name and contact information on the equipment in the event that you lose it in the water. Also always let others know when to expect you back.
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