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Longfield turns down superintendent job
03/17/2010 | Administrator

In a prepared statement, the Delta County School District 51 announced that Ed Longfield has turned down the district superintendent job and will remain superintendent in Manitou Springs. The stateme [ ... ]

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Delta

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County tract included in BLM gas lease auction
17 March 2010
The Bureau of Land Management has included one Delta County tract in its upcoming May 13 mineral lease auction. The lease includes seven individual parcels that have been gathered into one lease...

17 March 2010 DPD investigates multiple auto fires
17 March 2010 Ride The Rockies grant applications due April 2
17 March 2010 Huge gas field eyed for development
17 March 2010 Candidates weigh in on truck route
17 March 2010 ‘Yes’ vote would allow expansion of Bill Heddles Recreation Center
10 March 2010 Phone tariffs raised for new 911 dispatcher
10 March 2010 Teens injured in accident
10 March 2010 Delta Housing Authority to host grand opening
10 March 2010 Ride the Rockies meeting set

North Fork

North Fork

Hotchkiss house is a total loss
10 March 2010
While Don and Holly Russell were away in Craig, their home at 33700 J80 Road was completely destroyed by fire. According to Delta County Sheriff Fred McKee, dispatch received the first call about...

10 March 2010 Only one incumbent Paonia trustee seeks re-election
10 March 2010 Delta Conservation District has 18 candidates
10 March 2010 Wendell Koontz is running unopposed for Hotchkiss mayor
10 March 2010 Administrators: PHS discourages bullying, rewards positive behavior
10 March 2010 ‘First Encounter’ wins People’s Choice Award
10 March 2010 WSERC, NFRIA may merge by summer
10 March 2010 Three are running for Crawford trustee seats
10 March 2010 Elections cancelled for North Fork special districts
10 March 2010 Bullying defined
10 March 2010 WSERC’s annual meeting was jam packed info and issues
10 March 2010 PHS speech team
10 March 2010 Future Olympians?
10 March 2010 Deadline for Health Kits is March 18
10 March 2010 Students support American Red Cross relief

Surface Creek

Surface Creek

Four vie for three council seats in Orchard City
10 March 2010
There will be four candidates competing for three seats on the Orchard City town Board at the April municipal election. Each of the open seats is a four-year term.

10 March 2010 Cedaredge voters to pick mayor, three trustees
10 March 2010 New chief is on the job
10 March 2010 Source water report nearly done
10 March 2010 Cedaredge couple home safely but concerned for friends in Chile
10 March 2010 Fun in the Grand Mesa snow
10 March 2010 Hot air for a cold day
10 March 2010 Barnelopet is fun day for kids
10 March 2010 Students raise $805 for Wyatt
10 March 2010 Cedaredge students see glimpse into life on a real working ranch
10 March 2010 Take heed . . . stop!
10 March 2010 Surface Creek women join others around the world for a day of prayer
10 March 2010 Reaching out
10 March 2010 Eckert Crane Days is near

Sports

Sports

State champs
17 March 2010
Eight experienced seniors, one speedy sophomore, a group of determined freshmen, and a head coach who believes in his team brought something wonderful home for Paonia High School this weekend —...

10 March 2010 Paonia girls back to state for fourth time
10 March 2010 Bulldog boys lose bid for state cage berth
10 March 2010 Paonia boys basketball season completed
10 March 2010 Hotchkiss girls lose first round basketball contest in 3A regional
10 March 2010 Hotchkiss girls lose first round basketball contest in 3A regional
10 March 2010 Amy Loy signs to play in Rangely

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Opinion

Opinions

Progress in America
17 March 2010
Welcome to "Progress In America." This column is dedicated to a common sense look at Modern American Progressivism. In our society today it is practically impossible to read a newspaper, watch news...

17 March 2010 Progress in America
17 March 2010 Let the sun shine in
17 March 2010 Gerald Roberts will serve the community well
17 March 2010 Gas wells warrant close scrutiny
17 March 2010 Art center is a great idea
17 March 2010 Students will benefit with Longfield as superintendent
10 March 2010 Board needs some schooling in transparency

Neighbors

Friends and Neighbors

Scholarship awarded
10 March 2010
The Preceptor Gamma Alpha Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi presented Deborah Lazear with the 2009 educational $300 scholarship. The presentation was made by 2009 president Linda Croft. Preceptor Gamma...

10 March 2010 Scholarships for adult students offered
10 March 2010 Reception planned for Lucky Cox’s 80th birthday
10 March 2010 Births
10 March 2010 Campbell, Hutchinson will exchange vows in October
10 March 2010 People in the news
10 March 2010 Hotchkiss Emblem Club elects officers
10 March 2010 Paonia nurse headed for Haiti
24 February 2010 Births

Obituaries

Obituaries

Marion Wright
10 March 2010
Marion I. Wright of Cedaredge died of natural causes at her home on Feb. 24, 2010. She was 81.

10 March 2010 Ove Johannsen
10 March 2010 Flora Kuykendall
10 March 2010 June Rozman
10 March 2010 Norma Chartier
10 March 2010 Bud Rider
10 March 2010 Senny Trujillo
10 March 2010 William Coleman
10 March 2010 Juan Archuleta Sr.

Happenings

Happenings around Delta County

Delta County Health Fair is this week
17 March 2010
A variety of free health screenings will be offered at the Delta County Health Fair, to be held March 17 in Paonia at the Paonia campus of Delta-Montrose Technical College, in Delta Thursday, March...

10 March 2010 Winemaker dinner kicks off Eckert Crane Days
10 March 2010 Register now for Spring into Shape 5K
10 March 2010 Dance to the music of the Western Kinsmen
10 March 2010 City of Delta offers five summer softball leagues
10 March 2010 Barbershop chorus presents annual show
10 March 2010 Republicans plan lunch March 18
10 March 2010 Rookie league is for boys ages 7 and 8
10 March 2010 Midweek Lenten services planned at Redeemer Lutheran
10 March 2010 Two new tests will be offered at the Health Fair March 17-18-19

Caucuses set for March 16

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Delta Area
Written by Hank Lohmeyer
Wednesday, 10 March 2010 00:00
A first step on the local level in the process towards choosing candidates to run for office in November will take place next week on Tuesday, March 16, in Delta County at local precinct party caucuses. The caucus process is where citizens on the precinct level meet and choose delegates to represent their precinct at the party’s county assembly later this year.
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Longfield named new superintendent

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Delta Area
Written by Pat Sunderland
Wednesday, 10 March 2010 00:00
A year after leaving Delta County to take a position as superintendent of schools in Manitou Springs, Ed Longfield is returning to lead the school district he has served in various capacities since 1991. In a press release issued Monday, school board president Bob Tweedell said the school board has negoiated an employment contract with Longfield which is expected to be ratified at the next school board meeting, March 18 in Crawford.
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Administrators: PHS discourages bullying, rewards positive behavior

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North Fork
Written by Tami Meck
Wednesday, 10 March 2010 00:00
Rumors that Paonia High School homecoming traditions would end were allayed last week at a meeting hosted by school administration. The issue arose when parents reported that their children complained about being bullied.
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