Citizens for a Healthy Community (CHC) announced on May 7 that it is launching a cutting-edge air quality sampling project. The project is designed to establish an air quality baseline for the Delta County region by testing for toxic chemicals associated with natural gas drilling.

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The first order of business at the May 9 Hotchkiss Town Council was to conduct a public hearing on a hotel/restaurant liquor license for the North Fork Valley Restaurant at 141 W. Bridge Street. Owner Larry Jakubiak explained that the renewal notice was lost in the mail for six months, and by the time it was realized what had happened, the restaurant's liquor license had expired.

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