On April 15, 1981, a mining disaster at the Dutch Creek No. 1 Mine outside of Redstone, Colorado, claimed the lives of 15 coal miners. A methane and coal dust explosion hit the 102 longwall development section of the mine operated by Mid-Continent Resources around 4 p.m.on a Wednesday afternoon.
Hotchkiss town council meeting entertained a light agenda for its April 8 meeting.
According to a press release from the Delta County Sheriff’s Office a department deputy was involved shooting near the 29000 block of Highway 92 near Hotchkiss the morning of April 9 at approximately 11:35 a.m.
Last year Delta County Commissioners tossed out the idea of making changes at the North Fork Transfer Station near Hotchkiss. The topic generated a lot of community discussion and then seemed to fall off the radar. Well, the discussion is back as commissioners recently held a work session to…
Citizens for a Healthy Community and Working Films are launching the Youth Rising Film Fest on April 14. This three-part virtual film and discussion series will take April, May and June.
Walking in to “Wellness Vitality,” you’re invited to take off your shoes and relax. Yes, take off your shoes.
Paradise Theatre and Pickin’ Productions are partnering up for an outdoor spring and summer music series. The concert series “Live Music Still Soothes the Soul 2021” will be held in Poulos Park due to continuing COVID-19 concerns.
The naming and rebranding of the combined Paonia/Hotchkiss High School continues to make progress. The committee made up primarily of students from the two schools met last week for the final time.
As the U.S. Department of Interior initiated its review of oil and gas leasing on public lands, leaders from Colorado’s North Fork Valley “zoomed” into Washington, D.C., as part of their annual advocacy week.
Paonia trustees extended the town’s emergency disaster declaration, reviewed its meeting schedule, took a peek at street closures and approved a farmers’ market all during last month’s second meeting.
Paonia Town Council entertained the first reading of the retail and medical marijuana ordinance that proposes to cap the number of sales licenses to 12 total while keeping stores to a minimum of six.
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Hotchkiss K8 recently announced the school’s Accelerated Readers (AR) triple winners for the third quarter.
The Town of Hotchkiss is conducting an online survey to gauge public interest for a possible trail to link the town with the high school campus and recreation district on Highway 92. The link to the survey can be found at the town’s website.
An accident on Highway 92 and Back River Road Thursday afternoon resulted in power outages in the area. There were reports that power was knocked out from Crawford to Hotchkiss.
The theme of this year’s Western Slope Conservation Center annual meeting held via virtually was “Life in Transition.”
On Saturday, a day where Delta County and much of the overall Western Slope was celebrating meat, Zack’s Barbecue in Hotchkiss took the challenge up to a whole new level, offering free hamburgers in a drive-through manner.
Delta County’s “blue” COVID-19 designation puts the 42nd Crawford Pioneer Days back on track for June 11-12.
The saying, “It takes a village,” rings true in the North Fork valley following months of COVID-19 testing and vaccination efforts in Hotchkiss.
The Blue Sage for the Arts Center in Paonia was recently selected by Midori, Partners in Performance (PiP) to host a virtual Zoom music concert 5-6:10 p.m. Tuesday, March 30.
If all goes as planned kindergarteners at North Fork Montessori in Crawford may soon be riding bikes in their physical education classes.
The Jacob Hoover Cowen Herbarium formerly housed at the Crawford Hotchkiss Historical Society Museum is being incorporated into the Charles Maurer Herbarium at Colorado State University in Fort Collins.
A report during last week’s Hotchkiss town council meeting concerning the need for Paonia police to provide coverage for the Hotchkiss Marshall’s office was light on information and details.
Officers from the Paonia Police Department have stepped up to provide aid to the Hotchkiss Marshall’s Office due to an unexpected staff shortage.
In an effort to ease its housing crunch, the Town of Paonia is considering allowing single-family residences to add an accessory dwelling unit to their property. Board members reviewed a preliminary draft ordinance that would amend the town’s code to allow the ADUs during its March 9 meeting.
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Henry Russell, who is accused of shooting a rival near Paonia last fall, will have a bifurcated preliminary hearing next month.
Alternately hailed as a climate-saver and decried as a job-killer, President Joe Biden’s recent executive order that pauses new federal oil and gas leases is drawing attention in the region.
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Paonia Board of Trustees unanimously approved a contract extension for the town administrator and reviewed progress on the sanitary survey during the Jan. 26 regular meeting.
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Two North Fork farms and one bakery recently received nearly $90,000 in no-interest loans for local projects thanks to 2 Forks Club, an investment group focusing on ‘slow money principles’ for community farming and food.
By Lisa Young
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