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City of Delta reiterates restrictions for Confluence fireworks display, Confluence Park to be entirely closed
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Crawford Hayloft Lodge is seeing success
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UPDATED: Coworker’s call leads Delta deputies to death scene; suspect dies by apparent suicide after fleeing to Santa Monica
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Delta County Commissioners approve One Delta County ‘with condition’
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Grand Avenue street closure approved
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COVID-19 emergency declaration extended
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Man arrested for attempted murder and other offenses in Cedaredge
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Yes on Fourth of July fireworks, council decides
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Gov. Polis closes bars again as coronavirus cases increase: Bars reopened June 19 with limited capacity
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Law enforcement blotter, June 30-July 5
Several area athletes were recently honored at the state level in wrestling. In Class 2A: Paonia's Grey Neal, the state champion in the 160-pound division, was named to the First Team. Named to the second team were Cedaredge's Lane Hunsberger (113) and Trey Geyer (126) and Paonia's Zeb Etter (152).
There's little wonder, with the sports world reeling from the National Basketball Association's announcement the remainder of the season has been suspended, that the effects of such a decision has trickled down through many other major sporting venues to the prep sports scene as well. Since …
A number of bizarre events this past week interrupted the 2020 State Basketball Championships in all classifications. The National Basketball League abruptly suspended its season with the playoffs barely into its schedule on March 11. Shortly afterwards, other sporting venues were reporting…
Delta County Human Services is requesting individuals who are seeking to apply for public assistance, first call and make an appointment at 970-874-2030. If you have a completed or signed application, you can drop it off between 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. at the Delta office located at 560 Dodge …
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues its advancement through the United States, the Colorado High School Activities Association has released its latest updates in spring sports and activities schedules.
For the second time in as many years, Delta High School has claimed the 3A Western Slope League and 3A district tournament titles. The Panthers swept through a league schedule with no losses in nine games. Overall, Delta has won its last 17 games to post a 19-3 record. Losses on the season w…
The 2019-20 basketball season has been a work in progress for both the girls and boys teams at Paonia High School. The untimely medical intervention for head girls coach Scott Rienks has certainly impaired the success for this year's team, but, growth has been evident as the season continued…
Cedaredge High School's girls basketball team had a stellar season to place second in a tough 3A Western Slope League. The Bruins had three regular season losses this year, with two coming at the hands of Delta High School and the other to Centauri. Delta finished the year as the state's No.…
It wasn’t the finish to the season and the Class 3A state wrestling tournament they had imagined.
At Saturday night’s CHSAA state wrestling championships in Denver, Paonia senior Rockley Grey Neal knew in the first period of his state title match that he would win.
Delta High School sophomore Jillian Carlson made history this past week with a first-place finish in the Class 3A 100 yard breaststroke in this year's state swimming competition. Carlson's previous best time in the 100 breast was 1:07.71 in the Southwest Conference Championships in Grand Jun…
Kyle Crowder's Delta Panthers finished an undefeated season in the 3A Western Slope League. Delta raced past Olathe, 63-25, on Feb. 18 and scored an 84-21 decision in Gunnison over the Cowboys to finish the season at 9-0 and 16-3 overall. Delta is the league's No. 1 seed entering this week w…
Paonia High School had success in the upper weights of last week's CHSAA 2A Region 1 tournament in Montrose. The Eagles took first place in the 160-pound weight division with senior Grey Neal, 195-pound division with junior Anthony Miller and in the 220-pound division with senior Austyn Norris.
In a flurry of action to finish the regular season, Hotchkiss High School's girls basketball team won its final two games while the boys fell to both Gunnison on Tuesday, Feb. 18, and Paonia, in overtime, on Thursday, Feb. 20.
The 2019-20 basketball season is entering the part of the season where all teams in contention for playoff berths in post season play are gearing up for a final push. Delta High School's girls basketball team is secure in knowing it is holding most of the cards in a week where it's important…
It's finally here... playoff time is next on the agendas of basketball contenders. Cedaredge High School will have one team in the hunt for post season berths when the Bruins open their run with Basalt in the girls 3A WSL district tournament opener. Cedaredge finished its season with a domin…
Hotchkiss High School had wrestlers in all weight divisions at last weekend's CHSAA 2A Region 1 competition in Montrose. The Bulldogs finished the tournament with 168 points to place second and crowned three individual champions, junior Robert Cochran (120 pounds), junior Traycer Hall (152) …
It's been a long season for Delta High School in 2019-20. There will be only two wrestlers heading to the Pepsi Center for the Class 3A Panthers this season.
With the regular season winding down, Cedaredge High School's girls basketball team (7-1 league and 15-3 overall) continues its run toward the playoffs with a trio of wins this past week. The girls picked up wins over Aspen, 59-13, Roaring Fork, 46-30, and Grand Valley, 51-36. In boys action…
As the weeks pass by, Paonia High School's girls basketball team has been picking up wins against 2A WSL foes and the boys have been holding their own.
Hotchkiss High School's girls and boys basketball teams were just opposite with results this past week. Hotchkiss' girls won two of three games while the boys lost two of three games played. The girls started the week with a make up game against Soroco for a win, 43-39, lost to Meeker, 70-61…
Cedaredge High School had what was needed to win last weekend's CHSAA 2A Region 1 wrestling tournament in Montrose on Feb. 14-15. The Bruins scored 244 points to outdistance the tournament's second place team, Hotchkiss, by 76 points. Cedaredge coach Cutter Garrison began his journey with Ce…
Delta High School's Nichole Koch is in the history books for wrestling. Koch won her second straight title in girls wrestling at this year's state tournament.