Tag: Moffat County
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Rising suicide rates prompt coordinated response in Routt and Moffat counties
Routt and Moffat counties have been going through a difficult period. Over the past few years, residents have lost neighbors, coworkers and longtime community members to suicide, losses that hit hard in places where people often know one another by first name. Last year, 10 people in Routt County and nine in Moffat County died…
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In Colorado coal country, whitewater park plan represents new economic vision
A little town in northwest Colorado continues to dream big about a whitewater park — the “cornerstone” of a destination to proclaim a new economic destiny. That’s how Melanie Kilpatrick describes the Yampa River Corridor Project’s significance to Craig and Moffat County. For three years, Kilpatrick has been managing the project on behalf of the town.…
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Craig mother arrested after 1-year-old daughter dies from cold weather
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A mother was arrested Friday after her 1-year-old daughter died from exposure to cold weather in March, the Moffat County Sheriff’s Office said. Craig resident Kaylee Messerly, 36, was arrested on charges of child abuse resulting in death and child abuse resulting in serious bodily injury. Deputies said the incident happened on the morning of…
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Mother, daughter stranded on snowy Colorado road found alive, 2nd daughter found dead
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Sheriff’s deputies found a mother and her two young daughters stranded on a rural Moffat County road after their car got stuck in the mud and snow on Thursday. The woman and a 2-year-old were found alive and suffering from exposure-related injuries. A 1-and-a-half-year-old, however,…