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A concept plan shows planned whitewater features along the Yampa River in Craig. This and more is in the works as part of the Yampa River Corridor Project. Courtesy photo

Craig lands $600K grant to support Yampa River park and river access project
March 15, 2023 - The Great Outdoors Colorado board has awarded Craig a $600,000 grant to support the Yampa River Corridor Project, a whitewater park and public access improvement effort. Great Outdoors Colorado announced the grant on Friday, March 10, in a news release. According to Great Outdoors Colorado, the grant is part of its ...

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Paul Knowles, assistant director of Museum of Northwest Colorado in Craig, stands next to the museum's newest exhibit featuring the trading posts of the Yampa Valley region, Fort Davy Crockett and the Joe Morgan trading post. James Neton/Craig Press

Museum of Northwest Colorado named Best Local Museum of 2022
March 4, 2023 - The Museum of Northwest Colorado was voted Best Local Museum of 2022 by readers of Colorado Country Life magazine, the publication of the Colorado Rural Electric Association. While the unsolicited People’s Choice award was a pleasant surprise, it also reflects years of hard work and the museum’s...

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Steam rises from the Craig Station just west of Craig, as seen from an EcoFlight tour of the Yampa Valley with Friends of the Yampa on Friday, Feb. 4, 2022. Dylan Anderson/Steamboat Pilot & Today

What’s next for Craig? Community, county look ahead to an economy without coal
January 17, 2023 - When Jennifer Holloway was hired as executive director of the Craig Chamber of Commerce, “I didn’t know what I was getting into, I’ll be honest,” she says. “I thought this would just be a fun little community job where you throw parades,”...

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