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This rendering shows a concept of what the 8th Street Redevelopment project in Craig could look like once complete. City officials got news this month that the project has been awarded $1.5 million in new grant money. City of Craig/Courtesy photo

Craig lands $1.5M for 8th Street Redevelopment Project, but the city will have to spend that money fast
March 23, 2023 - The 8th Street Redevelopment Project in Craig got another boost this month with news the city has been awarded $1.5 million through the Innovative Housing Incentive Grant Program from the Colorado Department of Local Affairs. If the affordable housing project at the former Memorial Regional Hospital site between Tucker and Russell...

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Mountain Pine Manufacturing seeks to further develop innovative reclaimed wood production facility
March 16, 2023 - Mountain Pine Manufacturing hosted a tour Thursday, March 9, to showcase how the mill has grown and share the innovative products being created locally.  To reach its full capacity, though, the facility at 10 Moffat County Road 27 in Craig needs help from a U.S. Forest Service grant funding program.   ...

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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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