By Shannon Lukens.
The U.S. Senate has passed another set of federal funding bills which will help 40 more Colorado projects. In Oak Creek, the South Routt Medical Center will receive $2,300,000 for expansion. Northwest Colorado Health will receive $105,000 for an Assisted Living Cooling System in Steamboat Springs. Pioneers Medical Center in Meeker will receive $371,000 for cybersecurity.
This is in addition to two more funding announcements earlier this month. That’s for $2,500,000 for a Craig Business and Industrial Park. A second is for $1,000,000 to extend the core trail west of Steamboat Springs, and create a tunnel under Highway 40.
Senator Hickenlooper wrote, “another round of home-grown Colorado projects are getting make-or-break funding.”
The Craig Housing Authority meets at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Then, Craig City Council meets tonight at 6:30 p.m. Agenda items include discussion and approval to appoint Randy Looper to the Regional Transportation Authority Steering Committee, as an elected representative for the City of Craig. Also, Council is expected to renew the contract of Municipal Judge Jay Cranmer for another two years. Council will discuss sending a Letter of Support to Senator Michael Bennet in support of Moffat County’s request for Congressionally Directed Spending to construct a new multi-use events center in Craig, Colorado. The Museum of Northwest Colorado and the Building Department will also be presenting their 2023 Annual Report.
Women United of United Way of the Yampa Valley is hosting a Lunch & Learn event, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, in Library Hall at Bud Werner Memorial Library. Brittney Wilburn is the Executive Director of the Northwest Colorado Community Health Partnership. She’ll present the findings of the recently completed Yampa Valley Behavioral Health Landscape Scan. The study focused on specific populations in the valley including youth and young adults, LGBTQ+, and adult males working in the valley’s traditional economies. The event is free.
Hayden and Soroco FFA students will be recognized at the State FFA Convention in Pueblo in June. It’s for proficiency applications in which they were chosen as state winners. They are:
- JD Case, Agricultural Mechanics Repair and Maintenance
- Triston Day, Agricultural Mechanics Design and Fabrication
- Peyton Baker, Beef Production
- Tommy Weber, Wildlife Management
- Carmen Anarella, Agricultural Education
- Rachelle Dudley. Specialty Animal Production
- Larhae Whaley, Landscape Management
You can do some drop-in curling at Howelsen Ice Arena. It’s from 6-8 p.m. Friday, March 29 and Friday, April 5. You’ll need to pre-register by tomorrow through SteamboatSprings.net/curling Pre-register online.
Check out what’s happening in the Yampa Valley on the Community Calendar on our website.
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