By Shannon Lukens.
The City of Craig will be spending more than $4.7 million in capital utility projects for Fiscal Year 2025. Ten projects will help strengthen the city’s water and sewer infrastructure. A press release from Craig Mayor Chris Nichols says just over $3 million has been paid for with grants and external funding through state and federal sources and over $1 million was secured through the support of U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper.
More on the Story — Water and sewer infrastructure to be improved in Craig
Walmart in Craig has been chosen as one of 25 stores in Colorado to be remodeled. Moffat County shoppers will see new signage, new products, and department expansions. Pharmacies are being redesigned and checkout zones will have more privacy for customers. The Craig store on W. Victory Way is one of 650 Walmarts nationwide getting a brand refresh.
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An emergency grant of $15,000 has been awarded to Historic Routt County to help with repairs on the Maxwell Squire Building at 9th and Lincoln in downtown Steamboat Springs. It was damaged when a car ran into the building that houses Lyons Corner Drugstore on the main floor, in January.
Arianthe Stettner with Historic Routt County says the building was built in 1908 with local brick and sandstone quarry from across the Yampa River, before the railroad came to town.
“I can’t imagine how the plate glass windows were brought here by wagon from either Wolcott on a three-day wagon ride or some other mysterious place because there was no railroad.”
The money from the emergency grant should be released from the state sometime next week.
Historic Routt County has applied for a second renovation grant from the History Colorado State Historical Fund for as much as $250,000, which would help with the interior damage to the building.
More on the Story — Maxwell Squire Building at 9th and Lincoln to receive at least one grant for repairs
More on the Story; Jan. 21, 2025
Colorado Parks and Wildlife would like your opinion as they develop a strategic plan to guide their work for the next decade. They are asking that you look at the last plan which was put out in November of 2015, and then comment on what should be removed, and what should be added. The deadline to send in your comments is May 26.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife 2026 Strategic Plan
A new playground is being planned for Emerald Park. It will be bigger than what’s there now. An open house is scheduled from 5-6:30 p.m. on April 30 in the community room at Howelsen Ice Arena. Designs will be finalized with construction set to begin the fall and the new playground to be complete by summer 2026.
A special documentary about the fight for Women’s Nordic Combined in the Olympics will be featured this Sunday, May 4, at Wildhorse Cinema. The movie is called “Annika – Where She Lands,” featuring Annika Malacinski who grew up in Steamboat Springs. Tonight, there is a panel to discuss Nordic Combined, in Olympian Hall at Howelsen Hill. Olympian Johnny Spillane will be there along with three members of the U.S. Nordic Combined Team: siblings Annika and Niklas Malacinski, and Alexa Brabec. It’s at 4:30 p.m. today and it is free.
The Steamboat Sailors Girls Lacrosse team hopes to continue their winning season with a home game tonight against Eagle Valley. That game starts at 5:30 p.m. at Gardner Field. The Steamboat Sailor Baseball team has a doubleheader this afternoon away, against Meeker. The Sailors golf team is in a tournament against Eagle Valley today.
The Moffat County Girls Golf team is competing in Grand Junction today.
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