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By Brenda Perkins Published: Published June 27, 2018 DELTA COUNTY INDEPENDENT Dear Editor: We have all heard of the good ol’ boys club and shrugged it off, but you don’t understand how it impacts people’s lives until you Read on…
Peter Blair presented the 2017 County Audit to commissioners (copy unavailable from the county at this time). “The economy is doing pretty good in Delta County,” said Blair as he opened his presentation. The notables include a big increase in Read on…
PAONIA CO – On June, 20 Delta County Judge Steve Schultz issued a ruling in a widely-watched defamation case that the defendant, Pete Kolbenschlag (pictured center), claimed was a SLAPP action for his years of effective activism. A SLAPP–or “Strategic Read on…
A scientist and Coal Methane group are working together on a project to remove a damaged cement cap on the water intake for the Paonia dam. In addition, they are assessing ways to deal with the aging infrastructure of the Read on…
Commissioners ratified a letter to US Forest Service Grand Mesa, concerning approval of the Uncompahgre Forest Plan Revision. “It is a plan and not a rule,” says Roeber. Commissioners approved an administrative grant of $2,500 to Chris Caskey and Read on…
By JoAnn Kalenak What would you do if you woke up one day to find your address had changed suddenly and without prior notice? I’ll take a guess and assume you’d be pretty upset. I know I would be. This Read on…
Commissioners approved two lists of names for appointment to special working groups as part of extended study born from the updated Master Plan. Elyse Casselberry, county community and economic development director, presented nominees for the Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) Read on…