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JOANN KALENAK, DCCR BLOGGER — In a story published on the front page of last week’s Delta County Independent, Delta Memorial Hospital Special District Board Member Matt Soper falsely claimed that the hospital might be facing bankruptcy. He also falsely Read on…
JOANN KALENAK/DCCR BLOGGER — Who doesn’t love a nice trail? Delta County Commissioners, Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), the Town of Hotchkiss, and the Nature Connection are all working together to develop a long-awaited trail from North Fork High School Read on…
JOANN KALENAK, DCCR BLOGGER, 4-14-2022 — Planning Commissioners (PC) met last night to review a red-line draft of proposed changes to Delta County’s Land Use Code, and to discuss the process they will follow before presenting to County Commissioners, who Read on…
JOANN KALENAK/DCCR BLOGGER — In a recent joint work session, County Commissioners, staff and members of the Planning Commission discussed possible changes to the Land Use Code. While no decisions were made since this requires discussion in open business session, Read on…
JOANN KALENAK/DCCR — At yesterday’s Delta County Board of County Commissioners meeting, Commissioners appointed restaurant owner and operator Jeri Roberts to replace Commissioner Mike Lane on the Delta County Board of Health. Roberts, who runs The Stockyards restaurant in Delta, Read on…
DELTA COUNTY, CO. (Feb. 10, 2022) – With support from the National Freedom of Information Coalition’s Knight FOI Fund and members of the community, Delta County Citizen Report (DCCR), a nonprofit media organization, filed a lawsuit this week against Delta Read on…
DELTA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS APPROVED a resolution during their first public meeting of 2022 that cut the Fair Board from its current count of 16 members to a strangely even number — six. Only three members from the previous board Read on…