The Delta County Board of Commissioners business meeting agenda for Tuesday is now on our website at the following location: http://www.deltacounty.com/DocumentCenter/Home/View/7222 The Delta County Administrative Meeting Schedule is available on our website at the following location: http://www.deltacounty.com/DocumentView.asp?DID=530

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today designated 597 counties in 14 states (including Delta, Garfield, Hinsdale, Mesa, Montrose & San Miguel Counties) as primary natural disaster areas due to drought and heat, making all qualified farm operators in the areas eligible for low-interest emergency loans. These are the first disaster designations made by the U.S. Department [...]

A holiday silent auction will be held by Citizens for Animal Welfare and Shelter or CAWS, on Sunday December 9th from 10 to 4 at Memorial Hall in Hotchkiss (at 175 north 1st street).  CAWS has received a shipment of housewares from a major high-end department store.  All proceeds go to help the animals of [...]

An unidentified 60 year old man was killed yesterday in a 2-car crash in Delta County.  The accident happened around 9:30am on Highway 65 between Delta and Cedaredge near mile marker 5.  The driver of a 2000 Hyundai Accent was killed when his car drifted into oncoming traffic going south.  The driver of the northbound [...]

In case you haven’t heard, President Obama gets 4 more years.  Here in Colorado, Scott Tipton wins the District 3 Congress vote.  Your State Representatives in District 54 is Jared Wright, District 55 Ray Scott, District 58 Don Coram and in District 59 Mike McLachlan.  In Montrose County, District 1 the County Commissioner race was [...]

Delta County teachers will receive 24 grants this school year totaling $10-thousand from the Arch Coal Foundation’s Innovative Teaching Grants Program.  G-M Jim Miller says the area teachers came up with some amazing ideas to increase learning and benefit their students.  This is the sixth year for the Innovative Teaching Grants Program, which is funded [...]

Delta County reports that while the entire state has seen an increase in food stamps, they have seen an approximate 30% increase in assistance now compared with this time last year. The Delta County Independent says that statewide, food assistance case loads are about 40% higher over the same time.  Of all Colorado counties, Delta [...]