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Russians pay a green visit

NEW CASTLE – In less than 48 hours, Polina Raygorodskaya and Igor Bratnikov traveled from New York City down into the National Forest in Craig County. The couple’s intent is to go all the way across the United States, visiting National Forests and National Parks along the way – and minimizing their carbon footprint by... »

County sees fire, then rain

CRAIG COUNTY – First it was fire. Then it was flood. It was a short-lived scare, but rising waters from weekend rains created concerns for a number of Craig County residents when Upper Craigs Creek swelled over the road that shares the name. On March 6, Chief Terry Brookman and other volunteers from the Upper Craigs... »

Smoke on the horizon

A thinning shroud of smoke provided a colorful sunset Monday evening and a colorful sunrise Tuesday morning. The smoke at times blanketed the county Monday and was from a 1,575-acre prescribed burn on national forest land just west of Eagle Rock. The Eastern Divide Ranger District of the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests is... »

Barnharts, hunt club donate land for preservation -

CRAIG COUNTY – Another 2-1/2 miles of Craig Creek have been permanently protected through conservation easements donated by two landowners to state and local land trusts. The easements bring the total acres protected by easements in Craig County to more than 4,000 acres. The properties are a 355-acre farm east of New Castle donated by... »