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"Part of my reason for bringing this forward is I haven't found another way to help people rebuild out of harm's way ... if there is one I'd love to hear it," said Supervisor Manu Koenig. "This is really the beginning of reconciling with a changing world and a changing climate."

Dressed in a full-body jersey cow costume during the downtown Halloween Stroll, Community Agriculture Alliance Executive Director Michele Meyer was happily reminding voters to mark yes for Routt County Referendum 1A. A passerby taking advantage...

Routt County voters will be asked to reauthorize a decades old conservation program for the third time in November, this time extending it for 10 more years. The Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously on...

Members of Routt County’s Purchase of Development Rights Citizens Advisory Board approached commissioners on Monday, March 7, to start talking about putting reauthorization of the program on the ballot in November.

Farm owners take steps with Stafford County to preserve Spotted Tavern Farm Published Monday, Apr. 5, 2021, 4:36 pm Join AFPs 100,000+ followers on Facebook Purchase a subscription to AFP | Subscribe to AFP podcasts on iTunes News, press releases, letters to the editor: augustafreepress2@gmail.com Front Page » Government/Politics » Farm owners take steps with Stafford County to preserve Spotted Tavern Farm Spotted Tavern Farm. Photo courtesy USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Spott...