DINOSAUR | Griffin James Loughlin, 24, was arrested Wednesday in Salt Lake City, and charged with first-degree murder in connection with a homicide reported Nov. 30, according to a press release from the Moffat County Sheriff’s Office. Around 5:30 p.m. on Monday, November 30, the Moffat County Sheriff’s Office was[Read More…]
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Natl. Monument museum collection finds home at Utah Field House of Natural History State Park Museum
DINOSAUR | In July of 2020, more than 6,000 paleontological, archaeological, historical, and biological specimens were moved from Dinosaur National Monument to the Utah Field House of Natural History State Park Museum, located in nearby Vernal, Utah. Fourteen monument staff members, three Geoscientist in the Parks interns, five volunteers, and[Read More…]
Dinosaur native continues U.S. Navy Seabees tradition
DINOSAUR | “We Build, We Fight” has been the motto of the U. S. Navy’s Construction Force, known as the “Seabees,” for more than seven decades. The Navy Seabees are an elite group of personnel trained in both combat and the craft skills of the construction industry. Petty Officer 1st Class[Read More…]
Utah sheriff asks for info about missing camper in Brown’s Park area
RBC | Daggett County Sheriff Erik Bailey is asking the public to report any contact with a missing camper who was last seen in the Brown’s Park area earlier this month. Late on the evening of April 4, the sheriff’s office received a report that no one had had contact[Read More…]
Search in Dinosaur Natl. Monument finds one injured, one dead
DINOSAUR | Park Rangers at Dinosaur National Monument responded to a request from the Moffat County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday, March 19 to assist in the search for two missing Colorado residents. The two men were last reported to be snowmobiling in the Wild Mountain area near the northwest boundary[Read More…]
‘Docile’ bull elk illegally killed in Dinosaur, CPW looking for suspects
DINOSAUR | Colorado Parks and Wildlife investigators are looking for two individuals who may be involved in the illegal killing of a bull elk within Dinosaur town limits last week. Investigators believe the bull—described as ‘docile’ by residents of the small, northwestern Colorado community—was shot through the abdomen on Nov.[Read More…]
Woman missing: 57-year-old disappeared from Dinosaur Oct. 31 with her dog
DINOSAUR | It’s been almost three weeks since any of 57-year-old Robynn Vonbargen’s friends or family have heard from her. Vonbargen, who lived in Dinosaur for the last year and a half, disappeared on Halloween with her dog, a car that belongs to her roommate, and $11.50 in cash. “Her[Read More…]
EPA awards $200K Brownfields grant to support cleanup and redevelopment of vacant school property in Dinosaur
DINOSAUR | The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding the Town of Dinosaur, Colorado a $200,000 Brownfields cleanup grant to address environmental contamination at the Dinosaur School on 401 West Fourth St. The Town is among 149 communities selected to receive grant awards totaling $64,623,553 million in EPA Brownfields[Read More…]
Seeing green: the cannabis economy
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second in a three-part series to examine the impact of cannabis on our health, our economy and our communities. RBC | Cannabis (marijuana) legalization in Colorado has had a powerful impact on the state and local economies. Although sales of medical cannabis began prior to 2014,[Read More…]
Moffat County District Attorney issues new round of Dinosaur subpoenas
DINOSAUR | The Dinosaur Town Council will be taking another taxpayer‑funded trip Thursday, Feb. 28, to Steamboat Springs to testify before a grand jury regarding an ongoing, sealed investigation into the small town of about 300. Trustee David Heinrich on Tuesday, Feb. 26, confirmed he and at least eight others[Read More…]
Dinosaur residents seek to oust mayor, town council
DINOSAUR | In the farthest northwest corner of Colorado a storm is brewing. On Jan. 29, approximately 10 percent of the residents of the Town of Dinosaur met at the Highway Bar and Grill just off Highway 40. This was not the typical crowd at this establishment. Business owners and[Read More…]
Monument lifts restrictions
DINOSAUR | Stage 1 fire restrictions within Dinosaur National Monument will be lifted beginning at midnight on Friday, Aug. 31, 2018. The slightly cooler temperatures and recent rainfall has reduced the fire danger. Monument visitors are reminded to still be cautious with fire as some areas may contain substantial amounts[Read More…]
