Dan Olsen was born in the same hospital as Ernest Hemmingway, Dan Olsen took to journalism like a duck to water. After earning a journalism degree at Colorado State University, he began his career in television in Steamboat Springs, shooting production videos and local news.
Working the next decade for CBS, ABC and independent television stations, Olsen found his way back to Northwest Colorado and signed on with the Craig Daily Press, covering county government and agriculture and livestock, as well as general assignment reporting.
Recent Stories
Taxes a hard sell in Dinosaur
Residents 90 miles from schools and hospital in Craig
When Moffat County voters head to the polls in November, they will be asked to increase taxes in exchange for improvements to Craig schools and a new hospital on the west side of town.
Horsing around
Driving event challenges entries with difficult course
The Horse Driving Contest looked like fun.
Out-of-county wastewater keeps plant busy
Truck driver Patrick Maki drove an hour and a half to reach the Craig Wastewater Treatment Plant on Monday.
Amphibians hopping at Wyman's
Frog study finds no deformities in area population
The peaceful croaking of the frogs in the oxbow next to the Yampa River east of Craig was interrupted by the swish of dropping nets and a cheer of success from the captors.
Learning online
CSU education looking to expand electronically
Colorado ranks fifth in the nation when education levels of residents are the measuring yardstick, and Colorado State University Vice Provost Lou Swanson said the plan is to make that number go even higher.
Tourism in Craig about to hit the wall
The upcoming visit to Craig by the Moving Wall, a replica of the Washington D.C. Vietnam Veterans Memorial that will take place Aug. 9 to Aug. 13 is expected to bring thousands of people to town based on past performances.
Moffat County Libraries ban surveillance equipment
In a policy soon to be implemented at the Moffat County Libraries, no surveillance devices of any kind will be allowed to be used while in the library.
Letter critical of governor
Commissioners 'perplexed' by Ritter's flight over Vermillion Basin
In a strongly worded letter to Gov. Bill Ritter, the Moffat County Commissioners on Tuesday expressed displeasure with a recent fly-over of Vermillion Basin by the governor.
A bigger, better Elkhead
Reservoir dedication draws a crowd
State and federal officials mingled with the crowd as the Yampa Valley Boys softly sang about cool, clear water during Wednesday evening's Elkhead dam and reservoir dedication.
Best dam dedication
Elkhead event features food, music and speakers
Before selling his boat in 1998, Dave DeRose and his family would make it up to Elkhead Reservoir two to three times a month.
Recent photos
Richard "Gooch" Shine, voted best bartender at the 2013 Best of the Boat awards, does some market research at Monday's event.
Patrick Maki with HP Rentals of Riverton, Wyo., off-loads 5,460 gallons of sewage at the Craig Wastewater Treatment Facility on Monday afternoon. Maki has been making six runs each week to Craig from a man-camp north of Baggs, Wyo., hauling wastewater for disposal.
Conducting a study on the health of Colorado frogs, a team of students, Boulder High School senior Robert Adams, from left, Don Larson of University of Alaska, Fairbanks and University of Colorado biologists Anna Peterson and August Jensen visited Craig on Wednesday. The local frog population appears to be in good health, they said.
A bullfrog is captured at Wyman's Living History Ranch and Museum by students doing a study on deformities in frog populations in Colorado. No deformed frogs were found during the teams visit to Northwest Colorado on Wednesday.
The Bear Valley Inn of Craig has had no vacancies since April because of an influx of energy workers to the valley. The motel will also be full of hunters in the fall, displacing the energy workers for a couple of months, an issue facing many motel owners in town.
