Higgins honored for outstanding service as volunteer cooperative observer

NOAA's National Weather Service has selected Sharon Higgins, resident of Ridgway, as a recipient of the 2023 John Campanius Holm Award for 28 years of distinguished service to the Nation through the Cooperative Observer Program (COOP program). Kurt Hooley, Observing Program Leader, will present the award to Higgins during a webinar ceremony to be held on October 10th at 2 p.m. The who would like to watch the ceremony online can access it at the following link: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/995380613715826518 .

Higgins has consistently provided over 10,200 highly reliable daily weat...