Machine Operators Test Their Mettle From Grading to Gravedigging

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) With a buddy's hearty ``hi yo Silver'' send-off, Kord Raley lurches out of the chute and bounces into the arena on Bobcat S250.

The Mesa County Road Department worker's jaw is set, his shoulders hunched and his focus intent. As the clock ticks down, he maneuvers between and around orange barrels in dust-raising fits and starts, turns and crowd-pleasing wheelies. More...

Machine Operators Test Their Mettle From Grading to Gravedigging