top of page
Local News


Ballots mailed on Monday, start showing up in mailboxes next week
Last day to mail a ballot back is Oct. 30. Ballots for the Nov. 7 election will be sent out by the Routt County Clerk and Recorder’s...
Dylan Anderson
Oct 12, 20232 min read


High cost of living, exodus of young professionals, top issues for Routt Commissioner candidate
Angelica Salinas, who currently works with the Steamboat Springs Chamber, says her goal is to ensure young families like hers can see a...
Dylan Anderson
Aug 17, 20233 min read


How special taxing districts could reduce your property taxes amid $10 billion real value increase
The largest tax collectors locally — Steamboat Springs School District and Routt County — are TABOR limited, so how the dozens of special...
Dylan Anderson
Jul 28, 20238 min read


Commissioner Tim Corrigan won't seek a fourth term in 2024
Corrigan, who represents District 1 including South Routt County, was first elected in 2012. Routt County Commissioner Tim Corrigan will...
Dylan Anderson
Jul 7, 20232 min read

The Heart of South Routt Sits in a Saddle: The Soroco Ranch Rodeo
The Soroco Ranch Rodeo returns the Sunday after the Fourth of July. There is something incredible about a kid raised ranching. Not...
Melina Bricker, Routt County CSU Extension
Jun 30, 20235 min read


Yampa looks to create nonprofit community trust
Organization could open up funding from sources the town cannot access for projects like redevelopment at the old Royal Hotel site. As...
Dylan Anderson
Jun 16, 20232 min read


Postal Service reviewing several locations including a park for relocated Yampa Post Office
The lease on the current post office building ends in February and the owners are not willing to extend that lease. The U.S. Postal...
Dylan Anderson
Jun 9, 20233 min read


Yampa will ask voters for 2% sales tax in November to fund fixes to neglected wastewater system
The lagoons the town uses to treat water haven't been serviced in 20 years and Yampa's collection system is under a consent decree from...
Dylan Anderson
May 24, 20235 min read

With population stagnant for nearly 50 years, Yampa seeks to balance needed growth with history
Town of 480 residents is working to update its comprehensive plan for the first time since 1997. The town of Yampa hasn’t seen much...
Dylan Anderson
May 22, 20233 min read


Polis vetoes 10(j) wolf bill, setting up reintroduction with or without experimental status
In veto letter, Polis argue the bipartisan legislation was unnecessary and undermined the will of Colorado voters when they narrowly...
Dylan Anderson
May 17, 20234 min read


South Routt students show off their ag program and boast about the doors it's opening for the future
Funded by more than $2 million in local and state funding, students say it is offering them opportunities no other students in Colorado...
Dylan Anderson
May 12, 20235 min read


With final wolf reintroduction plan approved, attention turns to federal 10(j) rule
Bill on Gov. Jared Polis' desk would prevent paws on the ground until the rule is in place, but he hasn't signed it yet. The Colorado...
Dylan Anderson
May 8, 20234 min read
bottom of page