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Dylan Anderson
Jul 7, 20234 min read
Housing Authority wants to put Brown Ranch funding on the ballot
The question, if referred to the November election by Steamboat Springs City Council, would dedicate future STR revenues toward the Brown...
Meghan Lukens
Jun 30, 20233 min read
Lukens: Congratulations to the Class of 2023, and Here’s to the Future of Education
Each year, our communities come together to celebrate the accomplishments of our youth who have graduated high school. I am so proud of...
Melina Bricker, Routt County CSU Extension
Jun 30, 20235 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...
Dylan Anderson
Jun 30, 20236 min read
There are 41 Climate Action Plan recommendations. Which are easiest to do? Which are most impactful?
Experts who helped craft the recommendations share which they feel will be the simplest to accomplish and which will do the most to...
Dylan Anderson
Jun 30, 20232 min read
Community Foundation launches fund to support Hayden flood recovery
Roughly 50 homes saw damage, with for half of those being considered major to moderate damage. The Yampa Valley Community Foundation has...
Dylan Anderson
Jun 30, 20233 min read
Routt County Commissioners show interest in ban on snowmelt systems, no matter how they are powered
Current recommendations from the Building Department would only allow for snowmelt systems if they were powered 100% by renewables. Each...
Dylan Anderson
Jun 23, 20233 min read
YVEA Board Chair Tom Fox wants one more term. His challenger has extensive utility experience.
Candidate Lisa Rosintoski has spent her entire career in the energy utility industry, including stints in Colorado Springs and Fort...
Dylan Anderson
Jun 23, 20233 min read
Summer is here. That means the grasshoppers are coming too.
Grasshoppers were shielded from the cold by strong snowpack and spring weather hasn't done much to deter them. Based on last year's...
Dylan Anderson
Jun 21, 20234 min read
Will Steamboat's Fourth of July parade be on Lincoln or Yampa? City to decide later this week.
Council decided Tuesday to delay a decision until they could learn more about what traffic control personnel could be secured to help...
Dylan Anderson
Jun 21, 20233 min read
Steamboat Bear that went viral across the country after dangling from window is trapped, euthanized
Wildlife officers in Steamboat express frustration that many in public seem unaware of the steps they should be taking to avoid bear...
Dylan Anderson
Jun 16, 20233 min read
Capacity limits what local officials can do to mitigate Steamboat's high wildfire risk
Mitigation work planned for Emerald Mountain hopes to add fire breaks to slow a fire and give nearby neighborhoods a "fighting chance."...
Dylan Anderson
Jun 16, 20232 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...
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