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Video: Rally For The Cure tourney raises money, awareness
On Tuesday, Stephanie Loomis was among the dozens of volunteers and hundreds of golfers, many of them wearing pink, who came out to support the eighth annual Rally For The Cure golf tournament at Sheraton Steamboat Golf Club. The event is a fundraiser for the Susan G. Komen Foundation and the Yampa Valley Breast Cancer Awareness Project.
Backpackers found in N. Routt
Search and Rescue used GPS coordinates to help plot location
Four Iowa backpackers became lost while camping in North Routt County during the weekend.
The record for July 16
12:03 a.m. Two inmates reportedly were fighting at Routt County Jail. A report was taken.
Steamboat briefs for July 18
The Bud Werner Memorial Library has restored its online access to Bradford Legal Forms. Bradford Publishing provides more than 1,000 up-to-date, professional legal forms. Unlike generic forms found on other Web sites, all Bradford forms are specific to Colorado law. T
Animal caused Hayden power outage
An animal that found its way into the Yampa Valley Electric Association's substation in Hayden caused a power outage Tuesday morning that lasted more than two hours and left two neighborhoods without water.
Kalmeyer fails to defend title in ninth Hardrock 100
When there's nothing left inside, the toughest endurance athletes have to pull through to the finish on guts alone.
One Steamboat Place going up
City Council gives $115 million ski base resort final approval
It's a done deal.
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.
Jeannie Ritter says governor receiving support after shooting
Colorado First Lady Jeannie Ritter was in the midst of touring Northwest Colorado when she first learned Monday that a gunman was shot and killed outside her husband's office at the state Capitol in Denver.
Hayden's only street sweeper wrecked
A collision between a semitrailer and Hayden's lone street-sweeping vehicle Tuesday morning has taken the street sweeper out of service. Hayden Town Manager Russ Martin estimated it would be a month before the vehicle is repaired and available for use.
Sports briefs for July 18
The U.S. Ski Team officially named its 2008 Nordic Combined Team on Friday, with six of its 10 members representing the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club.
Hayden town board will consider use tax
Developers: Charge on building materials won't stymie growth
Growth in Hayden is creating more costs for the town than revenue, and Town Manager Russ Martin said the town has to find a way to make sure "growth is paying for itself."
Autism program gets needed help from foundation
Families struggling to afford care for autistic children received a boost this week when the Yampa Valley Autism Program received a $50,000 to fund local programs.
Mike Lawrence: Series starts Friday
Just a shameless plug for a powerful topic
In retrospect, maybe we should have used a smaller lens. Or called first.
JoEllen Heydon: The time is now
For close to 10 years, studies and surveys have been done showing that the residents of Steamboat want and need a community recreation center. The idea is to construct a centralized facility that is all-encompassing and multi-generational for use by children, seniors, singles, families, locals and visitors.
SOS RE-2 Committee: Recall sends message
The recall petition for School Board member John DeVincentis was signed by 2,249 voters. In order for his name to be placed on this November's ballot, 1,933 of those had to pass the stringent legal tests that a serious matter such as this requires.
Our View: Help prevent wildfires
The afternoon thunderstorms that have brought rain and cooler temperatures to Routt County during the past several days certainly provided welcome relief from the persistent hot, dry conditions. But it would be premature to assume we're out of the woods when it comes to wildfire danger.
Middle East expert to tackle Shia, Sunni issues
A Middle East and South Asia politics professor, author and regular TV and radio commentator will share his thoughts about Iraq and a "Shia revival" on Thursday.
