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Top candidates turn down post
Salary prompts 3 airport management prospects to back out
Yampa Valley Regional Airport Manager Dave Ruppel had hoped to name his new assistant manager during last week's Airport Commission meeting. But all three of the job finalists turned down his offers.
Candidates file finance reports
District 5 School Board hopefuls lead the way in fundraising
Candidates for the Steamboat Springs School Board's District 5 seat are neck and neck in terms of campaign fundraising, according to campaign finance reports filed this week with the Routt County Clerk and Recorder's Office.
Sen. Salazar fighting meth
Federal appropriations bill awaiting approval
Routt and Moffat counties are poised to gain an additional $100,000 to fight the methamphetamine scourge in Northwest Colorado, pending final approval of a federal appropriations bill.
Facing an uncertain future
Employees struggle to save Off the Beaten Path Bookstore
Kathy Cox calls Off the Beaten Path Bookstore her "hub" in Steamboat Springs.
Longtime landfill employee liked to laugh, ski
Being the youngest of four children has its advantages - like knowing your parents love you the most and that you're the best looking one of your siblings.
Steamboat soccer ties Moffat County
Sailors finish season 6-4-2, await playoff standing
Leading 2-1 in the final minutes of Tuesday's soccer game against Steamboat Springs, Moffat County could sense the victory.
Council sets up downtown dollars
Steamboat Springs Business Improvement District funding depends on approval from voters
City officials decided Tuesday how to spend money for downtown improvements - if downtown voters allow the money to be spent.
County OKs Xcel rail spur
Commissioners unanimously approve special use permit
The Routt County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved Tuesday night Xcel Energy's special use permit for a rail spur to deliver coal to Hayden Station.
Hunters keep Rio Blanco sheriff busy
Heart attacks claim the lives of two out-of-staters
The Rio Blanco County Sheriff's Office, in cooperation with other agencies, conducted four search and rescue missions Monday, two of which involved fatalities.
Commission enacts 1041 regulations
At a hearing Monday night, the Routt County Board of Commissioners enacted 1041 regulations, which are designed to give the county more control over projects of state interest - such as highways, oil and gas development or pipelines - that are brought to the county by other entities.
Man arrested in alleged sex assault
Craig man arrested on suspicion of two incidents involving 9-year-old girl
A 33-year-old Craig man was arrested Oct. 5 on suspicion of forcing a 9-year-old girl to touch him inappropriately at a Thanksgiving gathering last year.
The Record for Oct. 15
12:39 a.m. Residents playing loud music were given a warning to be quiet in the 500 block of Ore House Plaza.
Suzanne N. Hammel: A memorable visit
On a beautiful September 2007 day, we went hiking up the Fish Creek Falls trail with two friends. Even though I live below sea level in New Orleans, I remembered to sit and rest periodically on the way up to the aspen meadow.
Hayden volleyball downs Meeker
Hayden volleyball coach Stephanie Davis is confident her team can play with anyone in the district but says sometimes it just has "trouble finishing" the close ones.
VNA urges flu vaccinations
Association kicks off annual flu shot campaign Monday
In an attempt to curb the number of flu cases hitting the Yampa Valley this year, the Northwest Colorado Visiting Nurse Association kicked off its annual flu shot campaign Monday, encouraging everyone to get vaccinated.
Joanne Palmer: Hunting for groceries
Forget Division of Wildlife regulations. Hunting season really begins when herds of bewildered men begin foraging for food at local grocery stores. Watch them, clustered together at the end of every aisle, dazed and confused, eyes darting frantically in every direction - searching, hoping, praying - this will be the place where they bag their trophy: Red Bull! Eggs! Bacon!
Steamboat briefs for Oct. 17
Eagle County Republican Muhammad Ali Hasan has filed with the Colorado Secretary of State's office for a 2008 run at the state Senate District 8 seat to be vacated by term-limited Sen. Jack Taylor, R-Steamboat Springs.
Sandy Schwindy: No duplication
Like many of you, my thoughts on the proposed recreation center vacillate frequently. However, I now believe we should vote down the recreation center, as proposed, and here's why.
Go green, even when it's white
Environmentally-friendly principles as winter approaches
"Going green" is second nature to Sarah Fox, so when the vice president of Fox Construction entered her father's contracting business, her environmental principles followed her into the workplace.
Shorn solidarity honors banner tennis season
John Aragon and Don Toy half-joked that they should have been coaching for the opposition. The Steamboat Springs boys tennis coaching tandem had to swallow their words of inspiration Tuesday, after making the Sailors an offer they couldn't refuse.
Van Fletcher: A strange matter
There's something strange about the recreation center issue. First, the City Council voted unanimously to put the issue on the ballot and has funded studies and consultants ($62,018). Second, the City Council is offering free land for the center. Third, the possibility of putting a nonprofit (Old Town Hot Springs) out of business is being dismissed. What is not being discussed is that the recreation center will be financed by a new city property tax.
Our View: Vote 'yes' on 3A, 3B
In the coming weeks, South Routt voters will decide whether to raise their taxes to provide additional funding to the South Routt School District.
