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Food bank straining to meet local demands
The larders at the LIFT-UP of Routt County Food Bank aren't quite bare, but the bank's monetary accounts are just about empty as the group faces increasing demands.
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by Zach Fridell
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Gardner teaches, motivates at fourth annual wrestling camp
Rulon Gardner has been big since he was a child, growing up near a small Wyoming town.
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by Joel Reichenberger
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Thunderstorm brings needed rain
The system that ripped through the upper Yampa Valley on Tuesday night more than doubled July precipitation to date.
Water shortage in Phippsburg
Residents asked to conserve while solution is sought
Officials trying to determine cause of shortage, while residents are urged to conserve. Contamination is not a concern, officials said.
Police defend use of Taser
Oak Creek Police Chief Russ Caterinicchio defended Sgt. Erik Foster's use of a Taser while attempting to detain former Oak Creek Mayor Kathy "Cargo" Rodeman early Saturday morning, in what Caterinicchio described as a "routine arrest."
County's low precipitation may spur grasshopper spread
With just nine days left in July, rainfall in Steamboat Springs is lagging more than 1.3 inches behind the average for the month. And with every day that passes, grasshoppers in the area are becoming more resistant to disease.
Gardner teaches, motivates at fourth annual wrestling camp
Rulon Gardner has been big since he was a child, growing up near a small Wyoming town.
New turns during Town Challenge bike race
Sunshine Loop has longer, easier trail up Mount Werner
There is some bad news for competitors in today's Town Challenge mountain bike race at the Steamboat Ski Area: Barkley Robinson, of the record-setting ride in last week's Thunderhead Hill Climb, likes today's course a lot more than last week's.
Fair offers new features
Life is a whirlwind right now for Fair Manager Jill Delay. The 94th annual Routt County Fair is only a few weeks away, and she's hustling to get everything together.
Joanne Palmer: Having a towanda moment
Towanda! This is the battle cry uttered by Kathy Bates in one of my all-time favorite movie scenes. Cut off from a parking spot by a car full of twentysomething girls, Bates responds by punching the gas pedal, screaming, "Towanda!" and smashing into their car. Not once, not twice, but six times. Oh yes, the movie is "Fried Green Tomatoes."
Building permits go smoothly in Hayden
Almost four months after Hayden took over its building permit process, those handling the department say things are running smoothly.
The Record for July 21
12:10 a.m. A noise complaint was received in the 1300 block of Bob Adams Drive. Police gave a warning.
Steamboat briefs for July 23
Volunteers needed to build playgrounds
Natalie Gottbehuet: Let Wall move on
I am writing concerning the recent articles in the Pilot & Today concerning Sheriff Gary Wall being convicted of a DWAI. If he was indeed guilty of the crime, which he apparently was since he was found guilty by a jury of his peers, I am glad to see our sheriff did not get off scot-free just because he is the sheriff.
Steve Aigner: Editorial misleading
In arguing for the expansion of the Urban Growth Boundary for Steamboat 700 ("Expand UGB for 700," Sunday, July 20) the Steamboat Pilot & Today Editorial Board confuses readers and maybe even misleads them. The primary confusion lies in the editorial's assertion that Steamboat 700 stands apart from other proposals to amend the UGB because its intentions were known earlier, it had submitted its master conceptual plan for development earlier, and that the 2007 election campaigns "debated and vetted 700's future."
Our View: New fields aren't needed
The proposed contract between Steamboat Springs and Triple Crown Sports once again delays the inevitable decision of how and whether the city should make a long-term commitment to the sports tourism operator. But what's clear is that construction of a new $3.5 million field complex is not the solution.
Walk the walk, talk the talk
Colorado man on trip across country for cancer awareness
Arriving in Steamboat Springs on Monday afternoon, Ron Kessler, feeling "tired and dehydrated," took a break from his trip.
Officials hope to spark UGB interest
Tonight's public meeting to focus on Urban Growth Boundary issues
Steamboat Springs and Routt County are facing an unprecedented call for expansions of their Urban Growth Boundary - a fact the Community Alliance of the Yampa Valley thinks may be falling on deaf ears.
Bar set higher for developers
Changes to affordable housing requirements could prove costly
Recent changes to the city's community housing guidelines will result in higher costs to developers and increased affordable housing in Steamboat Springs, city officials said Tuesday.
Food bank straining to meet local demands
The larders at the LIFT-UP of Routt County Food Bank aren't quite bare, but the bank's monetary accounts are just about empty as the group faces increasing demands.
