Matt Stensland

Photographer

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Matt Stensland is a photojournalist for the Steamboat Pilot & Today. He has
worked for the paper since January 2006. Matt started working at the paper
as a reporter covering the town of Hayden, real estate and business. After
about a year he was hired on as the newspaper's first full-time
videographer. Matt has a bachelor's degree in print journalism from the
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and grew up in Urbana. When not
working, you will most likely find Matt soaking at either the Old Town or
Strawberry Park hot springs.

Recent Stories

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Brady Meier died Friday after construction site accident

Brady Meier was pronounced dead at 11:45 a.m. at Yampa Valley Medical Center, Routt County Coroner Rob Ryg said. The cause of his death has not been determined, but Ryg and investigating officers said they think Meier was struck with a fitting from a pressurized water line.

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Hayden man dies after construction site accident

Man was working on project next to Slopeside Grill when fatally injured

A 29-year-old Hayden man died today after a compression cap on a water line blew off and struck him. The man was working on a construction project at the base of Mount Werner.

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Watch the game LIVE

Steamboat takes on Palisade at Gardner Field. Second half.

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Man rescued from Fish Creek Falls ledge

An unidentified man sits stranded on a ledge about three-quarters of the way up the lower falls at Fish Creek Falls on Saturday evening.

VNA plans in limbo

Organization unsure about TMH purchase

The Northwest Colorado Visiting Nurse Association may buy its portion of the current The Memorial Hospital campus, or the whole facility or none at all, said Cole White, VNA director of operations.

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Photo gallery: Balloon Rodeo Media Day

Members of the media, event sponsors and VIPs got a glimpse of this weekend's Hot Air Balloon Rodeo on Friday morning. The Hot Air Balloon Rodeo is Saturday and Sunday at Bald Eagle Lake. Balloons launch and fly from 7-9:30 a.m.

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Search for Rebecca Green scaled back until water levels drop

Search and Rescue to monitor flows in Fish Creek, wait for safer currents

Routt County Search and Rescue is scaling back its search for Rebecca Green until water levels recede to safe flows near upper Fish Creek Falls. Green has been missing since Saturday afternoon. A prayer vigil for the family is at 7 p.m. Tuesday at United Methodist Church.

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Search area narrowed

Long Lake gate will be closed to slow water in search for woman

Crews have narrowed the search area for Rebecca Green and are continuing their search today of upper Fish Creek Falls, where they hope to locate the Steamboat Springs woman missing since Saturday afternoon.

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Logger lauds stimulus

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act helps to clear Routt National Forest

A loud diesel engine spews black smoke into the air as the machine it's driving carries a bundle of trees down a temporary logging road, with limbs snapping under its tires. These are the sights and sounds of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in Northwest Colorado this summer.

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Rescue crews leaving Fish Creek Falls for the day

Plans for tomorrow not yet known in the search for Rebecca Green, 40, of Steamboat Springs

Search and Rescue spokeswoman Riley Polumbus said at 5 p.m. today that rescuers are beginning to pack up and end today's search for 40-year-old Rebecca Green of Steamboat Springs. Green and her 8-year-old son, Kade, fell into Fish Creek below the upper falls Saturday. Kade was safely carried out by rescuers. Green has been missing since about 1 p.m. Saturday. Search plans for tomorrow are not yet decided.

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Jack Spady

Published on November 20, 2009

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Lowell Whiteman Primary School eighth-grader Nissa Parker performs a solo Thursday during the Senior Tea at the Tread of Pioneers Museum. The performance coincided with this year’s Festival of Trees.

Published on November 20, 2009

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Cornbread will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Mugshot in Oak Creek. Admission to the concert is free, and bringing nonperishable food items for donation to the LIFT-UP Food Bank is encouraged. Pictured here are band members, from left, Denton Turner, Paul Geppert, Scott Kirton and Graham Geppert.

Published on November 20, 2009

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Steamboat Springs High School wide receiver Jack Spady pulls in a touchdown pass during the third quarter of an Oct. 2 game against Palisade in Steamboat. Spady, who has 10 touchdowns and 831 receiving yards this season, will try to help the Sailors beat the Windsor High School Wizards on Saturday to advance to the Class 3A playoff semifinals.

Published on November 20, 2009

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Steamboat Springs High School volleyball players, from left, Jayde Mattox, Colleen King, Matthia Duryea, Maggie Stanford and Devin Wilkinson recently received all-league recognition for their play this season.

Published on November 20, 2009

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