Columbine school shooting survivor found dead in home at Steamboat Springs
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — A Colorado man who survived the 1999 Columbine school shooting and later became an advocate for fighting addiction has died. Routt County Coroner Robert Ryg said Saturday that 37-year-old Austin Eubanks died...
Popular Steamboat Springs sandwich shop Backcountry Delicatessen changes name and begins offering franchises
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Peter Boniface and Dave Pepin, the owners of Backcountry Delicatessen, announced Sunday, May 12, that they would be making some big changes at the popular downtown Steamboat Springs eatery. The name has...
District Attorney Brett Barkey resigns, recommends assistant DA as replacement
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — District Attorney Brett Barkey announced his resignation, effective July 1, late Friday afternoon. Barkey explained he is leaving to pursue volunteer and educational opportunities after serving as DA of the 14th Judicial...
Routt County real estate sales total $16.6M for May 10 to 16, 2019
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Routt County real estate transactions totaled $16,652,337.20 across 27 sales for the week of May 10 to 16. The sales total is up 33% compared with last week and up 48% compared with the same week...
James Keating: Steamboat needs to get serious about confronting housing issues
Last week, I attended numerous housing seminars at the Colorado NAHRO conference in Vail. Housing professionals from all over the state gathered to share their issues and expertise. It was a worthwhile use of my time...
North Carolina man arrested on child sex assault charges in Oak Creek
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — A North Carolina man who recently moved to the area was arrested May 10 on suspicion of sexually assaulting a girl in Oak Creek. The 26-year-old man, who has two young kids...
New law enforcement facility features ballistic walls, soundproof insulation and other cool features
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — What last summer was a skeleton of concrete, steel and plowed-up earth has emerged from a heavy winter as what will be the new combined law enforcement facility with a range of...
Steamboat locals kiteboard 350 miles along Brazilian coast
Some people might sail, sea kayak or even bike 350 miles along the South American coastline. But kiteboard? That’s what locals Kurt Casey and Ken Walsh — along with Casey’s cousin Brad, a kite instructor...
Steamboat exploring registration process for Airbnbs, VRBOs and other vacation rentals
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — There are about 3,000 short term vacation rentals in the Steamboat Springs area, according to airdna.com, a website that collects market data about vacation rentals. But because websites such as Airbnb.com and...
Some snowflakes and lots of rain expected in the Yampa Valley this weekend
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — We hope you enjoyed sipping cocktails on area patios in 70-degree weather this week because the forecast looks downright dreary. The first round of the storm system moved over Steamboat Springs on...
Water in gas tank: The Record for Friday, May 17, 2019
10:35 a.m. Steamboat Springs Police Department officers were called about a bear in a trash can in the 3100 block of Willowbrook Court. They shot the bear with a non-lethal round, which scared it away. ...
From the Pilot archives: Downtown Steamboat Springs circa 1894
A sepia-toned photo of the town of Steamboat Springs circa 1894, which was published in the Steamboat Pilot on May 14, 1970, with the caption: “Interstate Through Steamboat: By the year 1894, the downtown district...
Old bikes, rusty ovens and lots of retired skis turn up at Steamboat’s recycling drop-off day
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — One hundred-eighty pairs of skis, 440 wine corks, 114 pairs of shoes, 120 gallons of motor oil and 1,875 books: those were among the items collected during last weekend’s recycling drop-off day,...
Teresa Harrison: Silence is not golden
On Wednesday, May 15, 13 Steamboat Springs High School students and three coaches piled into two white Suburbans that quietly drove out of the Steamboat High School parking lot headed for the Colorado State Track...
Steamboat’s Manic Training owner pedals across the Alaskan tundra in Iditarod fat bike race
If Jack London’s character in “To Build a Fire” had a fat bike, maybe he would have survived. Manic Training gym owner Graham Muir certainly did, albeit with a bit of suffering, in his entry...
Soroco’s Grant Redmond wins 3rd state title
LAKEWOOD — On a gym floor, Grant Redmond can jump 6 feet, 2 inches or maybe 6 feet, 4 inches at best. But at the state track meet, Redmond glided over 6 feet, 7 inches...
Soroco’s Chloe Veilleux doubles up on state titles in final year on the track
LAKEWOOD — Soroco High School senior Chloe Veilleux never looks tired after a race, but after the 4×400-meter relay, she held her hands on her knees just a little bit longer. “My legs are a...
Denise Clark: Trash pick up expose county’s alcohol problem
Who likes to look at trash? After years of picking up intermittently, I set out to pick up the entire roadway from my home to town, 10-plus miles. Thirty hours and 43 trash bags later, I have a...
Study shows that hikers, mountain bikers use Steamboat trails in near equal numbers
Editor’s note: This story is the first of a two-part series about trail use and the economic value of trails in the community based on a recently completed study. Check SteamboatPilot.com tomorrow for the second part, addressing the economic impact of trails in the Steamboat area. STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — You’re just as likely to run into a hiker as a mountain biker on Steamboat Springs area trails, but no matter who you meet on the trail, there’s...
Scott Wedel: Facts dispute need for new school
We are heading to the May 20 meeting without the school district presenting many relevant facts. Fact is that kindergarten-fifth grade enrollment peaked in 2015. Fact is the past seven years have had 14% fewer...
