Routt County real estate sales total $60.9M for Sept. 11 to 17, 2020
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Routt County real estate transactions totaled $60,947,774 across 72 sales for the week of Sept. 11 to 17. Address: 22704 Red Cloud Way, Oak CreekSeller: Luke Billings and Victoria KoskiBuyer: Casey W....
Middle Fork Fire reaches over 6K acres
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Warm temperatures, continued dry conditions and wind during the weekend caused the Middle Fork Fire to grow to 6,187 acres as of Monday. The growth has mostly been along the fire’s western...
Wild mustang trained in Routt County brings in highest bid at makover competition
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Steamboat Springs 10-year-old Madison Ostrowski makes the trek out to Saddle Mountain Ranch every day to coddle her new horse Finnegan, a wild mustang she bought at a recent auction. Considering the...
Community pays tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Throughout the weekend, mourners stopped by a small tribute place around the flagpole in front of the Routt County Courthouse to pay their respects to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who...
Wildfires’ toxic air leaves damage long after the smoke clears
SEELEY LAKE, Mont. — When researchers arrived in this town tucked in the Northern Rockies three years ago, they could still smell the smoke a day after it cleared from devastating wildfires. Their plan was...
Suspicious person in hammock: The Record for Saturday, Sept. 19
Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020 5:11 a.m. Steamboat Springs Police Department officers responded to a report of three to four people having a party in a hot tub in the 3200 block of Snowflake Circle. The...
Local nonprofits benefit from $500K foundation grant
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Win Dermody first met David Berolzheimer at an Army Reserve meeting in 1958, where they struck up a friendship that would span 61 years and grow to include partners, children and grandchildren....
Hungry bears: Wildlife officials urge public to secure animal attractants ahead of hibernation
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Wildlife officials are urging Routt County residents to stay “bear aware” as the animals are on the prowl for food in preparation for hibernation. This is the time of year bears enter a...
Bluebird Backcountry lift tickets go on sale for 1st full season
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Imagine skiing everyday on trackless powder, surrounded by towering pines, drooping from snow, with no one else in sight. It sounds like an impossible dream, a snapshot of ski resorts of the past,...
Steamboat Velo hosts youth mountain bike race in Stagecoach
STAGECOACH — On a crisp, colorful, almost-fall morning at Stagecoach Lake, about 50 young cyclists logged miles on private trails in a friendly locals-only race, hosted by Steamboat Velo. Race organizer Corey Piscopo partnered with the...
Sheep on the loose: The Record for Sunday, Sept. 20
Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020 6:04 a.m. Routt County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a report of theft in Phippsburg. 7:40 a.m. Steamboat Springs Police Department officers received a report of a dog at large in...
Hotter than ever: August was the warmest, driest month in western Colorado history — what does that mean for Routt County?
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — This has been a record-breaking summer for Routt County, but it’s no cause for celebration. Last month was the hottest, driest August on record for western Colorado, according to Russ Schumacher, Colorado’s state...
Routt County under air quality advisory due to wildfires
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — An air quality advisory has been issued for Routt County due to the Middle Fork Fire, burning about 10 miles north of Steamboat Springs. The Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment...
Hayden teenager found unharmed in Craig
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — A Hayden teen who has been missing for almost a month has been located in Craig unharmed, according to Hayden Police Chief Greg Tuliszewski. Luzmia Verastica, 15, who was last seen at her...
How many people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Routt County?
Editor’s note: This page will be updated daily with the latest information. STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — One hundred and thirty-nine people in Routt County have now tested positive for COVID-19, according to county officials. The county’s...
Hayden to give $35K to local businesses affected by COVID-19 pandemic
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — The town of Hayden donated $27,500 to local businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic on Thursday. Five businesses received grants, following approval from Hayden Town Council. This was the first of two rounds...
Stolen hotel supplies: The Record for Friday, Sept. 18, 2020
Friday, Sept. 18, 2020 7:37a.m. Steamboat Springs Police Department officers were called about a man who returned to a gas station he had been previously barred from in the 900 block of Weiss Drive. Officers...
Steamboat Springs football sticks to spring, Soroco plays this fall
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — The Steamboat Springs High School football team and sideline cheer squad will wait to compete in Season C in the spring. Soroco High School will join rival Hayden High School in playing...
Steamboat Resort releases details about 2020-21 ski season
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — After months of uncertainty amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Steamboat Ski & Resort Corp. released details about the 2020-21 winter season Wednesday morning. In a letter to the public, Ski Corp. President and Chief...
Letter: Republican Party’s motto seems to be party first, country last
Many years ago, I was an independent who was a slightly left-leaning moderate and considered the views of both sides of the political spectrum. While my moderate viewpoints have not changed much, the actions...