Local restaurants now open to in-person dining after state grants Routt County variance
Editor’s note: This story was edited to reflect that servers at restaurants do not have to wear gloves but they are required to wear masks. STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — The state has approved Routt County’s request...
County’s lodging ban will be allowed to expire at month’s end
Editor’s note: This story was updated at 5:45 p.m. STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Routt County’s public health order banning lodging due to the novel coronavirus is set to expire May 31, and commissioners decided Tuesday that...
Customer cited for harassment for continued berating of person not wearing a mask at grocery store: The Record for Sunday, May 24, 2020
Sunday, May 24, 2020 8:32 a.m. Steamboat Springs Police Officers responded to a disturbance reported at a grocery store in the 1800 block of Central Park Drive. One customer was berating another customer for not...
Lady refuses to wear mask in grocery store and runs cart into the wall: The Record for Saturday, May 23, 2020
Saturday, May 23, 2020 8:13 a.m. Steamboat Springs Police Department officers were called about a bear wandering near a dumpster near a condominiums complex along Pine Grove Road. Police were unable to locate the bear....
Public health officials are prepared to move quickly in event of new COVID-19 cases
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — The official number of positive COVID-19 cases in Routt County has actually decreased in recent weeks as the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has reassigned several of the earliest cases...
City forecasts over $6M loss in sales tax revenue due to COVID-19
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — With millions of dollars in city sales tax revenue estimated to be lost this year, the city of Steamboat Springs is being forced to make deep cuts. For the last five years,...
CuCu leather opens new business in downtown Steamboat
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS —When CuCu Leather opens next month in downtown Steamboat Springs, it will be a homecoming for owner Margot Binetti, who will showcase her love of leatherwork and her hometown inside the new store....
Love in the time of COVID-19: how quarantine is affecting couples
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — As in the wake of any major life event, explained Steamboat Springs couples counselor Colleen Clark Lay, relationships under COVID-19 are likely to either improve or really suffer. “Whatever was underlying comes to...
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 — Fifty-nine people in Routt County have now tested positive for COVID-19, according to county officials. The county’s first case was...
Locals catch potential state-record setting northern pike at Stagecoach
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — On a Friday in early May, three grown men stood in a boat along the south side of Stagecoach Reservoir, crying. Brady Wettlaufer of Steamboat Fishing Adventures had just helped a pair of...
Keeping heritage alive: Tread of Pioneers director celebrates 20 years at the museum
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — When Candice Bannister was a little girl, growing up in Kentucky, her grandmother owned an antiques business, and it was there, as she wandered through those collections, that her fascination with history...
Name for new school narrowed down to 2 choices: Sleeping Giant versus Elk Mountain
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — The committee tasked with coming up with a name for the new pre-K through eighth-grade school in West Steamboat Springs has narrowed down the options to two: Sleeping Giant or Elk Mountain...
Routt County real estate sales total $7M for May 15 to 21, 2020
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Routt County real estate transactions totaled $7,079,350 across 13 sales for the week of May 15 to 21. Address: 24640 U.S. Highway 40Seller: Janet L. WellerBuyer: Francisco Nilo PradoDate: May 15, 2020Price:...
Triple Crown will not play ball in June; council will discuss future of organized sports at June 2 meeting
Editor’s note: This story was updated at 2:40 p.m. Wednesday. STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Triple Crown will not bring its tournaments to town in June, and Steamboat Springs City Council agreed Tuesday night to host a...
Industry groups will play key role in helping plot Steamboat’s path to recovery
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — In order to find a path forward in the midst of a global pandemic, the Steamboat Springs Chamber has initiated economic recovery industry work groups to help assess the impacts of COVID-19...
Never forgotten: Steamboat veterans uphold Memorial Day traditions with public health precautions
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — It was a sunny evening on Thursday when local veterans gathered at the Steamboat Springs Cemetery to place flags on the graves of those who gave their lives in the line of duty....
Federal PPP loans could help small, mid-sized ski resorts stay afloat
ASPEN — Hundreds of ski areas are breathing a sigh of relief after the federal government adjusted rules to its Paycheck Protection Program earlier this month to make loan forgiveness more attainable for winter resorts....
Soroco senior commits to run for Arizona Christian
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Kourtney Bruner’s father and track and field coach, David Bruner, was determined to keep some sort of normalcy. Kourtney, a senior at Soroco High School, committed to run cross country and track at...
Opinion: Even separated, we are united
This span of years on planet Earth defines its people through the lifetimes shared with others. Memorial Day in this year of 2020 shines light upon the struggle to make those lifetimes count for something good. America’s soldiers...