Rainbow Family discusses values, gathering at Steamboat meeting
Six members of the Rainbow Family of Living Light met at Bud Werner Memorial Library Saturday afternoon to meet with Steamboat community members and discuss the upcoming Rainbow Gathering. Though the meeting was sparsely attended,...
Forest Service closes portion of Routt National Forest near Rainbow Gathering
The U.S. Forest Service established a temporary closure of California Park, an area in Routt National Forest in Routt County, just south of the Rainbow Family Gathering near Adams Park, according to a news release...
Steamboat school board names 4 superintendent finalists
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct the email address of Randy Zila, who can be reached at randyz@skybeam.com The Steamboat Springs Board of Education named four finalists to be the district’s next...
Photos: 2022 Yampa Valley Pride (with video)
2022 Yampa Valley Pride
Regrow your ACL: Multi-sport athlete from Grand County receives first BEAR Implant in Colorado
Editor’s Note – This story was amended on June 27 to indicate that the original FDA approval for the BEAR Implant was in December 2020, but the product developer Miach Orthopaedics did not publicize the...
Fourth of July fireworks set for return to Steamboat Lake Saturday
Fireworks are expected to return to the skies above Steamboat Lake on Saturday, July 2, after extreme fire danger nixed the celebration last year. The show was canceled last year amid Stage 2 fire restrictions...
Yampa Valley has rain chances almost every day this week
A pronounced monsoonal trend from the southwest will give the Yampa Valley chances for rain nearly every day this week, though it may not actually bring that much precipitation. Megan Stackhouse, a meteorologist with the...
Steamboat’s Pro Rodeo Series returns with familiar faces
The Steamboat Springs Pro Rodeo Series returned on Friday, June 24, for the first of its 11 competitions this summer. Several Northwest Colorado cowboys and cowgirls came to compete including Yampa’s Jace Logan, Craig’s Kasen...
Local nurse creates Blue Skies Nursing to fill gaps, meet clients’ needs
Steamboat Springs-based nurse Shani McNamara Bohlin wants to fill some gaps she sees in health care industry with her new concierge nursing company, Blue Skies Nursing. “I created Blue Skies Nursing after recognizing several service...
What is the Rainbow Family Gathering? — Forest Service answers public’s burning questions
What is the Rainbow Family Gathering? Why doesn’t the U.S. Forest Service put a stop to it? What about putting a fire ban in place or ticketing people for not having a permit? Forest Service...
Just 19% of ballots returned ahead of Tuesday’s primary election
Nearly 3,700 ballots have been returned to the Routt County Clerk and Recorder’s office as of Monday afternoon ahead of Tuesday’s primary election. It is too late to mail a ballot back for it to...
Roe has been overturned. What’s next for Steamboat?
The United States Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade on Friday, June 24, revoking the constitutional basis for a right to abortion. Abortion bans are expected to take shape in roughly half the states. Colorado,...
Routt Commissioner Beth Melton: Explaining noxious weeds and why they’re such a problem
Before I was a county commissioner, when someone said the word “weed,” I assumed they were either talking about cannabis or dandelions. Now, I have served nearly a full term as a commissioner and personally...
Murder suspect pleads guilty, sentenced to 35 years
A defendant was sentenced Thursday, June 23, in Moffat County Court for a murder case that began in November 2020. Griffin James Loughlin, 25, received 35 years in prison for the murder of Ian Tillack,...
Possibilities come into view as work continues at 609 Yampa Street building
Located on the banks of the Yampa River, the building at 609 Yampa St. offers views of the river, Howelsen Hill and Mount Werner, so when Western Centers purchased the property, possibility was all Corey...
Amassing in the forest, Rainbow Family tries to allay fears during Craig meet and greet
On Wednesday night, June 22, a handful of people from Rainbow Family of Living Light met Craig locals at Craig City Park to discuss concerns about the Rainbow Gathering in Adams Park. The Rainbow Gathering was...
Clela Rorex, former Steamboat resident who granted early same-sex marriage license, dies at 78
Clela Rorex, a former Boulder County clerk who defied social conventions when she granted one of the first marriage licenses to a gay couple in 1975, died Sunday, June 19, in Longmont. Rorex, who was...
Routt food banks prepared, but have not seen increase for food as Rainbow Gathering nears
Sue Fegelein, executive director of LiftUp of Routt County, said food banks in the area have not yet been impacted by the Rainbow Family of Living Light’s arrival, but they are prepared in case there...
Helicopters at Steamboat Resort are helping prepare for Wild Blue Gondola
Over the past week there has been frequent helicopter activity at Steamboat Resort as the second phase of Full Steam Ahead, a multi-year, $200 million dollar capital investment project, is in full swing. This round...