Steamboat Springs City Council finalizes 2020 goals
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Steamboat Springs City Council finalized their five priority goals for the 2020 adopted budget during their Tuesday, Jan. 14 meeting. They worked to identify and narrow down their legislative priorities during their...
$3.2M expansion project at Yampa Valley Regional Airport gets final approval
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — A $3.2 million project to expand the Yampa Valley Regional Airport in Hayden gained final approval during the Routt County Board of Commissioners’ meeting Tuesday. Much of the money — 95% — is coming from...
Cowboy-snow mix makes for good downhill ride at Steamboat Resort (with video)
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — The large group of spectators who lined the Stampede ski run at the base of Steamboat Resort on Monday, Jan. 20, discovered that if you combine snow with about 80 professional rodeo cowboys,...
Loitering elk: The Record for Saturday, Jan. 18
Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020 12:30 a.m. Routt County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle in a parking lot at the Chuck Lewis State Wildlife Area. 7:08 a.m. Steamboat Springs Fire...
Steamboat council develops new safety plan for events
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Identifying a need for more consistency in how event planners prepare in the event of a medical emergency, Steamboat Springs City Council developed a new set of requirements and suggestions for event planners....
Wiggins to lead state’s sheriffs as new president of organization, aims to work closely with police chiefs
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Routt County law enforcement will be well represented at the state level with the recent election of Sheriff Garrett Wiggins as president of the County Sheriffs of Colorado organization. Starting his 10th...
Opening doors: The Record for Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020
Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020 1:21 a.m. A person in the 500 block of Ore House Plaza called in a report of loud music coming from a condo unit above their own. When Steamboat Springs Police...
Routt County real estate sales total $9.8M for Jan. 10 to 16, 2020
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Routt County real estate transactions totaled $9,815,000 across 10 sales for the week of Jan. 10 to 16. Address: 700 Yampa St. Seller: Joe Gregory and Mignon Vandevoir Stetman (trustees of the...
Steamboat Free Summer Concerts announces new partnership with Bonfire Entertainment
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — In the new partnership announced between Steamboat Free Summer Concerts and Bonfire Entertainment, worlds collide in an exciting evolution of the local music scene. Steamboat Free Summer Concerts is among the longest-running,...
Colorado Group Realty donates over $40K to local nonprofits
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — In 2019, Colorado Group Realty almost matched its previous record of charitable giving. The real estate company awarded $40,136 to 31 local nonprofits this past year compared to about $41,000 in 2018....
Steamboat Women’s March brings allies together while touching on inequality, local sexual assault (with gallery)
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Messages from the fourth annual Women’s March on Steamboat Springs were clear: vote, support and empower. Those were some of the words written across countless signs and echoed by the five guest...
Local drone pilots didn’t get the outcome they wanted, but their efforts made a difference (with video)
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Drone pilot Movses Mikaelyan knew what he had to do after friends alerted him to a plea for help from relatives of 25-year-old Kyle Baglo, who went missing while traveling from Oak...
Monday Medical: Easier recovery after surgery
Recovering from surgery has never been easier. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery is a new program offered by hospitals around the country — including UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center. “If I were the patient, this is...
‘Suspicious vehicle’ turns out to be private investigator: The Record for Monday, Jan. 20, 2020
Monday, Jan. 20, 2020 3:03 a.m. Steamboat Springs Police Department officers were called about a suspicious vehicle at 10th Street and Lincoln Avenue. They contacted a man sleeping inside the vehicle who said he planned...
Current Routt County snowpack tracking similar to above-average 2019 snow year
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Several strong snow storms that have blanketed the Yampa Valley this season have made for a good snowpack. The current snowpack of the Yampa and White River Basin, which encompasses Routt County,...
Rep. Roberts braces for public-option insurance battle
AVON — With a pitched battle brewing in the state legislature over his signature “public option” health insurance bill (HB19-1004) from last session, state Rep. Dylan Roberts, D-Avon, is urging calm before the coming storm....
Snowstang ridership gallops beyond expectations on Steamboat route
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — One month after its inception, a winter bus service to Steamboat Springs and other mountain towns is gaining ridership and receiving positive feedback from passengers. Snowstang, which provides round-trip rides on weekends...
Celestial News: Keep an eye on Betelgeuse
Stars seem like eternal beacons that will shine forever. They return every night in the same centuries-old patterns in our sky. But, the stars are not as constant as they seem. The lives of stars,...