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Highway Clean Up Day needs volunteers
On Saturday, whoever finds the strangest piece of trash will win a prize during the Yampa Valley Highway Clean Up Day event sponsored by the Routt County Board of Commissioners.
Yampatika offers slew of camps
Nonprofit expands summer programs for kids
This summer, Yampatika is extending its programs to include children ages 3 to 11. The camps are designed to foster a connection between youths and their natural environment in Northwest Colorado.
Melt opens up forests, campgrounds
Routt County's warm and dry spring weather is bringing an early start to the camping and hiking seasons.
'Mad House' to come down
A small piece of U.S. Forest Service history will be erased from the landscape this summer when the old Mad Creek Guard Station is demolished.
Capital concern boils over
South Routt has $2.5-million boiler replacement issue on its hands
During Wednesday's School Board meeting, South Routt Superintendent Kelly Reed told board members the coal-fired boilers at the Soroco secondary campus in Oak Creek and at South Routt Elementary School in Yampa need replacing - to the tune of about $2.5 million.
Swimmers slash time during 4A meet
As the level of competition rose Thursday at the 4A state championships swim meet in Fort Collins, the times for Moffat County High School boys swim team seemed to drop.
Briefs for May 18
Steamboat Mental Health has been selected as the recipient for funds raised from this year's sixth annual Soup Bowl Supper.
Hayden relays looking to make waves at state
Hayden track and field coach Kevin Kleckler knows the state meet in Pueblo will field one of the deepest and best groups of 400- and 800-meter relay teams in years.
Far from the ranch
Local horse trainer competes for $50,000 on national TV
Jason Patrick laughed so hard that his face hurt during the filming of the TV show "America's Top Cowboy." Patrick, a Routt County resident, was a competitor on the show that will air at 7 p.m. Saturday on Country Music Television.
Leaving his mark
Tattoo artist interprets an ancient art form
Tattoo artist Brad Cramer would rather get a tattoo than go to the dentist.
On Scene: A precision premarital ritual
The days of bringing brides-to-be pies and gifts are gone. Now you need an Excel spreadsheet and five months of e-mail planning among 10 women who are capable of keeping every plan a secret from the bride.
The Record for May 16
12:19 a.m. Police arrested a man in the 600 block of Lincoln Avenue for drunken driving.
Veterans clinic coming to Craig
Veterans from Routt, Moffat and Rio Blanco counties will soon have a state-of-the-art way to get health care.
Teen bands confident about performance
The four members of the teenage punk rock band and Battle of the Bands contender allieappleoponess still hadn't had a full-band rehearsal as of Tuesday.
Allison Plean: I'm going off the record
I can still picture my two best friends in my U-Haul's rearview mirror - running down the street crying and waving - when I traded North Carolina for Colorado.
Steamboat seniors ready for last crack at state titles and school records
Matt Hill and Westin Cofer were the first to arrive at track practice Wednesday.
Happy Hours for May 18
Happy hour specials.
Deb Babcock: The ongoing war against Whitetop
In the war against Whitetop (Lepidium draba), Routt County is fighting an uphill battle. This non-native creeping perennial mustard plant displaces our native plant communities, disrupts wildlife habitat and is toxic to grazing cattle.
