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Trick-or-treat with Main Street
Downtown Stroll and CMC host family-friendly Halloween
Tracy Barnett, executive director of Main Street Steamboat Springs, predicted "literally thousands of people" will turn out in costume tonight for the annual Downtown Halloween Stroll.
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by Margaret Hair
at 12:00am
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Wall was in county vehicle
Sheriff's Office employee provided ride home after traffic stop
Routt County Sheriff Gary Wall was in his county-owned vehicle when he was pulled over and charged with DUI and prohibitive use of a weapon Saturday night. A Sheriff's Office employee provided Wall and his female passenger a ride home after the traffic stop.
Steamboat briefs for Oct. 31
Community info Web site seeks volunteers
Crews monitor N. Routt fire
Wind fans flames across 5 acres of land; no injuries reported
North Routt firefighters are monitoring a grass fire that has burned about five acres near the Clark Store but so far has caused no injuries or property damage.
Trick-or-treat with Main Street
Downtown Stroll and CMC host family-friendly Halloween
Tracy Barnett, executive director of Main Street Steamboat Springs, predicted "literally thousands of people" will turn out in costume tonight for the annual Downtown Halloween Stroll.
Steamboat socks on U.S. ski team
SmartWool continues partnership
Steamboat Springs socks will continue to grace the feet of the premier skiers and snowboarders competing for the United States. SmartWool recently announced the continuation of its partnership with the U.S. Ski Team and U.S. Snowboarding as its official sock supplier through 2011. The partnership spans nearly a decade.
Magazine names Running Series 'state's best'
The Steamboat Springs Running Series is now catching the attention of runners statewide.
Kathleene Parker: Water a concern
As a native Coloradan and a long-time water activist, I appreciated your recent article "Water rights making waves." But I hope politicians will look beyond such obviously reactive approaches and be proactive. We cannot risk repeating the scenario of a New Orleans, long warned it was at risk from a failing levee system. The West faces a water crisis of catastrophic proportions, one which can not be solved by building storage and diversion; it requires addressing cause and fundamental change.
Foust doubles down and completes banner season
Former Bridgestone Winter Driving School instructor and Steamboat Springs resident Tanner Foust fell short of an elusive 2007 Rally America National Championship win last weekend at the Lake Superior Performance Rally in Houghton, Mich.
Frank Roitsch: Vote 'no' on 1A
Vote "no" on Referendum 1A. It's a simple, continuing and escalating tax hike. It's an immediate 33 percent property tax increase that is then tied to the increase in valuation of your property, which is often 30 percent in a year. TABOR (Taxpayers Bill of Rights) presently limits the increase in total property taxes collected to 5.5 percent annually.
Any officer can arrest the sheriff
Colorado State Patrol troopers could have arrested Routt County Sheriff Gary Wall on suspicion of driving under the influence Saturday night, even though Wall is the county's top law enforcement officer.
Jack Dysart: Approve road tax
Voters should approve the road and bridge property tax, Referendum 1A. There is little dispute that the improvements are needed: an editorial in the Steamboat Pilot & Today pointed out that the road improvement plan is the result of many hours of county and volunteer effort and that it "provides a clear direction for the county that should be followed."
The Record for Oct. 31
Monday, Oct. 29 7:32 a.m. Police cited a driver for failing to stop for a stopped school bus flashing its red lights at the intersection of Steamboat Boulevard and Clubhouse Drive.
Crash landings raise concern
Planes that could come to Steamboat malfunction in Europe
Frontier Airlines service between Denver and Hayden - originally expected by ski season but held up by Federal Aviation Administration approval - now faces an additional hurdle.
City looks at potential surplus
Sales tax revenues higher than projected for 2007, trend expected to continue
There might be some grounded proof to the optimism emanating from Craig City Hall. Sales tax numbers are up, and that's a good indicator the local economy is not only healthy, but, as City Hall projects, it's growing.
Anderson, Brown, Crossan discuss shared campaign at forum
Steamboat Springs School Board candidates Laura Anderson, Lisa Brown and Robin Crossan defended their decision to campaign as a group Tuesday during a candidate forum sponsored by the Rotary Club of Steamboat Springs.
Our View: The silence is disturbing
Routt County Sheriff Gary Wall and the Colorado State Patrol owe the public honest accounts of what happened during a Saturday night traffic stop that resulted in Wall being given a court summons for driving under the influence.
Joanne Palmer: Busted!
After an early round of trick-or-treating, my dear sweet 10-year-old son calmly announced:
