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Steamboat's Stoddard aces SAT
Charlie Stoddard's introduction to mathematics came in an unusual place.
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Tigers fall to Titans
Last-minute field goal by Coal Ridge hands Hayden loss
Trailing by one point and down deep in their own territory with less than two minutes left Friday night, Coal Ridge High School faced a third-and-long from its own 2-yard line.
Steamboat gets defensive
Sailors topple Laramie Plainsmen, 21-14, in season opener
With all the preseason chatter focusing on the offense, the Steamboat Springs High School football team may have found out more about the character of the team through its defense.
Hayden prepares for school
Alterations in traffic, parking, technology start 2008-09 year
Hayden parents and students can expect a few changes going into the 2008-09 school year, which starts Tuesday.
Euzoa Bible Church opens new preschool
For parents like Sarah Adams, finding a preschool in Steamboat Springs can be a challenge.
Fungus discolors aspen trees
Blight kills leaves but not entire trees, extension agent says
A fungus is cutting a path of black flecks and dead leaves through Routt County's aspens, Extension Agent C.J. Mucklow said.
CMC enrollment high
Students still are lining up for the fall semester at the Colorado Mountain College's Alpine Campus.
Tigers to rely on 8 seniors
Hayden hopes for volleyball turnaround
A disappointing season turned purely rotten late last fall for the Hayden volleyball team when it went 0-3 in pool play at the district tournament.
10K at 10,000 set for Sunday
Series schedule printed incorrectly
For the record, Sunday's 10K at 10,000 trail running race was not bumped ahead one week. Race director Chuck O'Connell said he was going to show up at the Dumont Lake parking lot to start Sunday's Steamboat Springs Running Series event, no matter who else was there with him.
Commission gives first OK to annexation
Hayden panel agrees to approval for 185 acres near YVRA
The Hayden Planning Commission pushed forward a proposal Thursday to annex nearly 185 acres near Yampa Valley Regional Airport.
Galaxy Aviation close to county's OK
Fixed-base operator plans to take over for Spectrum at YVRA
Galaxy Aviation of Steamboat-Hayden is on the brink of getting county approval to become the new fixed-base operator at Yampa Valley Regional Airport in Hayden.
Animal shelter hits capacity
The kennels at the Steamboat Springs Animal Shelter are full, and they'll stay that way until some of their residents are adopted.
Local golfers take 2nd in Montrose
Steamboat high school bounces back
On a different course on a different day, the Steamboat Springs High School golf team returned to form. A day after posting the team's worst score of the season in Delta, Steamboat bounced back with a 228 on Thursday at Cobble Creek Golf Course in Montrose, finishing just six shots behind Montrose.
Steamboat briefs for Aug. 30
The eighth annual Humble Ranch Education and Therapy Center fundraiser is from 5 to 8 p.m. Sept. 6 at Humble Ranch.
The Record for Aug. 28
6:42 a.m. A fight in progress was reported in the 30000 block of Routt County Road 38. A woman was arguing with one or two younger men, and the reporting party said there was some shoving involved. Police didn't arrest any of the parties.
Rams run up score against North Park
It might have seemed like the start of just another season Friday night in Oak Creek. Soroco ended its season-opening football game with a strung-together assortment of freshmen and back-ups filling in as best they could.
Bull riders return to Romick
Die-hard rodeo fans are hoping for one last shot to watch rank animals and hungry cowboys compete for top dollars at the Brent Romick Rodeo Arena in Steamboat Springs on Sunday.
Hayden Chamber donates money to Totally Kids
After making costume and marching, children get parade prize
A wobbling caterpillar took the top prize at the Routt County Fair parade, and the champions have decided to give the money to the hands (and feet) behind the float.
Tom Ross: Old Town developer isn't interested in hatching eggs
In a changing world where urban Americans are planting vegetable gardens in vacant lots and people are flocking to farmers markets for fresh organic produce, chickens make the most sense in Steamboat Springs.
Steamboat soccer beats Summit, 4-0
The first game of the season always brings a higher level of anxiety for players and coaches waiting to see how the season will unfold.
Steamboat's Stoddard aces SAT
Charlie Stoddard's introduction to mathematics came in an unusual place.
