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Ski area tops 400-inch plateau
Steamboat Ski Area reaches threshold for 2nd straight season
Four inches of snow overnight Thursday makes the 2008-09 season the seventh-snowiest since 1980. One more day remains in the season; Closing Day is Easter Sunday.
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Steamboat briefs: Franklin named city of Steamboat Springs clerk
City of Steamboat Springs officials announced Thursday that they have named Julie Franklin its city clerk. Franklin, deputy city clerk since June 2000, has been serving as the interim city clerk since former City Clerk Julie Jordan left the post last year.
County Democrats host dinner
Colorado secretary of state, lieutenant governor among guests
On the heels of a 2008 election in which Democratic candidates carried Routt County in all but one race, the mood should be jubilant today at the Jefferson/Jackson Dinner, the local party's primary annual fundraiser.
Housing costs outpace wage increases
Yampa Valley Housing Authority reviews needs assessment
Housing cost increases in Oak Creek mostly outpaced those in the rest of Routt County during the past decade, according to a housing needs assessment presented to the Yampa Valley Housing Authority on Thursday.
Tom Ross: Have you skied the Nose of the Nostrils?
Skiers and riders spoiled by third 400-inch winter in 5 years
For longtime Steamboat skier Sue Hansen, it was a great winter to ski her favorite unofficial trail on Mount Werner, the Nose of the Nostrils. Stick with me, and I'll reveal the location of her powder stash.
Routt County track teams have eye on state
Spring snow dictates that slow starts to the season are the norm for Routt County spring sports teams. Still, 2009 has proven especially brutal for local track and field squads.
The Record for April 10
1 a.m. Routt County Sheriff's Office deputies were called to a wildlife call near mile marker 116 on U.S. Highway 40. An elk had been hit by a car and was put down.
Ritter signs yield-to-bus law
Legislation originated with Steamboat public works director
Colorado motorists must show buses greater deference under a bill that originated with a Steamboat Springs official and was signed into law by Gov. Bill Ritter last week.
