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Sales tax revenues continue slide
City could face multi-million dollar budget cuts if downward trend continues
The city's December 2008 sales tax report showed a decline in sales tax collections for the month, from $2.56 million in 2007 to $2.33 million in 2008.
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by Margaret Hair
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Soroco, Hayden basketball teams meet tonight for second time this season
There are major reasons the Soroco and Hayden high school boys basketball teams are labeling today's 7:30 p.m. showdown in Oak Creek as one of the most important games of the year.
Sailors take aim at Bears
Basketball teams return to action tonight
It would be hard for the Steamboat Springs High School boys basketball team to accomplish what it wants to Saturday without taking care of business today.
Sailors hockey team focuses on playoff performance
Steamboat Springs High School senior hockey player Eric Bonner is sick of losing in the first round of the state playoffs.
YVHA looks ahead with hope
Ed MacArthur elected Housing Authority board president
Yampa Valley Housing Authority board members think the city of Steamboat Springs' affordable housing policies are moving in their favor, and they're now preparing for a potential influx of sorely needed cash.
Father and daughter cellists enjoy loving musical rivalry
When cellists Sara and John Sant'Ambrogio take a stage together, neither part of the daughter-father duo is interested in playing softly to let the other stand out. "When we play together, there's kind of like a jock rivalry." Sara Sant'Ambrogio said.
Laura Wait tackles chess, life and war in her new works
In her art, Laura Wait has the tendency to focus on one thing - a letter, a geometric shape, a religious symbol, a hay bale - and include that thing in all of her paintings, encaustics and book sculptures until she moves on to a new idea.
'Lonely Hearts Ball' is anti-Valentine's Day
When Lee Smith and Jill Wernig started talking about plans for a Valentine's Day party, they came up with a not-so-surprising thought: a lot of people think Valentine's Day is a made-up, pointless celebration.
Rob Douglas: Steamboat sails into uncharted waters
If you wander down to Citizens Hall in the near future to attend a Steamboat Springs City Council meeting, you'll witness what happens when a city and nation drunk on out-of-control spending awaken to the migraine headache of a monumental fiscal hangover.
The Record for Feb. 11
1:10 a.m. A gas skip was reported in the 200 block of West Jefferson Avenue in Hayden.
Ski area rewards carpooling with coupons
Parking lots expected to fill up during holiday weekend
Steamboat Ski and Resort Corp. is rewarding skiers and snowboarders who carpool and help take the pressure off its primary parking lot Saturday.
Marijuana case turned over to DA
No charges filed against Steamboat couple for grow operation
The investigation into a Steamboat Springs couple suspected of running a marijuana growth and distribution operation out of their home was turned over to the District Attorney's Office on Thursday, according to the All Crimes Enforcement Team.
Elementary students jump rope for national fundraiser
The first time, third-grader Garrett St. Clair got seven jumps in before he faltered. "I was just warming up," he said.
On Scene: Happenings from the past weekend
If there was ever a foolproof way to get a bar crowd going, it's to get them chanting along with the band.
United Sound Pipe keeps P-Funk spirit in shows
In the 1990s, U.S. Pipe leadman and guitarist Chris "Citrus" Sauthoff was traveling in India, searching for enlightenment and a guru to guide his interest in Hindu and Buddhist philosophy.
Margaret Hair: Biased Oscar predictions
There are two things I feel comfortable placing bets on: men's college basketball and the Academy Awards.
Mary Walker: Fund makes all the difference
At the time of my last update of my work at the Tasaru Girls Rescue Centre in Kenya, the nationwide teachers strike had paralyzed primary education in that country. I described the possible repercussions if the strike moved into secondary schools, which was to happen any day at the time of my writing.
Big box not a must
Planning Commission cools on large-format retail in west Steamboat Springs
Big box stores should not be a must for developments west of Steamboat Springs seeking annexation, the city Planning Commission recommended Thursday.
Danielle Domson: Another resource for landowners
As winter starts to come on strong, elk and other big-game species start moving to lower elevations and onto their native winter ranges. For farmers and ranchers, this migration means it is time to secure haystacks and protect feedlots. As wintering elk struggle to find food in the deep, heavy snow, the lure of an abundant and accessible food source, like an unprotected haystack, can cause herds to abandon natural food sources and habitats.
High gas prices explained
State Sen. Dan Gibbs and Rep. Christine Scanlan host forum
When it comes to gas prices, residents in the high country will be the first to admit they feel cheated, paying significantly more at the pump in places such as Summit County than they see in Denver.
Steamboat briefs: Petitions for Hayden's Charter Commission due Feb. 27
Petitions are available for Hayden residents who want to serve on the town's home rule Charter Commission.
Stagecoach water, sewer fees skyrocket
Tap charges increase from $8,000 to $30,000
Water and sewer tap fees in the Morrison Creek Metropolitan Water and Sanitation District, which serves Stagecoach, took a leap from $8,000 to $30,000 at the beginning of the year. The fees now are by far the largest flat-rate tap fees in Routt County.
