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Local teams set sights on track and field glory
Hayden, Soroco, Steamboat athletes headed to Lakewood
Local athletes are off to a good start in the first day of the state competition in Lakewood today. Soroco High School junior Alex Estes, pictured above, took second in the state in long jump thanks to a huge final leap. Fellow Ram Matt Watwood took sixth in shot put.
Steamboat Highlands seeks height variances
Burgess Creek Road development proposes 108-foot maximum height
Developers hope the Steamboat Springs Planning Commission will make short - and favorable - work of a project previously dubbed too tall an order. To sweeten the deal, developers are offering a 4-acre parcel in Overland Park that they say could accommodate 130 affordable housing units.
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Haymaker announces golf clinics
Haymaker Golf Course is again rolling out junior and adult instructional camps and programs for the 2009 season.
Local teams set sights on track and field glory
Hayden, Soroco, Steamboat athletes headed to Lakewood
Local athletes are off to a good start in the first day of the state competition in Lakewood today. Soroco High School junior Alex Estes, pictured above, took second in the state in long jump thanks to a huge final leap. Fellow Ram Matt Watwood took sixth in shot put.
Adaptive athletes focused on winter
2-week US team camp opens Friday
The eyes of many of the Yampa Valley's athletes may be firmly focused on the roaring river or the drying mountain bike trails.
Mary Walker: Local Rotary Club helps Kenyan girls facility
My formal responsibility for the girls at the Rescue Centre is administering the nonprofit college fund that assists them with post-secondary education and job training. But when I am at the centre itself three times a year, I become involved in the day-to-day operations of the centre and the challenges for all of the girls there - young and old - including their education, physical health and emotional well-being. It is unavoidable.
Policing options on the table for Oak Creek
Town Board to discuss Sheriff's Office proposal
The hottest item in front of the Oak Creek Town Board isn't even on the agenda for Thursday's meeting, but Trustee Dave Ege said police force options are sure to be considered.
Geothermal still in play at ski area base
Natural heat remains partial solution for promenade snowmelt
Using geothermal heat to boost a snowmelt system beneath Steamboat's new ski base promenade is still a possibility.
Driver ticketed in Bob Bear's death
Craig man could receive 6-point citation, fine for fatal accident
Steamboat Springs Police Department officers issued Craig resident Terry Tomey a citation for failure to yield to a pedestrian with disabilities Wednesday, after Tomey struck Robert "Bob" Bear with his pickup May 6.
Hayden gets fuel sales tax check
$25,000 from YVRA fuel sales was less than expected
Hayden has received a check for sales tax revenue from airport fuel sales, but the amount is less than half what town officials expected.
Steamboat Highlands seeks height variances
Burgess Creek Road development proposes 108-foot maximum height
Developers hope the Steamboat Springs Planning Commission will make short - and favorable - work of a project previously dubbed too tall an order. To sweeten the deal, developers are offering a 4-acre parcel in Overland Park that they say could accommodate 130 affordable housing units.
Mountain area leads tax tumble
Local businesses remain optimistic as summer approaches
Led by huge decreases at the base of Steamboat Ski Area, Steamboat Springs' March sales tax collections fell in every area of the city. March was the seventh straight month of increasing sales tax declines in the city and brought the city's year-to-date decline to 18.5 percent.
Local hockey player honored
8th-grader listed among nation's best
Olivia Gorr didn't start playing hockey until three years ago. Even then, she only picked up the sport on the advice of a couple of friends.
Man picking up trash finds pipe bomb in Vail Valley
A pipe bomb was disabled by a bomb squad Tuesday evening in a secluded part of a Vail Valley area that is popular with campers.
Steamboat briefs: Preliminary hearing for Marie Jensen is June 8
A preliminary hearing for Marie Jensen, who is accused of growing and selling marijuana from her Ninth Street house, is scheduled for 10 a.m. June 8.
Organizers lay down rules for cruisin' in Carbondale
Organizers of what's become a popular monthly happening that brings scores of bicycle enthusiasts out for a cruise up and down Carbondale streets beneath the light of the full moon are having to establish some cruiser guidelines.
GOP stresses return to core principles
Lincoln Day Dinner boasts impressive Republican guest list
This year's Lincoln Day Dinner will be a time for getting back to GOP basics, local Republican Party chairman and retired state Sen. Jack Taylor said.
Donation account made for Craig man injured in motorcycle crash
Two local families have opened a donation account for Craig resident Ricky Bustad, 37, who was hospitalized after crashing his motorcycle Monday west of Hayden.
The Record for May 12
Tuesday, May 12 12:21 a.m. Steamboat Springs Police Department officers and Steamboat Springs Fire Rescue emergency responders were called to an ambulance request for a male who suffered a possible seizure in the 500 block of Pine Street.
Brent Boyer: Number crunching
Take a guess at the most-read story of the past year on Steamboatpilot.com. I'll give you a hint: It has nothing to do with our sheriff, although he did crack the top 10.
Student sculpture prompts county to buy recycling bins
Moffat County Commissioner Tom Mathers thanked 23 fifth-graders from Craig Intermediate School on Wednesday for reminding him of a forgotten cause. A 9-foot sculpture they made from recyclable materials moved him and the other commissioners to purchase recycling bins for each floor of the Moffat County Courthouse.
