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Man who shot bear receives no jail time
Taxidermy costs remain unresolved in Nightwalker case
Kent Nightwalker will not serve jail time for shooting a bear in downtown Steamboat Springs - and he wants to keep the bear's remains if the Colorado Division of Wildlife insists on sticking him with a taxidermy bill.
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City furloughs will stay in 2010
City's conservative budget builds on this year's drastic reductions
Most city workers will continue to work just four days a week - and receive 90 percent of their pay - through next year under a proposed 2010 budget reviewed by the Steamboat Springs City Council at a daylong meeting Tuesday.
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Man who shot bear receives no jail time
Taxidermy costs remain unresolved in Nightwalker case
Kent Nightwalker will not serve jail time for shooting a bear in downtown Steamboat Springs - and he wants to keep the bear's remains if the Colorado Division of Wildlife insists on sticking him with a taxidermy bill.
Soroco gets spirited during homecoming week
Variety of homecoming week festivities gets students involved
South Routt High School senior Bethany Leu wore a bright purple-and-black plaid jacket over a multicolored T-shirt Tuesday. A black-and-white sock on her left foot was pulled over her jeans. Leu was participating in dress-in-the-dark day, Tuesday's theme for homecoming week.
Judi Clayton: Thanks, Pet Kare
Last winter my husband and I were visiting Steamboat Springs for a month of skiing when our dog became very sick with a twisted intestine. Dr. Craig Stanton and vet tech Carole at Pet Kare Clinic sacrificed their Super Bowl Sunday to save our Laci's life.
Loveland Basin opens today
2009-10 ski season gets early start; A-Basin plans for Friday
And the winner is ... Loveland Basin. Boasting its earliest opening day in 40 years, Loveland officials Tuesday announced that the area will open for skiing today. Less than an hour later, the folks at Arapahoe Basin congratulated their rivals on the other side of the pass and said their area would open Friday.
Joanne Palmer: Gadgets and gizmos? I prefer friends, follies
Fall and winter have collided. The result? A dazzling display of frosted trees, buttery aspen leaves and "snain" - that half snow, half rain thing that's been falling from the sky.
Big Agnes adding contracts despite recession
Affiliated Steamboat Springs companies Big Agnes and Honey Stinger just keep growing. The Edward Lowe Foundation is spotlighting Big Agnes this month as one of 50 Colorado Companies to Watch, an award it granted Big Agnes and Steamboat's Boa Technology in May.
Jimmy Westlake: A watery moon?
Water on the moon? Sounds ridiculous. How can an airless world that bakes in the hot sun at temperatures above the normal boiling point of water be expected to hold on to any of the vital substance? If scientists are correct, prospectors on the moon might one day mine the precious stuff from the deep, dark craters near the moon's polar regions - places where the sun has never shone.
Cyclocross rider wins in Las Vegas race
When cyclist Jon Cariveau headed to Nevada last month for the Interbike International Bike Show, he wasn't planning to share the stage with a singing Elvis - but then, anything can happen in Las Vegas. Cariveau edged James Coats, and 125 other racers, in the 2009 Wheelers and Dealers cyclocross race Sept. 23, and that's exactly where he ended up - sharing the stage with Elvis during the race's awards ceremony.
Competition lowers Aspen airport fares
Strong competition between airlines has lowered fares at the Aspen-Pitkin County Airport and lured more Roaring Fork Valley residents to use the facility, Director of Aviation Jim Elwood said Monday.
The Record for Oct. 5, 2009
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Routt County commissioners to lay off 2 employees
2010 budget includes end to furloughs, restoration of part of pay
Routt County commissioners laid off two county employees, shrank two positions and eliminated two vacant positions Tuesday, cutting about $280,000 from the county's 2010 budget in the face of decreasing revenues.
Scott Ford: What is gained?
I saw a bumper sticker on a car in my neighborhood that read, "I Support Steamboat 700."
City furloughs will stay in 2010
City's conservative budget builds on this year's drastic reductions
Most city workers will continue to work just four days a week - and receive 90 percent of their pay - through next year under a proposed 2010 budget reviewed by the Steamboat Springs City Council at a daylong meeting Tuesday.
City boosts nonprofit funds
Community housing fund transfer makes increases possible
The local nonprofit sector received a big and unexpected boost in funding Tuesday from the Steamboat Springs City Council.
Steamboat Briefs: Oak Creek Town Board is scheduled to meet Thursday
Budgets, utility rates and a board vacancy will top the agenda at the Oak Creek Town Board meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday at Oak Creek Town Hall. The panel will discuss the approval of the proposed 2010 budget, a utility rate increase and a replacement for Dave Ege, the Oak Creek trustee and police commissioner who resigned in September.
Our View: Council should approve Steamboat 700
The annexation of Steamboat 700 isn't about today, tomorrow, next month, next year or even five years from now. It's about the long-term future and growth of our community, and although that may be a difficult goal to focus on amid an economic recession, it's the proactive approach our elected officials should take and are taking.
Sports briefs: Volleyball results
Sports briefs: Volleyball results
Strawberry Park absences remain flat
20 percent of students out Tuesday after similar number Monday
Only one more student was absent Tuesday from Strawberry Park Elementary School after Monday's surge from last week, bringing the absentee number to 97.
Steamboat golfers struggle at state tournament
As Steamboat Springs High School senior Scott Ptach walked down the 15th fairway at Highlands Ranch Golf Club during the second day of the Class 4A state championships Tuesday, the full spectrum of his day - and career - crept into his mind.
Man charged in meth cases appears in court Tuesday
Three ongoing cases against Craig resident Jerry David Flannery were continued Tuesday in Moffat County District Court. Flannery, 46, is charged in two cases involving methamphetamine distribution, and one case of violating his probation for using counterfeit money.
