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Skatepark rolls toward reality
Preliminary work under way on Bear River Parcel
To most people, the 9,000-square-foot site on the back of the Bear River Parcel appears to be a pile of dirt. But local skateboard enthusiast Jon Casson envisions so much more.
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by John F. Russell
at 4:32pm
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City Council considers municipal ticket surcharge
Steamboat Springs City Council will consider the second and final reading of an ordinance instituting a $5 surcharge on parking violations and a $20 surcharge on all other violations at its meeting today.
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by Brandon Gee
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Skatepark rolls toward reality
Preliminary work under way on Bear River Parcel
To most people, the 9,000-square-foot site on the back of the Bear River Parcel appears to be a pile of dirt. But local skateboard enthusiast Jon Casson envisions so much more.
Tires smash front of SUV, no injuries
Accident occurred Tuesday afternoon on Colo. 131 just south of Soroco High School
There were no injuries Tuesday afternoon when a set of tires came off a county-owned gravel truck and hit a Chevy Tracker SUV in Oak Creek.
City Council considers municipal ticket surcharge
Steamboat Springs City Council will consider the second and final reading of an ordinance instituting a $5 surcharge on parking violations and a $20 surcharge on all other violations at its meeting today.
Steamboat cross-country team hopes to capitalize on small numbers
Coach Andy Reust would like nothing more than for the runners on this year's Steamboat Springs cross-country team to end the season in the same place where they start it.
Death sparks review of highway safety
City officials, residents to discuss U.S. 40 west of Steamboat
A state senator, a county commissioner and a Colorado Department of Transportation official will meet with concerned residents today to discuss a dangerous section of U.S. Highway 40 where a local woman died this summer.
Charter school bursting at the seams
North Routt Community Charter School enrollment capped this year
The North Routt Community Charter School is bursting at the seams. The K-8 school in Clark, which began its 2009-10 academic year Monday, has its largest enrollment with 66 students this year, up from 59 last year.
YVHA presents annual report
Dedication of city funds necessary to carry out group's mission
The Yampa Valley Housing Authority has no intention of closing its doors in the coming years, but the organization made no secret of its need for additional funding to carry out more meaningful work.
Steamboat Briefs: Participants needed for Hahn's Peak crafts fair
Artisans and crafters are invited to participate in the fourth annual Hahn's Peak Arts, Crafts and Collectibles Fair, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. All spaces will be outside and rent for $30 each. Proceeds from space rentals benefit the Hahn's Peak Historical Society. Anyone interested in renting a space can call Becky at 846-3868.
Display features work from the wild
Exhibit of photography, paintings, sculpture opens Friday at Artists' Gallery
Photographer Judy Jones has been chasing horses for three years for her latest series of work. Focusing on mustangs for their freedom, Jones found the animals in Colorado, Wyoming, North Dakota and New Mexico, and captured them running, resting and nuzzling.
The Record for Aug. 30, 2009
Sunday, Aug. 30
Black bears edge closer to Steamboat for berries
More encounters reported as animals look to town and people for food
Ripe serviceberries and chokecherries around Steamboat Springs are drawing black bears in from the wilderness, keeping Division of Wildlife officers and homeowners busy this summer deterring, and sometimes killing, nuisance bears.
Tom Ross: A late-August hike to remember
A journey in search of the mysterious origins of Mount Ethel
There's a new mystery woman in my life. Her name is Ethel. We had a little rendezvous Sunday. Go ahead - you can tell my wife. I walked about 24 miles out of my way during the weekend to introduce the two of them.
Plans change for jail staffing
Sheriff will hire deputies, not civilians, to man posts
A plan to hire civilians to work in the Routt County Jail control tower has been nixed in favor of hiring new, fully trained jail deputies. Sheriff Gary Wall reversed his initial proposal and now says that hiring trained law enforcement officers will allow greater staffing flexibility.
The Easy Peaces come to Ghost Ranch
The Easy Peaces came together the way you might expect someone with 40 years in the music business and a long history in Steamboat Springs to form a band.
