Lead stories
Early Morning
Center for Visual Arts has new space, new life
Gallery reopens in Lincoln Avenue location Friday
About 15 artists cleared the walls at the Steamboat Springs Center for Visual Arts on Monday and carried artwork across Lincoln Avenue to the gallery's new location. The nonprofit community art gallery reopens in its new space next to Steamboat Jewelers during the October First Friday Artwalk.
Soup Bowl Supper benefits suicide prevention group in 8th year
Potters and members of the Steamboat Clay Artisans put months of preparation each year into the group's annual community fundraiser, the Soup Bowl Supper. In its eighth year, the fundraiser - at 5:30 and 7 p.m. Wednesday - will benefit Reaching Everyone Preventing Suicide.
Stories
Man meets mountain lion on Howelsen
Dave Dietrich said brief encounter on Quarry Mountain Trail was interesting, frightening
Dave Dietrich said he was riding on the new Quarry Mountain Trail when he came across the big cat. The two stared at each other for two to three minutes.
Crash victim from Hotchkiss
Coroner identifies man killed Monday afternoon near Toponas as Todd Moore, 48
The man killed in a head-on crash near Toponas on Monday afternoon has been identified as 48-year-old Todd Moore of Hotchkiss.
County endorses Steamboat 700
Controversial annexation goes before City Council today
The Routt County Board of Commissioners threw its weight behind the proposed Steamboat 700 annexation Tuesday. The commissioners voted, 2-1, to send a letter in support of Steamboat 700 to the city.
Steamboat Briefs: Advocates offers volunteer training beginning Thursday
Advocates Building Peaceful Communities is offering a new volunteer training beginning Thursday. Volunteer training is 25 hours and prepares volunteers to respond to a 24-hour crisis line. The training takes four to six weeks to complete.
Man killed in head-on crash
Accident shuts down Colorado Highway 131 near Toponas
One man was killed, and a second person was injured in a head-on collision near Toponas on Monday afternoon.
Shooting event to honor Lorna Lou Farrow
Deb Schaffer will never forget Lorna Farrow's passion for shooting. Schaffer credits Farrow for igniting her love of the sport, and she says Farrow will be greatly missed in Steamboat Springs' shooting community.
Middle school counts 133 absences Monday
Officials: Several illnesses contributed
Steamboat Springs Middle School Principal Tim Bishop thought his school had dodged a bullet. Then Monday happened. District officials said 133 students, or 26 percent of the student body, were home sick.
Soup Bowl Supper benefits suicide prevention group in 8th year
Potters and members of the Steamboat Clay Artisans put months of preparation each year into the group's annual community fundraiser, the Soup Bowl Supper. In its eighth year, the fundraiser - at 5:30 and 7 p.m. Wednesday - will benefit Reaching Everyone Preventing Suicide.
Center for Visual Arts has new space, new life
Gallery reopens in Lincoln Avenue location Friday
About 15 artists cleared the walls at the Steamboat Springs Center for Visual Arts on Monday and carried artwork across Lincoln Avenue to the gallery's new location. The nonprofit community art gallery reopens in its new space next to Steamboat Jewelers during the October First Friday Artwalk.
Jimmy Westlake: Shine on, harvest moon
Get ready for a big ol' harvest moon this weekend. There's a lot of folklore out there concerning the unusual harvest moon phenomenon. Let's see if we can separate fact from fiction.
Tom Ross: Last call for Antares
Owners walking away from 8th Street restaurant
You're not likely to see a fine dining restaurant like Antares in Steamboat ever again. How often do you find a rustic former farm implement repair shop with native stone masonry and a commercial kitchen for lease? In a ski town!
Tennis squad wraps up league title
Steamboat adult tennis team looks toward district competition
A nearly perfect record in league play this season has given a group of tennis players from Steamboat Springs the chance to play for a district title in the Colorado Tennis Association's summer adult league.
Crews battle North Routt fire; red flag warning in effect today
National Weather Service issues red flag warning for today
Firefighters will return this morning to ensure a 1-acre wildfire in northern Routt County is fully extinguished. Crews battled the blaze all day Monday.
Jay steps down as Yampa Valley Community Foundation director
Yampa Valley Community Foundation executive resigns
In a move that surprised her board of directors, Betsey Jay stepped down Friday as executive director of the Yampa Valley Community Foundation.
The Record for Sept. 27, 2009
Sunday, Sept. 27
Council will review Steamboat 700 annexation proposal today
The culmination of two years of review begins tonight when the Steamboat Springs City Council gives preliminary consideration to a collection of ordinances and resolutions annexing Steamboat 700.
