News for Monday, February 20, 2012

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No. 10 Steamboat boys basketball to meet No. 7 Evergreen

The 10th-seeded Steamboat Springs High School boys basketball team opens the state tournament with a game at 6 p.m. Tuesday in Evergreen.

Hayden boys basketball will meet Soroco

For the third time this season, the cross-county rivals will meet on the basketball court. This time, however, it’s in the opening round of the district tournament.

Hayden girls basketball to face Soroco

If nothing else, Tuesday’s game between the Soroco and Hayden girls basketball teams should be an entertaining spectacle.

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Tom Ross: Nero fiddled, I prefer to nibble

I finally re-balanced my 401K on Friday, and now I’m praying for Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti to save the world’s economy and my retirement fund along with it.

Jimmy Westlake: Time to take up the slack

Have you ever wondered why February has only 28 days most years but occasionally has 29 days, as it does this year? This whole leap year thing started back in the days of the Roman Empire under the reign of Julius Caesar.

Brent Boyer: Eliminating online anonymity

New policy will not allow anonymous comments on SteamboatToday.com

The change is the culmination of years of discussion about our online forum and how best to create a vibrant place for readers to share opinions, debate issues and otherwise engage in the news.

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Weather changed dramatically just before plane crash

A snow squall reduced visibility to near zero minutes before the crash that killed two and injured four others. Sara Humpal, 10, was transported to Children's Hospital in Denver today. Her father and two brothers remain at Yampa Valley Medical Center.

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Steamboat Ski Area says 27 inches in 24 hours is a single-day record

Bryan Baker said not many days during his 11 years living in Steamboat Springs were as good as Monday.

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Forecasts call for week full of snow in Steamboat

A storm that started dumping several inches of snow on Steamboat at about 3 p.m. Sunday was expected to leave 6 to 12 inches of snow on the mountain before clearing up Monday morning.

4 Yellow grant applications accepted till 4 p.m. Monday

Grant applications for the 4 Yellow foundation will be accepted from organizations that provide cancer services or support cancer initiatives in Steamboat Springs.

Oil and gas symposium set for Hayden

As Northwest Colorado prepares for a potential energy boom, two Yampa Valley organizations are hosting a symposium to discuss how oil and natural gas exploration might affect Moffat and Routt counties.

Demong leads US Nordic combined team

Billy Demong stayed on a hot streak Sunday, notching a 10th place finish in a World Cup event in Klingenthal, Germany, leading the way for a strong showing by the U.S. Nordic Combined Ski Team.

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Luke Graham: Challenge accepted

Last week, I called out the student sections at all three Routt County schools. I challenged them to make their respective gyms hell to play in, not the borefests they seemingly had become.

Steamboat basketball teams make state tournament

A key win against rival Moffat County was just what the Steamboat Springs High School boys basketball team needed to clinch a spot in the state tournament. A loss against the Bulldogs didn’t prevent the Sailors girls from getting a ticket to the dance, either.