News for Friday, July 27, 2012

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Steamboat briefs: Elk River Road waterline project begins Phase 2

Phase 2 of the Elk River Road waterline replacement project begins Monday, according to a news release.

Anti-drilling group courts Aspen residents

Leaders of the Thompson Divide Coalition implored Pitkin County residents to join their anti-drilling cause during a meeting Thursday night at Aspen High School.

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Hitchens brothers combined ranching and skiing in pursuit of happiness

The brothers Errold and Melvin Hitchens could not have been more different from each other in their approaches to work and horses, which were one and the same in the 1930s and '40s in Routt County.

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Community meeting Monday in Steamboat to discuss proposed casino

Hayden Mayor Jim Haskins says compared with 13 years ago, residents are more open and willing to listen to the idea of a casino being built near Yampa Valley Regional Airport.

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Sensor Solutions an unassuming, high-tech manufacturer in Steamboat

Clients including Chrysler, John Deere and Caterpillar depend on the magnetic sensors designed and built in Steamboat Springs by Sensor Solutions.

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Colorado Highway 131 project on schedule for November completion

Work to widen and rebuild a stretch of Colorado Highway 131 south of Steamboat Springs is meant to improve safety for drivers. The $6.9 million project is expected to be completed by mid-November.

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Steamboat's SolBites finds niche in healthy food market

A year after the launch of SolBites, the healthy food is expanding into big-name stores. But the plastic containers of crackers, spreads and wooden spoons had more humble beginnings in the Yampa Valley.

The Record for July 26, 2012

2:12 a.m. Steamboat Springs Police Department officers were called to a report of a suspicious person in the 3100 block of Ingles Lane.

Yampa River flows pick up in Steamboat, shrink in west Moffat

Flows are improving in the Yampa River in Steamboat Springs, but they are on the decline at Deer Lodge Park in far western Moffat County. Agricultural and municipal users are consuming a portion of the flow.