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Steamboat snowboarding program, coaches honored
Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club's snowboard program was named the USSA Snowboard Program of the Year for the fourth time.
Battle Mountain girls soccer downs Steamboat, 3-0
Battle Mountain girls soccer beat archrival Steamboat Springs, 3-0, on Tuesday for a season sweep to clinch a state-playoff spot.
Steamboat baseball, Moffat County split doubleheader Tuesday
The Sailors will need to sweep Western Slope League-leading Palisade on Saturday and will need some help from Glenwood Springs if they plan to reach playoff contention.
Steamboat boys lacrosse earns No. 14 playoff seed
Steamboat will open postseason play Saturday at home against No. 19 Denver East. A game time has yet to be determined.
Bears in Routt County active, behaving
A mild winter has given way to a healthy local wildlife population, and Routt County’s black bear population appears to be behaving itself, a local wildlife official said.
State bill would withhold revenues from counties that thwart oil drilling
A bill before the state Legislature that appears to threaten thousands of dollars in revenue to Routt County from energy severance taxes will return to committee Wednesday.
Heritage Christian School students reflect on service
Volunteers share experiences in Uganda, Los Angeles
Sixteen Heritage Christian high school students traveled to Uganda and Rwanda last month for a two-week mission trip, and another group of five students traveled to Los Angeles on a weeklong mission trip.
Hayden’s Brentt Gabel honored as Student of the Month
Hayden senior Brentt Gabel will graduate with a 4.0 GPA, plays basketball and football and is a National Honor Society member.
Steamboat bands headline Jamnesty fundraiser
On Thursday night, two local chapter of Amnesty International will unite for a common cause fusing live entertainment and a message on global human rights issues.
Moffat County Commission OKs Shell permit
In its ongoing exploration of the Niobrara Shale Formation, Shell representatives asked the Moffat County Commission on Tuesday to approve a five-acre temporary use permit near Hamilton.
Bear euthanized in Craig
Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife officers euthanized an adult male black bear Sunday in Craig after attempts to tranquilize the animal failed, an agency spokesman said.
Craig Schifter: Sick puppies
I must disagree with your Sunday editorial (“Our View: Cranes in the crosshairs”) regarding hunting sandhill cranes and all of the arguments put forth.
John Moore Merrill Jr.: Editorial was wrong
I am astonished that in one editorial (“Our View: Cranes in the crosshairs”) you could get so much incomplete or outright wrong in your support of the crane shooting season.
Barbara Hughes: Save the cranes
I find it irresponsible of the editorial board to take a stand on an issue without fully researching it.
Steamboat briefs: Hunters establish petition online to back crane hunt
Hunters who favor a proposal before the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission to establish a limited fall hunting season for sandhill cranes in Routt and Moffat counties have established a Web-based petition.
Our View: Failing grade for higher education
For many of students, college loan debt will mount quicker than their course credits. Enter the political debate about government-subsidized student loan rates that flared last week.
North Routt to dish out top recipes at Sunday's chili cook-off
A mouth-watering event returns to North Routt County on Sunday with its usual friendly competition, a worthy cause and dozens of chilis to taste.
Joanne Palmer: Letting go and moving on
In this week's column, I decided to develop my own Laws of Moving Physics to help any of you facing a move in the near future.
The Record for April 30
12:29 a.m. Steamboat Springs Police Department officers were called to a report of bear getting into trash cans in the first block of Nob Street.
City of Steamboat Springs sales tax revenues fall again
City of Steamboat Springs sales tax revenues fell nearly 6 percent in March, bringing year-to-date collections down 1.4 percent compared with the first quarter of 2011.
