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Northwest Colorado waits for expansion of EAGLE-Net broadband project

It’s unclear how much additional financing EAGLE-Net will need and whether the rural communities that were supposed to be the targets of expanded broadband access ever reap the promised benefits.

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The Lowell Whiteman School's new leader has long history with campus

Meg Morse last month was named the interim head of school immediately after former campus head Chris Taylor retired earlier than expected.

Education Fund Board approves Routt County school district grant requests totaling $2.5 million

The Steamboat Springs Education Fund Board on Wednesday night approved its 2013-14 budget after giving its final support to all grant requests from Routt County’s three school districts.

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Steamboat Sailor Luau aims to help Booster Club

The second annual Sailor Luau is 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the high school. More than 400 people attended last year’s event, which raised more than $10,000 for the Pio Utu Scholarship Fund, which is used to award college scholarships to graduating seniors at the high school.

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Third-graders in Steamboat Springs continue to outperform state results on standardized reading test

The results from the reading portion of the Transitional Colorado Assessment Program released Tuesday showed third-graders here scored well above the state average.

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8th-graders take over college campus in Steamboat Springs for career day

More than 400 eighth-grade boys and girls from public and private schools throughout Northwest Colorado descended on the Colorado Mountain College campus in Steamboat Springs for a day of workshops, food and fun.

Steamboat Springs School District expects more revenue in budget next school year

For the first time in five years, the district is anticipating it will receive more from the state for each of its students, not less.

Jerry Buelter named Steamboat Springs Middle School's next principal

Buelter, the school's longtime assistant principal, will take over the helm for Tim Bishop beginning in the fall.

Steamboat Springs High School earns high rating from national magazine

U.S. News & World Report recently ranked the campus as the 20th best high school in Colorado based on the academic performance of its students.

Steamboat Education Fund Board set to give final OK to grant requests

The second readings of the grants come after the board's grant-vetting committee spent months trimming by about $300,000 an initial list of requests worth $2.75 million.

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1st Colorado Mountain College bachelor's degrees awarded in Steamboat Springs

The Colorado Mountain College community in Steamboat Springs celebrated several milestones during a standing-room-only graduation ceremony Saturday at The Steamboat Grand.

Routt County school lunch menus for the week of May 6

Routt County school lunch menus for the week of May 6

Nonviolent communication trainer to host talk Friday in Steamboat

In the space between sensing something has happened and our reaction, there’s an opportunity, said Kathy Ziola, a certified nonviolent communication trainer.

Steamboat Springs School District plans to change how pay raises are calculated for top employees

For years, the district's directors and administrators have received pay raises based on how much of an increase the district's teachers and classified staff receive.

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Public responds to rescued Steamboat Springs Transit line; ski season ridership up 62 percent

Saved from budget cuts in autumn 2012, the Steamboat Springs Transit Yellow Line grew passenger numbers by 62 percent during the ski season.