The Record for Wednesday, May 22, 2013
1:37 a.m. Steamboat Springs Police Department officers were called to a report of an unoccupied dump truck with a turn signal on in the 1800 block of Lincoln Avenue.
Ski-industry giant CNL lists 7 resort villages
The largest resort owner in North America is testing the market by listing seven of its resort villages — including Copper Mountain's base village — for $142.5 million.
Harmony reigns at Emerald Mountain Park brainstorming session
Peace and harmony emanated from Centennial Hall in downtown Steamboat Springs on Wednesday night despite the fact all logic pointed toward an evening filled with strong opinions, boisterous debate and hurt feelings.
Heritage Christian School to stay K-12 after successful fundraising effort
In April, Dave Entwistle questioned how the campus would raise $260,000 in time to ensure it could continue its secondary school classes next school year. Today, he can't wait to tell the story of how it happened.
Steamboat's Laurel Street Preschool closes its doors suddenly Wednesday, leaving families in a bind
The school's board of directors made the decision during an emergency meeting Monday and just days after a state inspection report detailed numerous violations.
Campgrounds prepare for Memorial Day weekend
Area campgrounds are opening ahead of Memorial Day weekend, though recent wet weather will keep many in Routt County closed.
Steamboat Springs City Council denies plan for new mobile home park in west Steamboat
After hearing from community members who strongly supported and opposed the project, the City Council voted, 4-2, to deny the Williams Family Partnership's appeal to rezone land near Copper Ridge Circle to allow the mobile home park.
The Record for Tuesday, May 21
11:42 a.m. Officers were called to a report of a stolen van at Lincoln Avenue and 13th Street. It was reportedly taken between July 2012 and Tuesday.
Occupants of overturned canoe found at nearby bar
Law enforcement officials spent the better part of Tuesday evening trying to identify the owners of a capsized canoe that floated past Steamboat Campground.
Fatal accident closes I-70 near Glenwood Springs
A long stretch of I-70 in the mountains has been shut down by a fatal accident involving a vehicle and a semi-truck.
Steamboat City Council wants to explore possibility of using lodging tax to fund more than trails
In a meeting where nearly every seat in Centennial Hall was taken by a community member eager to weigh in on the future of the tax, the council was torn about the lodging tax committee's recommendation to devote 90 percent of the tax to the Trails Alliance for the next decade.
Steamboat briefs: Seminars at Steamboat announces Pakistan talk
Seminars at Steamboat, a free speaker series that focuses on public policy, has announced Robin Raphel, the U.S. coordinator for non-military assistance to Pakistan, will lead a talk titled “Pakistan and its Difficult Neighbors” at 5 p.m. Aug. 1 at Strings Music Pavilion.
By the Numbers: Routt County residents and their money
As data from annual federal tax returns is collected and aggregated, it is possible to sort through the numbers and gain valuable insights into our combined personal income.
Steamboat Springs School District honors its Educators of the Year
Steamboat Springs High School Principal Kevin Taulman said Shelby DeWolfe is proof today's high school counselor does much more than ask students which college they want to attend and help pick out classes.
Steamboat Springs School Board supportive of potential redistricting
If the change is approved by voters, the School Board would have its first at-large seats up for election in 2015.
