Michael Schrantz is the online editor and South Routt reporter for the Steamboat Pilot & Today. Before coming to Steamboat, he worked at the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner in Fairbanks, Alaska. Michael has degrees in journalism and political science from the University of Missouri – Columbia.
Recent Stories
Oak Creek plans summer program for South Routt youths
Oak Creek is sponsoring a program to make sure youths who might’ve been without plans have a place to go this summer.
Oak Creek Town Board passes marijuana fees, urban chicken ordinance, liquor tasting ordinance
A road vacation, two resolutions and three ordinances easily passed during Thursday night’s Oak Creek Town Board meeting.
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.
Oak Creek Town Board has full agenda, including marijuana and chicken ordinances
The Oak Creek Town Board is moving its meetings back to the summer schedule of starting at 7 p.m. just in time for one of its heavier recent agendas.
Nationwide CenturyLink Internet outage affects parts of Colorado
A CenturyLink high-speed Internet outage Tuesday morning left some in Colorado without Internet access for more than eight hours, according to Western Slope Public Relations Manager Randy Krause.
Wet weather dominates week ahead for Steamboat Springs
Thunderstorms and showers headline the forecast for Steamboat Springs this week.
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.
Flight hiccup leads to Steamboat students spending an extra day in Costa Rica
A group of Steamboat Springs Middle School students spent an extra day in Costa Rica after a bird derailed the students' flight plans.
Storm Mountain Ranch owners take property tax appeal to state board
A group of Routt County property owners who’ve been affected by recent legislation changing the way agricultural land is defined for tax purposes is taking its fight to the state level.
Energy production to remain in flux according to Yampa Valley Data Partners
Yampa Valley Data Partners’ new economic analyst wrote about the future of the region’s energy production in the organization’s April newsletter.
Recent photos
Skier visits and participation, 2000-11
Routt County real estate market at a glance, 2007-12
Number of construction jobs in Routt County, 2001-11
Population change by age in Routt County, 2000-10
Routt County per capita income by source, 1980-2011
