4-Hers earn back-to-back wins
Like young NBA prospects, some members of Routt County 4-H are being recruited by the pros.
Boys to train with police
Mark Dunn and John Yager want interesting, adrenaline-pumping jobs.
Rafting is good -- for now
Early runoff could mean short season for whitewater businesses
Early spring runoff is creating an excellent month for rafting, but it could mean a short season. The fun rapids are providing memorable experiences for rafters -- what few are around to enjoy them, said Kent Vertrees, owner of rafting company Buggywhips at Blue Sky West.
Buff Pass lots offer 'increasingly rare' opportunity
Of six lots left near the top of Buffalo Pass, four 35-acre parcels are being offered for sale.
Lincoln overlay means weekday traffic delays
Downtown Lincoln Avenue will be restricted to two-lane traffic next week as it gets repaved.
4-Hers win judging event
Like young NBA basketball prospects, some members of Routt County 4-H are being recruited by the pros. Business people in the agriculture industry took notice of the Routt County 4-H Livestock Judging Team when it took first place out of 25 teams at the Weld County Livestock Judging Competition on Saturday.
A moment in time
Second-graders build time capsules to open graduation day
Hayden Valley Elementary School second-graders know what they want to be when they grow up.
Store offers antique, unique
New business carries home furnishings and collectibles
People who want to furnish their homes on a budget -- or find rare Perry Como records and antique tea sets -- now have a place to go in Hayden.
CSAP scores earn state recognition
Hayden Elementary School third-graders have accomplished something unique to third-graders in the Yampa Valley.
Republicans choose Fry, Stahoviak at county assembly; Marchus not on ballot
Former Routt County Building Chief Mark Marchus will not be on the Republican primary ballot as a county commissioner candidate; he received only 27 percent of the vote at Saturday's Routt County Republican Assembly.
Awesome views and stunning amenities offered at Fox Haven
The Chrisman family can watch almost any activity on Mount Werner without leaving their living room.
Anglers Retreat progressing
Subdivison on Fish Creek has been well received by buyers
In 2001, developers and engineers began investigating a way to build a subdivision that while inside city limits, felt like it was in the backcountry.
Landscape upsets property owners
Earlier this week, a bulldozer began spreading the piles of dirt left behind from the realignment of Third Street, Poplar Street and Breeze Basin Boulevard. To many, this was an aesthetic relief. To others, it was not.
Hayden High awarded $45K
School's technology program draws Steamboat students
Hayden High School's welding technology and automotive mechanics classes are getting a $44,500 boost from a trio of grants awarded during the past couple of weeks.
EPYCS to grant $40,000
Five area high schools participate in philanthropy program
Students from five area high schools will present $40,000 today to local nonprofits that each school thinks is most worthy of financial assistance.
Hayden earns CSAP honor
District is first locally to top 90% for three consecutive years
Hayden Elementary School third-graders have accomplished something unique to third-graders in the Yampa Valley.
Will Hayden boom bust?
Thousands of new homes are planned, but existing units are selling slowly
It's happening in Basalt. It already happened in the Eagle Valley.
Waiting for W. Nile
Routt County bracing for disease's outbreak
West Nile Virus was detected in 2,947 people in Colorado last year -- by far more cases than in any other state.
Democrats gather for assembly
At the Routt County Democratic Party's county assembly Saturday, local liberals continued to show their support for the Salazar brothers' Congressional campaigns.
Steamboat enjoys record-setting first-quarter sales
The first quarter of 2004 marked a record high median price for real estate sales in the area covered by the Steamboat Springs Board of Realtors Multiple Listing Service.
Hayden boom slow to take off
It's happening in Basalt. It already happened in the Eagle Valley. Following the trend of small towns near ski resorts, Hayden is now beginning to see people moving its way. Hayden is being eyed for major growth with several subdivision proposals, including a major 2,000-home, golf-course development. Some say a population explosion is imminent, while others are unconvinced.
Steamboat sees record-setting first-quarter median sales
The first quarter of 2004 marked a record high median price for real estate sales in the area covered by the Steamboat Springs Board of Realtors Multiple Listing Service.
Hayden Destination ImagiNation team goes global
A team of seven Hayden Middle School students recently placed second in state competition of Destination ImagiNation, earning a trip to the Global Finals in Knoxville, Tenn., later this month.
Dems host county assembly
Routt County Democrats will decide today whom they want as their government representatives.
Girl power
Hayden sophomore breaks 3 national weight-lifting records
Hayden is the home of one of the strongest girls in the United States.
Jazz guitarist to visit Friday
When Jane Getter began playing jazz guitar, she focused on producing mind-blowing riffs, what she calls "intellectual music."
Saddle-maker is riding high
Custom leather work is big business for Hayden rancher
The room smells stronger than a well-worn baseball mitt.
Budget woes may force teacher's job to be cut
Struggling with a smaller budget created by low student enrollment, the Hayden School Board on Wednesday discussed cutting a teacher position and adding an elementary art program.
Recuperating resident Driscoll home at last
After more than four months in the hospital, Don Driscoll had a well thought-out cooking list for his wife, Betty.
Mortgage rates on the rise
Mortgage rates are steadily rising after several months spent at the lowest percentages in years.
Sales to benefit school
Christian Heritage School could get a boost of up to $150,000 from the sale of six duplex units in the Heritage Park subdivision.
'Angels' rewards deserving moms with cars
The phone rang Thursday night. Krystal Diehl picked it up and began crying. She was told she had won a car.
Planners OK hotel addition
The 30-year-old, red-and-black-checked carpet was ripped up, and so was the rest of the interior.
Officials plant tree in honor of Earth Day
'Earth Day really is every day'
Cold rain and snow Thursday afternoon didn't exactly provide a warm welcome for U.S. Forest Service Chief Dale Bosworth, who made the Earth Day visit to Steamboat Springs from Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.
Dry Creek Park trail to be built in summer
An interlinking trail system has been a vision for Hayden for more than five years, but lately it seems the plans were all talk and no walk.
Environmental groups meet in Hayden
Thanks to a networking meeting Thursday, environmental officials from groups in Northwest Colorado should have a better awareness and understanding of colleague agencies that could help their individual efforts.
Hayden teacher's job on the line
Low funds force job cut consideration
Struggling with a tight budget because of low student enrollment, the Hayden School Board on Wednesday discussed cutting a teacher position.
Hayden Town Park undergoes face-lift
Elementary students brave wind to fix up park
The howling wind was blowing as much paint back onto Morgan Bell as she was rolling on the fence at Hayden Town Park.
Higher than a kite
FedEx pilot tries to set record for straight-line soaring
Gordon Boettger got two hours of sleep, at most, Wednesday night. There was too much to think about. At dawn, a plane with a 400-foot towrope pulled him in his engineless fiberglass glider 4,000 feet above the Earth's surface and released him.
44 bulls sell for $70,050 at auction
$1,592 was the average price for a bull Saturday, up from last year's $1,450
Jim Stanko doesn't like hearing loud cries from his cattle in the middle of the night. Usually, that means a cow is giving birth to a large calf.
Longtime owner to sell historic ranch
Owner, Realtors hope buyer will conserve Milner river frontage
Talk about a property with history; it has housed a dairy farm, a school, a ranch and a fishing hole.
Final Silver Spur homesite sold
The last of 129 lots at Silver Spur Estates sold March 30, about 3 1/2 years after the first one was sold.
Help spruce up Town Park
Volunteers needed for National Youth Service Day
Hayden students will celebrate National Youth Service Day this weekend by volunteering to spruce up Hayden Town Park.
Hayden to explore annexation
Town Board agrees to look at pros, cons of golf course subdivision
The Hayden Town Board voted 3-2 on Thursday that a 676-acre parcel of land is eligible for annexation.
Bull sale high-tech business
Ambush Rocky is a 700-pound black angus bull. He may seem like a simple animal, standing around, eating and mooing from time to time, but there's more to Rocky than meets the eye.
County Dems back Salazar
Most want the attorney general in Senate, Kerry in White House
Most Routt County Democrats would like to see Colorado Attorney General Ken Salazar in the U.S. Senate and Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., in the White House.
Students celebrate Youth Service Day at town park
More volunteers are needed for spruce-up
Hayden students will celebrate National Youth Service Day this weekend by volunteering to spruce up Hayden Town Park.
Bull sale involves high-tech business
Ambush Rocky is a 700-pound black angus bull. He may seem like a simple animal, standing around, eating and mooing from time to time, but there's more to Rocky than meets the eye.
Annexation going before Town Board
The largest annexation Hayden has ever seen will come before the Town Board on Thursday.
Xcel, town nix water deal
Need too great for town facility; taxes too great for company
The town of Hayden will not annex Xcel's Hayden Station power plant and provide water filtration. Instead, Xcel will improve its existing water treatment facility to provide cleaner potable water to its employees.
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