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A project that will create housing for city staff and medical workers will need to go back out for bid after the lone response to the first request for contractors was higher than hoped. The More Ranch Employee Housing project will create 21 units for city of Steamboat Springs and...

Steamboat Springs girls soccer is now 0-2 at home. The team welcomed Mead to town for its third non-league matchup of the season, suffering a 2-0 loss on Saturday, April 1. The visiting Mavericks got out to an early advantage, scoring two goals in the first seven minutes of play and shutting Steamboat out through the final whistle.

Two vehicles collided head-on on U.S. Highway 40 east of Hayden on Friday, March 31. According to Colorado State Patrol, the drivers of both vehicles were hurt in the collision, but none of their injuries were known to be life-threatening at this time. The wreck was reported at 10:42 a.m....

9:50 p.m.: U.S. Highway 40 reopened in both directions shortly after 9:30 p.m. between Steamboat Springs and Kremmling following an extended closure Friday, March 31. 7:20 p.m.: Highway 40 reopened between Kremmling and Colorado Highway 134, allowing travelers to utilize Gore Pass. Original story: According to the Colorado Department of...

An arrest warrant has been issued for a former employee of Haymaker Golf Course. It’s for felony fraud of at least $2K. This person is no longer working with Haymaker or living in Colorado. It happened last summer and was discovered during the city’s internal auditing and cash protocols. Management was alerted. The Routt County Sheriff’s Office is investigating.

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - The weekend has arrived. Saturday will be a beauty. Expect mostly sunny to partly cloudy conditions. High temperatures near or just shy of 60 degrees and morning lows in the upper 20s. Sunday will be partly to mostly cloudy with highs in the lower 60s and morning lows in the low-to-mid 30s.

Fearing a state “power grab” could derail the city’s best chance to fix its affordable housing crisis, a shorthanded Steamboat Springs City Council voted unanimously during an emergency meeting Thursday, March 30, to oppose Gov. Jared Polis’ sweeping land use reform bill. That chance — the...

As the intense winter weather continues, thousands of big game wildlife in Northwest Colorado have been forced to migrate farther west than ever before. If the area populations continue to thin without return, Colorado Parks and Wildlife may decrease hunting license permits for the 2023 season. The mortality rates of...

The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission will meet in Steamboat Springs on April 6 to discuss the department’s Final Draft Wolf Restoration and Management Plan and regulatory changes it requires. The public can comment on the plan at the meeting, and the commission will provide its feedback on the...

1. Steamboat Resort pitches new gondola between Meadows Lot, base area in transit center redesign. Officials at Steamboat Resort have pitched the idea of a new high-speed gondola running from the Meadows Lot to the base area as part of an overhauled Gondola Transit Center. The move would create what...

While land for a fire station has always been part of the plan for Brown Ranch, Routt County public safety officials are hoping to get additional land for a regional training facility somewhere in the development. The Brown Ranch Development has a fire station planned in the first neighborhood in...

An arrest warrant has been issued for a former employee of Haymaker Golf Course. Jeffrey Keeler is accused of felony fraud of at least $2K. In a press release from the City of Steamboat Springs, it says Keeler is no longer working with Haymaker or living in Colorado. It happened last summer and was discovered during the city’s internal auditing and cash protocols. Management was alerted. The Routt County Sheriff’s Office is investigating.

In the gravity defying world of free skiing, 15-year-old David Schlicht of Steamboat Springs, was among the elite.An Olympic track skier, he trained year around. In the summer months, he would use a massive airbag to cushion landings from 300 feet in the air. Two years ago, one of those bags broke free."I popped my skis off and was walking off, and the wind picked up and snapped the tethering system that kept bag to ground. And it blew up and dropped me to the ground, about 60, 65 feet."Shattering his lower legs and his Olympic dreams. Over the course...

Chunky Monkey has been sitting in the Routt County Humane Society for nearly seven months, longer than any dog in recent history. This pint-sized pup is sweeter than any Ben and Jerry’s ice cream you can find and is waiting patiently to be scooped up by someone. Chunky Monkey...

Steamboat Mountain School junior Grace Brice is lethal with a tennis racket in her hand. The lefty is the Steamboat Springs girls tennis’ No. 2 singles player, and she is off to an incredible start to the season. Following her overall win at a tournament in Eaton last weekend, Brice continues to push to get better.

Over 30 Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club snowboarders have qualified for the United States of America Snowboard Association National Championships that will take place Saturday, April 1 to Thursday, April 6 at Copper Mountain. Qualifications for the event are based on results within the Rocky Mountain series this season, which...

Jaelin Kauf, the world’s fastest women’s moguls skier, is once again a national champion. Kauf, who is a former Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club athlete, traveled to Waterville Valley Resort in New Hampshire for the National Championships on Saturday, March 25, and Sunday, March 26, winning both the singles and dual moguls events.

Real estate transactions in Routt County surpassed $15.8 million across 13 sales for the week of March 24-30. Property Description: 5,151-square-foot, six-bedroom, 5 ½-bath residence on 35.49 acres of land, SEC 16-5-84. Last sold for $3,950,000 in 2020. 1175 Bangtail Way. Seller: David James Haslund. Buyer: Charles Lee and...

6:55 a.m. — The Routt County Sheriff’s Office assisted a motorist near mile marker 17 on Routt County Road 27. 2:29 p.m. — The Steamboat Springs Police Department received an animal complaint near the 2000 block of Lincoln Avenue. 5:02 p.m. — Police investigated a reported fraud...

After high temperatures in the mid-40s the last two days, Steamboat Springs is in line to wake up to fresh snow on Friday, March 31. Mark Miller, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Grand Junction, said the storm is shaping up to be a pretty typical spring storm, potentially bringing 4 to 8 inches of new snow in Steamboat and upwards of 2 feet in the surrounding mountains.