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As plans and community benefits continue to take shape, developers say Oak Creek Fire won’t patrol slopes at private ski area
Oak Creek Fire Protection District personnel will not fulfill ski patrol duties for Discovery Land Company’s envisioned private ski area in Stagecoach. That is according to Discovery founding partner Ed Divita and Oak Creek Fire Chief Brady Glauthier. Divita is serving as the point person for Discovery’s plans to...
Routt County Fair 2024
DCP – Dry Creek Park. 8 a.m. 4-H/FFA Poultry Show (LB)- Open Poultry Show (immediately follows 4-H Show) (LB) 10 a.m. 4-H/FFA Sheep and Goat Weigh-in (MPB) 11:30 a.m. Steer Weigh-in – MPB CLOSED TO PUBLIC DURING STEER WEIGH-IN 1-8 p.m. Home Arts Check-in (EH) 3 p.m. 4-H/FFA...
‘The heartbeat of our small communities’: Routt County Fair opens Friday in Hayden
The Routt County Fair, which is celebrating its 110th year, will run at the county fairgrounds Aug. 9-18. Since 1914, the event has been the premier celebration of the region’s ranching heritage. Tami Eggers has served as the 4-H Specialist for the Routt County CSU Extension Office for the...
Northwest Colorado News for Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024
The Yampa River is closed for all summer recreational activities. This means tubing, fishing, swimming, and paddleboarding. Water temperatures have gone up to over 75 degrees for the past two days, which prompted the closure for all commercial and recreational river use. The river will stay closed until showers and thunderstorms can cool things off.
Baling Twine Recycling is available in Northwest Colorado
A new recycling program for plastic polypropylene baling twine is available in Routt County and Northwest Colorado. The twine is used to tie bundles of hay. Producers can bring discarded plastic twine to Elk River Pet & Ranch off County Road 129 at Copper Ridge Circle in Steamboat Springs. Two bins are outside.
How do Eagle County wages compare to other High Country resort communities?
Recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis shows the average worker in Summit and Grand counties make less than those in comparable Colorado resort communities. Northwest Colorado Council of Governments, an association of county and municipal governments that collaborates on mutual interests and benefits for the region, gave its quarterly update in June based off the newest set of federal wage data for the fourth quarter of 2023.
U.S. Senator Michael Bennet visits Moffat and Routt counties
United States Senator Michael Bennet spent Monday in Northwest Colorado. He first met with local leaders and officials in Moffat County to hear about the negotiation with Tri-State. “I was in Moffat County today to hear about the historic negotiation that the community has had with Tri-State and the way...
Northwest Colorado News for Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024
This very large boulder fell on Hwy 40 between Routt County Roads 70 and 52 late Monday morning. Colorado State Patrol says no one was hurt. CDOT was able to get those rocks cleared quickly and get Hwy 40 back open. United States Senator Michael Bennet spent Monday in Northwest...
Federal funding scores new firetruck for Yampa Valley Regional Airport
The Yampa Valley Regional Airport will purchase a new aircraft rescue and firefighting truck after receiving a $1.2 million award from the Federal Aviation Administration. Airport Manager Kevin Booth said the federal funding, along with a 10% match split between the airport and the state, will see the purchase of a new six-by-six, Rosenbauer Panther firefighting truck.
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