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Bud Werner Library is hosting a free live spring jazz concert featuring The Cat Pack at 6:30 p.m. Monday in Library Hall. The local band, comprised of Tim Cunningham, Neil Marchman, Johnathan Grenier, Mike Lewis,...

Bud Werner Library is hosting the annual Reel Rock film festival at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in Library Hall, inviting the community to enjoy the longtime spring Steamboat tradition. This year’s festival will feature three new...

Three seats on the board of directors for the nonprofit, member-owned Yampa Valley Electric Association cooperative are up for re-election this spring. Nomination packets for members wanting to run for those director seats are due...

Nonprofit organizations and government and special entities are eligible to apply for up to $25,000 in grant funds to support local projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions through the newly established Routt County Climate Action...

The Steamboat Springs City Council received an update on short-term rental enforcement Tuesday, with City Attorney Dan Foote outlining significant developments in the city’s approach to addressing noncompliance.  Enforcement efforts on short-term rentals thus far,...

Routt National Forest fire and fuels staff are planning to conduct multiple prescribed burns on National Forest System lands in the McKinnis and Harrison Creek areas this spring.  The staff needs to wait for suitable...

The Colorado House on Monday passed a bill aimed at incentivizing more condominium development by reducing the risk of lawsuits against builders.  Lawmakers voted 59-5, with one excused vote, to approve House Bill 1272, which...

The headgates are open and water is returning to Highline Lake in the state park located outside of Grand Junction.  The lake — fed by the Government Highline Canal and connected to the Colorado River...

I want to give a big shout out to the Steamboat Dance Theatre. If you missed last weekend’s performances, you missed a fantastic community event which showcased not only an extraordinary amount of talent but...

Routt County commissioners have formally urged U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper to co-sponsor the Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025, emphasizing its critical importance for rural communities dependent on federal funding for essential services.  In...

As the first week of April brings a storm to Colorado’s High Country, the shift from last week’s false spring back to cold temperatures and snow signals a return of winter avalanche danger.  On Tuesday,...

A lot of us feel hopeless today. There’s the return of energy dominance as a federal goal, which places oil, gas and coal extraction above all other uses. There’s the extinction crisis affecting animals and...

Actors gathered inside the Julie Harris Theatre Monday evening excited to run through “Alice by Heart” before taking the stage Friday for the first of four performances on the campus of Perry Mansfield performing Arts...

The Routt County Humane Society announced Three Yellow Dogs as the business partner for April’s Adopt-a-thon. Three Yellow Dogs will donate $50 for every pet adopted in April to support animals in need. The Steamboat-based...

Steamboat Ski & Resort Corp. has announced the addition of two ski and snowboard events to the end of the season calendar.  Ski for Pete’s Sake At 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, April 16, Ski Corp. is...

The All Crimes Enforcement Team arrested a man in Craig on Thursday for alleged drug distribution and possession, as well as tampering with evidence, according to the arrest affidavit. Javier Amaya-Hernandez, 49, is charged with...

The Colorado Tourism Office announced on Tuesday its 2025 Tourism Management Grantees, including a $20,000 grant to the Steamboat Chamber. In partnership with Friends of the Yampa, the grant will support digital and printed educational...

Spring has sprung in the Yampa Valley, as we start to see the small little promise of green grass starting to emerge from the white snow banks, so is the excitement in our Agricultural Education...

After weeks of Colorado Democrats suggesting they’d be open to changing a 1992 voter-approved amendment to the state constitution that limits government growth, lawmakers are now seeking a lawsuit to overturn it.  Democrats on Monday...

Grief is a universal experience — at some point in life, everyone will face the pain of loss. Whether it is the death of a loved one, the end of a relationship, or a significant...