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Colorado Parks and Wildlife awards $50,000 in grants to boost sales of wolf license plate

Steamboat Springs · Steamboat Springs

Colorado Parks and Wildlife awards $50,000 in grants to boost sales of wolf license plate

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Colorado Parks and Wildlife has awarded $50,000 to two organizations to promote the state’s “Born to Be Wild” wolf license plate, which generates funding for non-lethal tools and programs to mitigate and reduce conflict between wolves and livestock. This is the inaugural award of the agency’s grant program, which sets aside up to $50,000 annually to raise awareness and promote sales of the specialty license plate. Jeff Davis, the director of Par…See the Story

Steamboat Springs moguls skier named to inaugural U.S. Ski and Snowboard development group

Skiing · Steamboat Springs

Steamboat Springs moguls skier named to inaugural U.S. Ski and Snowboard development group

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Steamboat Springs moguls skier Anabel Ayad is among the first group to join the Moguls National Development Group. Introduced by U.S. Ski and Snowboard, the group was created to help further develop the sport’s next generation and grow the pipeline of moguls skiers at the national scale. The Moguls National Development Group is made up of the best developmental moguls athletes in the country. Athletes were selected to the group based on head-to…Read Article

Routt County Sheriff’s Office warns residents of local scam involving deputy impersonator

Steamboat Springs · Steamboat Springs

Routt County Sheriff’s Office warns residents of local scam involving deputy impersonator

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Steamboat vacancy tax: Taxation without representation?

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As Steamboat Springs prepares to put a first-of-its-kind vacancy tax before voters this November, a fundamental question is dividing the community: Is it fair for full-time residents to decide on a tax that will be paid almost exclusively by non-resident property owners, many of whom have no say at the ballot box? The debate has revived age-old concerns about “taxation without representation,” pitting fiscal needs against democratic principles. …Taxes · Steamboat Springs Read Article

Sales tax collections up almost 7% in April

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The city’s final April sales, use, accommodations and short-term rentals tax report shows collections were 6.84% higher than in April 2024, an increase of $144,311. Year-to-date sales tax collections are 1.37% more than year-to-date collections through the same period in 2024. When comparing this April to April 2024, the notable increases in collections by category are in construction at 24.16%, grocery stores at 10.75% and miscellaneous retail …Steamboat Springs · Steamboat Springs Read Article

Steamboat police arrest man for alleged sexual contact and assault at local bar

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Steamboat Springs police arrested a man for alleged unlawful sexual contact and third-degree assault following an incident at Sunpie’s Bistro on Sunday. Ivan Puentes-Lopez, 37, was arrested at around 1:45 a.m. Sunday after a Steamboat police officer saw him swerving on Lincoln Avenue, according to the affidavit for arrest. The arresting officer noted that Puentes-Lopez allegedly “had a pipe filled with burnt marijuana” in his jacket pocket when …Steamboat Springs · Steamboat Springs Read Article

Council on Aging launches public campaign for Senior Center

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Routt County Council on Aging has set its sights on opening a designated Senior Center on the northwest side of Steamboat Springs to serve its growing number of aging clients and the increasing percentage of seniors in the county by October 2028. The nonprofit agency is asking for community and donor support to raise an additional $2.8 million by Sept. 1 to close on a 13,000-square-foot building for sale at 1855 Shield Drive. The building curren…Steamboat Springs · Steamboat Springs Read Article

Mad Rabbit funding decision part of Tuesday’s packed Steamboat Council agenda

City will decide whether to send the U.S. Forest Service $1.6 million to support the trails project after an adaptive management plan was altered. Steamboat Springs City Council is expected to meet for more than five hours on Tuesday as they discuss the ongoing Brown Ranch deliberation and stewardship process, next steps with forming a regional transportation authority, a potential deal with Steamboat Resort on a lift tax and whether the city wi…Steamboat Springs · Steamboat Springs Read Article

Moffat County fuel theft case reaches plea agreement

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A man accused of stealing fuel from the Maverik gas station on Victory Way in Craig and injuring law enforcement officers during a pursuit in December 2024 pleaded guilty to amended charges on Monday. Geomar Gomez-Hernandez, 35, pleaded guilty to second-degree assault, vehicular eluding and theft during a plea hearing at the Moffat County Combined Courts. On Dec. 26, 2024, Craig police officers responded to a report of a fuel theft around 11 a.m…Steamboat Springs · Steamboat Springs Read Article

Oak Creek fire chief placed on administrative leave

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Oak Creek Fire Protection District Chief Brady Glauthier has been placed on paid administrative leave and is being investigated by the fire district’s board over allegations that his actions as chief have put firefighters at risk. David Park, chair of the fire district’s board of directors, said in a statement sent on Friday that he and his colleagues were “aware of some operational and safety concerns that have been expressed by current and for…Steamboat Springs · Steamboat Springs Read Article

Short-term rental owners voice opposition to Steamboat Springs’ vacancy tax proposal

As proposed, the $3,100 vacancy tax would be paid by homeowners whose property sits vacant for 183 days a year or more.Short-term rental owners voiced their opposition to Steamboat Springs City Council’s vacancy tax proposal during public comment last week, saying the potential $3,100 per year tax would be “devastating” for many STR owners.Mark Walker, the president of Resort Group, which manages a significant number of STRs locally, walked thro…Property · Steamboat Springs Read Article

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