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Nearly 124,000 people used Howelsen Park last year. How much more can it take?
A year-long review studied parking and traffic conditions at Steamboat Spring’s historic park while a charrette process sought feedback...
Dylan Anderson
Sep 12, 20247 min read


A bear got trapped inside a vehicle in Steamboat Springs. The result isn’t pretty.
Incident highlights need to lock doors as bears are entering hyperphagia, where they spend as many as 20 hours a day in search of food...
Dylan Anderson
Sep 11, 20244 min read


Final approval for Mad Rabbit is expected soon. Could funding to build the trails be funneled elsewhere?
Opponents of the trails project are pushing for Steamboat Springs City Council members to use available 2A Trails funding within the city...
Dylan Anderson
Sep 6, 20249 min read


Steamboat voters won’t see property tax question in November, as council pushes cradle to grave talk to 2025
The measure was a response to the Casey’s Pond crisis, an issue that is less urgent after the community was able to get a deal to save...
Dylan Anderson
Sep 4, 20244 min read


Routt County Sheriff says large events like SBT GRVL 'cannot be effectively managed'
Sheriff Doug Scherar praised event organizers for their work to mitigate issues, but said people at the extremes of the event are causing...
Dylan Anderson
Sep 4, 20244 min read


Steamboat has deal to save Casey’s Pond
In a deal announced Friday, the Yampa Valley Community Foundation has a verbal agreement to save the senior living community. The Yampa...
Dylan Anderson
Aug 23, 20242 min read


Developer on board for Hilltop housing project on USFS land that has YVHA nearing 600 unit pledge
Officials are working to execute a land lease with the U.S. Forest Service before the authority expires on Sept. 30. Caption: U.S. Sen....
Dylan Anderson
Aug 21, 20243 min read


Steamboat Council takes step toward pitching property tax question to support eldercare, child care
The measure is a response to the ongoing Casey’s Pond crisis, but it wouldn’t be used to save the facility. Caption: Dina Fisher helps...
Dylan Anderson
Aug 21, 20244 min read


Assisted living set to close at Casey’s Pond as receiver says community ‘cannot remain as senior living’
Press release mentions the community effort to save the senior living community, noting that receiver has a fiduciary responsibility to...
Dylan Anderson
Aug 16, 20242 min read


Steamboat Council approves emergency $2.5 million in hopes of spurring private funding to save Casey’s Pond
Private funding is not in place as implied on Tuesday night, but city buy in hopes to spur support. Steamboat Springs City Council...
Dylan Anderson
Aug 14, 20242 min read


Steamboat Springs School Board says it can no longer sit on Whistler Park land
Residents near the park said they support affordable housing but that there were numerous reasons why the school district’s early talks...
Dylan Anderson
Aug 14, 20245 min read


Steamboat will consider emergency ordinance Wednesday that hopes to save Casey’s Pond
At 10 a.m. council will vote on whether to allocate $2.5 million in short term rental tax revenues, a sum that they believe will spur...
Dylan Anderson
Aug 13, 20245 min read
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