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Ballots are arriving in Colorado House District 26. So are $80K in political mailers.
Independent group has sent half a dozen mailers to addresses in Steamboat Springs, some supporting Democratic Rep. Meghan Lukens, and...
Dylan Anderson
Oct 16, 20246 min read


Republican House candidate says there was election fraud in 2020, but not enough to change the outcome
Rep. Meghan Lukens praised Colorado’s election systems as the Democrat and her Republican challenger Nathan Butler addressed national...
Dylan Anderson
Oct 11, 20244 min read


West Routt Commissioner candidates talk housing, property taxes at Steamboat Pilot candidate forum
Commissioner Tim Redmond, a Democrat, and Republican challenger Tracy Lawton each accepted that housing is an issue in Routt County,...
Dylan Anderson
Oct 11, 20245 min read


Record-setting September fuels need to add Stage One Fire Restrictions in Routt County
Local Meteorologist Mike Weissbluth says last week of September was hottest ever recorded Stage One Fire Restrictions are in place in...
Dylan Anderson
Oct 9, 20242 min read


Democratic House representative says she has delivered on education, affordability in case for reelection
Rep. Meghan Lukens called this year’s legislative session a “breakthrough for education,” while pointing to bills passed that support...
Dylan Anderson
Sep 20, 20244 min read


Republican House Candidate says Colorado is ‘gambling’ with workers futures as it shutters coal industry
Former Craig City Council member Nathan Butler is running to unseat Democratic Rep. Meghan Lukens in the race for Colorado House District...
Dylan Anderson
Sep 20, 20245 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 Commissioners reduce golf safety setbacks, create house size limit workaround in code update
The updates also include additional water quality and quantity compliance and review for all new developments. County Commissioners...
Dylan Anderson
Aug 28, 20243 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 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
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