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Here are the winter parking restriction rules for Craig, Steamboat Springs, Hayden, and Oak Creek. Snowplow drivers need...
01/24/2025

Here are the winter parking restriction rules for Craig, Steamboat Springs, Hayden, and Oak Creek. Snowplow drivers need to be able to plow our city streets. Here's how you can help, and avoid a ticket.

By Shannon Lukens. Photo courtesy Craig Police.   Snowplow drivers are busy removing snow from city streets. Different communities have different ordinances. Craig The City of Craig and Craig Police have put out a list of 56

Friday's news has winter parking restrictions for our NW Colorado communities. Plus, it's a busy weekend of high school ...
01/24/2025

Friday's news has winter parking restrictions for our NW Colorado communities. Plus, it's a busy weekend of high school sports and other fun. Here's the list.

By Shannon Lukens.   Another snowy weekend is ahead. Remember that our Northwest Colorado communities have winter parking restrictions. In the City of Craig, police have put out a list with license plates and locations of vehicles

Thursday's news has an update on the Lyon's Drug building, the Historic Preservation Plan, and hear from Denver7's Danie...
01/23/2025

Thursday's news has an update on the Lyon's Drug building, the Historic Preservation Plan, and hear from Denver7's Danielle Grant who is a guest DJ on Easy 94-1 on Thursday.

By Shannon Lukens. The Lyons Drug building needs some structural repairs, after a car crashed into the front of the building early Tuesday morning. The repairs to the local drugstore and soda fountain at 9th and Lincoln

Wednesday's news has more on a crash into a downtown Steamboat building, water and wastewater rates are going up in Stea...
01/22/2025

Wednesday's news has more on a crash into a downtown Steamboat building, water and wastewater rates are going up in Steamboat Springs, retiring City Manager Gary Suiter is celebrated, and there are a few events you might want to attend in Craig and Steamb

By Shannon Lukens.   A vehicle crashed into the front corner of Lyons Drug early Tuesday morning Steamboat Springs Police Sergeant Evan Noble says it is being investigated as a medical issue. The driver was taken to

Tuesday's news has school updates because of the cold, Jace Logan wins the slalom in the Cowboy Downhill, steps are bein...
01/21/2025

Tuesday's news has school updates because of the cold, Jace Logan wins the slalom in the Cowboy Downhill, steps are being taken to replace the Fish Creek Falls Bridge, and a lot more. Read it right here, right now.

By Shannon Lukens. The cold continues. The Steamboat Springs School District is on a two-hour delayed start Tuesday, Jan. 21, due to extremely cold temperatures. The district writes that it is for the safety of all

The cold continues. Moffat County School District will operate as normal Tuesday, Jan. 21, but will take extra precautio...
01/21/2025

The cold continues. Moffat County School District will operate as normal Tuesday, Jan. 21, but will take extra precautions across schools during drop off and pickup times to minimize outdoor time for students and staff. The district strongly encourages parents to make sure students are bundled up and safe.

South Routt Schools and the Hayden School District will have a regular schedule on Tuesday.

Steamboat Springs School District has a two-hour delayed start.

Here is this week's Mental Health Minute, which talks about the benefits of a "Waffle Wednesday. Curious? Read more here...
01/20/2025

Here is this week's Mental Health Minute, which talks about the benefits of a "Waffle Wednesday. Curious? Read more here.

(Graphics provided to Steamboat Radio. ) This is a weekly update.   Updated January 12, 2025. It was October of 1999, my brother, myself, and our close friend group headed out to our favorite camping location to

Wolves are in the news for Monday. Twenty have been released by Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Plus, arrests at Dream Isla...
01/20/2025

Wolves are in the news for Monday. Twenty have been released by Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Plus, arrests at Dream Island, a high-speed chase over Rabbit Ears Pass, and a lot more.

By Shannon Lukens. Fifteen wolves from British Columbia have been released in Eagle and Pitkin counties. Also, five more from the Copper Creek Pack that was captured from Grand County for chronically killing sheep and cattle were

Fifteen wolves from British Columbia along with five from the Copper Creek Pack have been released in Eagle and Pitkin c...
01/19/2025

Fifteen wolves from British Columbia along with five from the Copper Creek Pack have been released in Eagle and Pitkin counties. Colorado Parks and Wildlife made the announcement this afternoon. Here is what is in the press release.

By Shannon Lukens. Photos courtesy Colorado Parks and Wildlife.   Twenty gray wolves have been released by Colorado Parks and Wildlife in Pitkin County and in Eagle County. It was announced this afternoon in a press release,

A high-speed chase that started in Kremmling was getting close to Steamboat Springs Friday afternoon. Routt County Sheri...
01/19/2025

A high-speed chase that started in Kremmling was getting close to Steamboat Springs Friday afternoon. Routt County Sheriff’s officers and Grand County Sheriff’s officers collaborated on ending the chase on Rabbit Ears Pass. Here’s how it happened, and where the driver is tonight.

By Shannon Lukens.   A high-speed chase started in Kremmling and ended up with a crash at Mile Post 145 on Rabbit Ears Pass Friday afternoon. At 2:20 p.m., the Grand County Sheriff’s Office says a tip

Craig Police Department is reminding residents that vehicles need to be removed from the street when the snowplows are a...
01/17/2025

Craig Police Department is reminding residents that vehicles need to be removed from the street when the snowplows are at work. Click on the link and you'll see a list of 56 vehicles with their license plate numbers and locations, that need to be moved. Are you on the list?

The City of Craig is requesting that the following vehicles be removed from the city streets to facilitate the removal of past snowfall and the anticipated snow to come during this weekend.

Range Riders are being hired to work in nine Colorado counties, as a non-lethal deterrent to wolves. Here's the list of ...
01/17/2025

Range Riders are being hired to work in nine Colorado counties, as a non-lethal deterrent to wolves. Here's the list of counties, plus information on how you can be trained and possibly hired to be a Range Rider.

By Shannon Lukens. Photo courtesy CPW.   Range Riders are being hired by Colorado Parks and Wildlife to help with the wolf reintroduction program. It is in partnership with the Colorado Department of Agriculture. Up to 12

Friday's news has a story on possible drugging at Steamboat Springs bars, a Winter Travel Alert, the SOSY athletes from ...
01/17/2025

Friday's news has a story on possible drugging at Steamboat Springs bars, a Winter Travel Alert, the SOSY athletes from Craig to Steamboat Springs, high school sports this weekend, and a lot more.

By Shannon Lukens.   Steamboat Springs Police are investigating the possible unknown drugging of bar patrons at local establishments. They were made aware of this through multiple social media posts. The local police department would like

About 15 athletes from throughout the Yampa Valley are training on the slopes of Steamboat for the Special Olympics in C...
01/16/2025

About 15 athletes from throughout the Yampa Valley are training on the slopes of Steamboat for the Special Olympics in Colorado, coming up Jan. 31. Here's more on the growing program, with pictures.

By Shannon Lukens.   The skiers and riders with the SOSY team have started up their season with practices at Steamboat Resort. SOSY is Special Olympics Steamboat & the Yampa Valley. They’re sponsored by STARS, which is

Thursday's news has more on threats to CPW staff because of the wolf introduction process, we have a report on mountain ...
01/16/2025

Thursday's news has more on threats to CPW staff because of the wolf introduction process, we have a report on mountain rail at the Airline Summit, and an update on some big finishes for SSWSC athletes.

By Shannon Lukens. State legislators had questions about the wolf introduction program Wednesday, in a Joint Senate and House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee meeting. The meeting started out with the Deputy Director of Colorado Parks and

Wolves were the topic Wednesday at the State Capitol, as Colorado legislators asked questions of CPW staff. Deputy Direc...
01/16/2025

Wolves were the topic Wednesday at the State Capitol, as Colorado legislators asked questions of CPW staff. Deputy Director Reid Dewalt started off with saying CPW staff has received threats of violence regarding wolf introduction.

By Shannon Lukens. Cover photo courtesy Sophia Sickling.   State legislators had questions about the wolf introduction program Wednesday, in a Joint Senate and House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee meeting. The meeting started out with the

Here's the news. The online version has much more news and information and you can listen to it right now. Plus, there a...
01/15/2025

Here's the news. The online version has much more news and information and you can listen to it right now. Plus, there are pictures.

By Shannon Lukens.   A cash-only bond of $300 was set for Kaiden Bogda Tuesday by Routt County Judge Erin Wilson. Bogda is the man who allegedly assaulted a Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club ski coach at

Commissioners Melody Villard and Tony Bohrer were sworn in Tuesday to another term as Moffat County Commissioners. Here'...
01/15/2025

Commissioners Melody Villard and Tony Bohrer were sworn in Tuesday to another term as Moffat County Commissioners. Here's more.

By Shannon Lukens. (Photos courtesy Chloe Villard and Shannon Bohrer.)   Tony Bohrer and Melody Villard were sworn in for another term Tuesday on the Moffat County Board of County Commissioners. “Commissioner Bohrer and myself are the

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