Steamboat Pilot & Today

09/10/2026

Colorado Parks and Wildlife kills second yearling from One Ear Pack as livestock attacks continue in Grand County

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09/10/2026

The Routt County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously to return to Stage 1 Fire Restriction effective Thursday, Sept. 10

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09/10/2026

Nominees eligible for the Leckenby Pioneer Award, given out since 1980, must have lived a minimum of 30 years in the county, though they do not have to be living here currently.

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The Steamboat Springs History Museum, formerly known as the Tread of Pioneers Museum, is seeking nominations for its annual Leckenby Pioneer and Stanley L. Larson awards, honoring individuals who have enriched Routt County quality of...

09/09/2026

Beckett said that while his department has received positive feedback on the use of Flock cameras — mostly through letters — the “overwhelming consensus” from community members “was opposition.”

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Steamboat Springs Police Chief Mark Beckett updated City Council this week on the process of removing Flock cameras and automated license plate readers from the city. As of Thursday, Sept. 3, the cameras have officially...

09/09/2026

An opportunity to shine on the Strings stage.

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Steamboat Dance Theatre is set to showcase what it brings to the community on the Strings Music Pavilion’s big stage during its third annual Local Dance Collective on Friday, Oct. 2. “By us acting as...

09/09/2026

Colorado ski towns posted fewer second-quarter jobs compared to 2025, but business experts say it points to a stabilizing workforce

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The Western Slope’s second-quarter job postings are in the red, with fewer employers hiring for vacant positions compared to last year despite recent quarter-over-quarter growth. Business experts say this could signal the region’s recovery from...

09/09/2026

Nottingham Ranch, which produces around 3,000 tons of hay per year, operates as a highly efficient agricultural business, composed of over 45,000 acres of deeded lands, leased public lands and grazing allotments, according to a county staff report.

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Routt County commissioners have unanimously approved allocating $3 million from the county’s Purchase of Development Rights Open Space Fund for acquisition of a conservation easement on Nottingham Ranch, permanently protecting one of Northwest Colorado’s largest...

09/09/2026

The reservoir between Silverthorne and Kremmling was 14% full during Labor Day weekend, according to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the operator. Put another way, it was 86% empty.

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No place in Colorado that I have visited offers such blunt testimony to the warming, drying climate than Green Mountain Reservoir. It also poses a question to those politicians whose answer to non-winters and ever-hotter...

09/09/2026

It’s the fourth lethal removal the agency has completed this summer.

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Colorado Parks and Wildlife killed two yearlings from two separate wolf packs on Monday, Sept. 8, after the animals’ were tied to repeated livestock attacks near their respective territories. The state wildlife agency killed one...

09/08/2026

Latino voters are losing trust in Colorado’s future as economic, immigration concerns dominate polls

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