By Shannon Lukens.
An 80-year-old Craig resident died due to COVID-19 on Saturday. That’s according to Moffat County Coroner Jesse Arthurs. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment says there have been 55 deaths because of COVID in Moffat County since the beginning of the pandemic, and 32 COVID deaths in Routt County.
The Vaccine Bus is back in Routt County this week for free Flu and COVID-19 vaccinations. Stop by the Routt County Fairgrounds in Hayden from 10 a.m. to 6 pm. on Thursday, Oct. 13. Then the bus will be at Walmart in Steamboat on Friday, Oct. 14, and back again on Sunday, Oct. 16.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife wants your help catching a poacher near Craig. It happened overnight between Oct. 6-7, which was last Thursday and Friday, about five miles northwest of Craig. A buck was shot with a rifle and left behind to rot, off Moffat County Road 31. Call CPW District Wildlife Manager Seth Schwolert (at 970-706-9874), or contact Operation Game Thief (at 877-265-6648) or by email at game.thief@state.co.us.
“If you saw something, say something,” said CPW District Wildlife Manager Seth Schwolert. “We are asking for the public’s help in identifying the person or persons responsible.”
Colorado Parks and Wildlife writes, “Poaching is a serious and costly crime. It robs legitimate sportspeople of game and fish, businesses and taxpayers of revenue generated by hunting and fishing, and robs all of us of a valuable natural resource that makes Colorado so special: our wildlife. Poaching also has impacts on the landowner where the incident occurred. Anyone illegally injuring or killing wildlife could face misdemeanor charges including harassment of wildlife, hunting big game without a license, illegal taking of wildlife, and reckless endangerment, among other charges.”
Safe2Tell reporting volume went up 89% in Colorado last month, according to a report released from Attorney General Phil Weiser. Safe2Tell is a way students can anonymously report something. In September, the program received 2,025 reports including suicide threats, bullying, and school complaints. One report was about a possible threat at Steamboat Springs High school where two young men were eventually arrested. To make a report, individuals can call 1-877-542-7233 from anywhere, at any time.
The confluence of the Yampa River and Fish Creek in Steamboat Springs is under a voluntary closure for the rest of the month. It’s to help the native mountain whitefish population during their annual spawn migration and concentration. Levels are low in the Yampa so that’s why it is being done. Signs are in place along the Yampa River.
Christina Stewart has been named to a new command position of Support Services Manager for the Steamboat Springs Police Department. As manager, Stewart will oversee 13 civilians and two sworn members. It includes the Community Service and Animal Control operations, as well as Records, Evidence, Hiring, Training, Special Events, Internal Affairs and Peer Support programs.
Applications for the Steamboat Springs Planning Commission are due this week. Commissioners hear planning and development plans/permits within the city. And members get a Howelsen Hill Ski Pass for their family, and a Haymaker Golf Pass. Apply through SteamboatSprings.net
It’s Homecoming Week in Hayden. Tonight is the Powder Puff Football game. Thursday is the Homecoming Parade at 2 p.m. with the Bonfire at Dry Creek Park Thursday night. The football game is Friday and the dance on Saturday.
For the KRAI Time, Temp, and Weather Hotline, call 970-824-1918.