By Shannon Lukens.
Daniel Domin has entered a guilty plea to one count of felony stalking. All other charges would be dismissed and the Steamboat Springs man would have three years of supervised probation, in-patient treatment, no guns, and no contact with the 12 victims. Domin was arrested in July and charged with six felony counts of stalking. A search warrant at his home found 13 firearms and thousands of rounds of ammunition. Sentencing is March 31.
The Bureau of Land Management is investing more than $600,000 to improve the Herd Management Area in the Sand Wash Basin. That’s in north Moffat County. The BLM plans to increase fertility control to better manage the wild horse population and do small-scale gathers. They also report that by improving range conditions, it will improve the habitat for the greater sage-grouse and other wildlife.
The City of Steamboat Springs has been asked to join a lawsuit for potential litigation for substandard service at the post office. The City of Crested Butte is coordinating the efforts, which would involve eight other mountain communities against the US Postal Service and its obligations for postal service under the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act. City Manager Gary Suiter will bring it up at tonight’s City Council meeting.
One issue is why the Steamboat Springs Post Office charges for P.O. Boxes when people have no other way to get their mail. It’s called the United States Postal Service’s Universal Service Obligation. The postmaster and one employee Monday said Steamboat Springs has cluster boxes available so anyone who wants a P.O. Box at the main office has to pay. Steamboat Springs City Council woman Heather Sloop has been having meetings with postal officials and bringing this up that not everyone has access to a cluster box.
“If you live in a residence where you are unable to get mail at your house or your apartment, you should not have to pay for a PO Box at the post office. Other cities and municipalities throughout the state do not pay for their PO Boxes, and we have been told that this is what should be happening here, is that we should not have to pay.”
Lori Mitchell lives in Old Town Steamboat and spent two and a half years trying to get a cluster box on her street.
“I had to keep going back and forth, back and forth. Nobody had this like ‘This is how you do it,’ right? It’s as if I was the first resident to do this. It’s very bizarre. So I ended up doing it all myself. It took about two and a half years.”
The US Postal Service website says to fill out the application for a PO Box and bring it in and ask for Group E which is the free postal box. Employees can check to see if you’re eligible. Corporate officials in Denver say they’re having the USPS Legal team looking into it. The regional offices of Senators Bennet and Hickenlooper, and Congressman Joe Neguse are also asking for specific answers about Steamboat residents having to pay for a PO Box if they have no other option.
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SHOULD YOU BE PAYING FOR YOUR PO BOX IN STEAMBOAT?
The 110th Winter Carnival starts Wednesday with Opening Ceremonies at 5:30 p.m. in Olympian Hall at Howelsen Hill. All of the little princesses will be introduced. This year’s Winter Carnival Queen is Alexa Brabec, first attendant is Noelle Roth, and 10th Grade Attendant is Tatum Lightner. The 2023 Winter Carnival Grand Marshals are Doug and Susie Allen.
2023 WINTER CARNIVAL — DATES AND DETAILS
A Craig Community Blood Drive is this afternoon, in the Pavilion at the Moffat County Fairgrounds. Sign up through Vitalant.org if you can donate blood.
The outdoor ice sheet is open. It’s between Howelsen Ice Arena and the rodeo grounds. It’s free and open for public skating and some pond hockey. No skate rentals but there are some skates you can borrow inside the ice arena. Rink hours run daily from dawn to 10 p.m., but the public is asked to limit mid-day skating to help preserve the ice during warmer daytime temperatures.
Check out upcoming events in the Yampa Valley on the Community Calendar on our website.
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