By Shannon Lukens.
There were three accidents with injuries in Routt County over the weekend.
- The first was at 7:45 p.m. Saturday night, when a 39-year-old man from Oak Creek man went off the road on county road 14, hit a tree and rolled. He was taken to the hospital with serious injuries and Colorado State Patrol is investigating for excessive speed.
- About two hours later, there was a rollover in North Routt County on County Road 129 with five teenagers in the car. Colorado State Patrol says the 18-year-old male driver fled the scene and couldn’t be found by Routt County Search and Rescue. But he had to be taken to the hospital the next morning. Three 17-year-old females were taken to the hospital. One had to be airlifted. All four were from Steamboat Springs. An 18-year-old male passenger had minor injuries and is from Clark. Colorado State Patrol says alcohol was a factor and no one had on a seatbelt, and they will be following up on charges against the driver.
- The third accident was Sunday morning along Highway 40 just west of Milner. Colorado State Patrol says a Dodge truck driven by a 27-year-old man from Craig hit a 17-year-old male cyclist from Steamboat Springs who was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. That accident is also under investigation.
A response to the recent swastika vandalism in Steamboat Springs has been written by a local high school student, and presented by STAND, which is Steamboat Team to disrupt Antisemitism and Discrimination. The letter can be seen on SteamboatRadio.com Steamboat Springs Police have also offered a reward for information on who did it.
SSHS STUDENT WRITES LETTER FOR “STAND” GROUP IN RESPONSE TO SWASTIKA VANDALISM
PICNIC TABLE IN STEAMBOAT SPRINGS IS VANDALIZED WITH SWASTIKAS
Today is Labor Day. All city, county, and federal offices are closed for the Labor Day Holiday.
Candidates running for Craig City Council and for Mayor of Craig have been announced. Incumbents Chris Nichols and Tom Kleinschnitz are both running for mayor. If Kleinschnitz does not win, he will no longer be on council since the term to which he was appointed expires in November. If Nichols does not win, he can serve out the remaining two years of his term on City Council. There are four vacant council seats. Three incumbents are running for their seats. They are Paul James, Derek Duran, and Randy Looper. New candidates for City Council are Luke Tucker and Nathan Butler.
Here is who is running for City Council in Steamboat Springs.
NINE FILE TO RUN FOR STEAMBOAT SPRINGS CITY COUNCIL IN NOVEMBER
The Humane Society of Moffat County had a successful first annual Pets, Pints, and Pies at Gino’s Pizzeria. Nine animals were adopted.
A strong storm with heavy winds and rain blew through Steamboat Springs right before Friday night’s football matchup with the Sailors and Moffat County. Trees were down throughout Steamboat Springs, with lots of leaves and branches along city streets and in yards, too. Some power was knocked out for awhile.
The Bulldogs came out strong and didn’t let the Sailors score a point in front of their hometown crowd at Gardner Field. The final score had Moffat County with the shutout over Steamboat Springs, 32-0.
The Soroco Rams had a big win in Blackhawk, beating Gilpin County 30-12 Friday night.
The Hayden Tigers also won their first home game heading into the weekend, over Plateau Valley.
Photos courtesy Lisa Renee Tumminello
The Steamboat Sailors Cross Country team with over 70 athletes competed in the West Grand Invitational on Saturday. Both the boys and girls teams won their team divisions, with Ayla Oslowski, Grace Olexa, and Novella Light in the top spots. Michael Hagney and Asher Rowan had 2nd and 3rd place finishes for the boys.
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