By Shannon Lukens.
31-year-old Taylor Branstetter died Saturday evening, in a one-vehicle accident on Highway 40, just west of Hayden. Colorado State Patrol says his car drifted off the side of the highway and collided with multiple trees. County Coroner Mitch Locke confirms Branstetter lived in Craig but his family is from Hayden.
The Routt County K9 Deputy Winston helped Hayden Police with a vehicle stop in Hayden over the weekend which resulted in an arrest and confiscation of 154 fentanyl pills, 129 Xanax pills, 0.5 grams of cocaine, 1.8 grams of methamphetamines, scales, paraphernalia and burglary tools. The investigation is still open.
Someone vandalized a structure in the Children’s Garden at Yampa River Botanic Park, with racial slurs and graphic drawings. The vandalism has been removed. We won’t be showing close-ups of the pictures because they are too graphic and rude. Steamboat Police are investigating.
The 100-year-old time capsule built into the corner of the historic Routt County Courthouse was opened Saturday. It was full of documents and papers from 100 years ago. They included the Steamboat Pilot, the Oak Creek Times, the Routt County Republican, The Routt County Sentinal, the Denver Post, the American Legion Weekly, and the Rocky Mountain News. And there was a high school yearbook.
ROUTT COUNTY CELEBRATES THE 100-YEAR-OLD TIME CAPSULE BURIED IN THE COURTHOUSE
A ribbon cutting at Yampa Valley Electric in Craig Friday helped celebrate the installation of solar panels that will contribute to a cleaner and more sustainable future for the residents of Craig and Steamboat Springs, Hayden, Yampa, and Routt and Moffat counties, for the next 20 years. Here’s Craig City Manager Peter Brixius.
“We think that the power generation of course are going to benefit the regional partners that initiated the project, which is Moffat County, Routt County, Craig, Steamboat Springs, Hayden and Yampa. They will receive continual benefits from this field for the next 20 years, possibly a few years beyond that.”
SOLAR GARDEN IS DEDICATED NEAR CRAIG TO SERVE THE YAMPA VALLEY
A group of Routt County Agriculture producers and ranchers have frustrations with the recent SBT GRVL bike race.
Larry Belton’s lives on the race route, on Routt County Road 56.
“We could not haul hay. One day they told me I couldn’t go up the road to where I live and I went anyway. And you couldn’t get out on the road. And the bikers were going seven abreast and when you met them they wouldn’t get over. And it was just a whole day of bikes. And they scared our horses and our cows. And there was just too many of them.”
Belton has lived in Routt County for 80 years. He spoke at a listening session which many Routt County ranchers attended to talk about how the race interferes with their access to their ranches and ag production, and how rude the cyclists were.
Co-founder Amy Charity was at the meeting.
“There were some good discussion points on areas that we can certainly improve. Every year, we listen and we learn and we make improvements after hearing feedback, and this year is no different that the feedback that we did receive, we think that many of the points are very actionable on something that we can make improvements and make this a better experience for everybody.”
3,100 cyclists competed in the SBT GRVL all over Routt County. Charity says there will be two more listening sessions, in Oak Creek, and Clark.
More on the story: ROUTT COUNTY RANCHERS ARE ANGRY WITH SBT GRVL CYCLISTS
The Veterans Center of Northwest Colorado is open today on the 9/11 anniversary of the largest loss of life in American history in one day. Veterans will be at the Veterans Center at 924 Lincoln Ave. in Steamboat Springs for tours, and to show future plans and renderings of the planned remodel and reconstruction. All vets, families, and citizens are welcome.
Registration starts today for a one-hour window at the Smartwool Sample Sale, which is Sept. 29. A link is through SSWSC.org The sale is in Olympian Hall at Howelsen Hill.
Register for the Smartwool Sample Sale
The Moffat County Board of County Commissioners meets at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 12. Agenda items include a Constitution Week Proclamation with the Daughters of the American Revolution. Candace Miller has a presentation from Planning and Zoning. Roy Tipton will report on the bid for demolition of the old courthouse. Jeff Comstock will report from the Natural Resources Department. There will also be a report from the Elections Office.
In football…
- Moffat County beat Bayfield, 42-33.
- Steamboat Sailors beat Middle Park, 21-6.
- The Hayden Tigers shut out Wiley, 46-0.
- Soroco lost to Dolores, 20-30.
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