By Shannon Lukens.
One person has died in a fire at the River Ranch Trailer Park, in Kremmling. It happened Monday evening. The Grand County Coroner confirmed the death of an adult male who was found in the residence. His name has not been released. The fire and death are being investigated. Please call the Grand County Sheriff’s Office if you have any information.
The Honorable Sandra H. Gardner from the 14th Judicial District is retiring. The Nominating Commission for the district will interview and select nominees to be appointed by the governor on Nov. 7. Those who apply must live in the district, which includes Routt, Moffat, and Grand counties. They must have practiced law in the state for at least five years. The vacancy for the new District Judge position starts Jan. 1 of next year.
Application forms are available from the office of the ex officio chair of the nominating commission, Justice Carlos A. Samour Jr., 2 E. 14th Ave., Denver, CO 80203; and the office of the court executive, Peggy Gentles, 1955 Shield Dr., Unit 200, Steamboat Springs, CO 80487. Applications also are available on the court’s home page at http://www.courts.state.co.us/Careers/Judge.cfm.
The completed application must be e-mailed to the address listed in the instructions below no later than 4 p.m. on Oct. 5, 2023. Late applications will not be considered. Any person wishing to suggest a candidate to fill the vacancy may do so by letter to be submitted to any member of the nominating commission, with a copy to the ex officio chair, no later than 4 p.m. on Sept. 28, 2023. Under the rules of the 14th Judicial District Nominating Commission, names of the applicants shall be made public once the application period is closed.
Nancy Merrill has been recognized with the Good Egg Award from the International Crane Foundation. Merrill is the founder of the Colorado Crane Conservation Coalition in the Yampa Valley.
“I feel thrilled and I was surprised and it is a wonderful tribute to the work that has been done in the Yampa Valley on cranes.”
The Good Egg Award is for those who go above and beyond for cranes.
Picture is courtesy Kate Pierson Fitzwilliams. Nancy Merrill is with Claire Mirande who also won, and is retiring after working with the International Crane Foundation for 38 years.
INTERNATIONAL CRANE FOUNDATION RECOGNIZES NANCY MERRILL WITH GOOD EGG AWARD
Local military heroes are being honored with Routt County military banners, which will line Lincoln Ave. during Veterans Day in November. The deadline to order one is Oct. 1. The person being honored must be a current or past resident of Routt County, like Joe Armstrong who served in the Vietnam War.
“I think the military banners that we have in Steamboat Springs, put up on Lincoln Avenue, the main street in Steamboat, is very effective, showing the people of Routt County and our visitors, how many veterans served in wars that live here in Routt County.”
Order through MilitaryTributeBanners.org, look for Banner Programs and then select Colorado. Each banner is $100. Inquires can also be sent to Loretta Kuhlman at banners.alpost44@gmail.com
ROUTT COUNTY MILITARY VETERANS WILL BE HONORED WITH BANNERS ON LINCOLN AVENUE
The City of Steamboat Springs is hosting a public open house at 4:30 p.m. today to review the final plans for improvements to the intersection of Highway 40 and Downhill Drive. Construction will be next summer. That meeting is at the Community Center.
The Town of Yampa has a board meeting and a Special Yampa Planning Commission Meeting tonight. The 2024 Budget will be presented to the board. The meeting starts at 6 p.m. in the Upstairs Board Room at Crossan’s Town Hall on Main Street.
Craig City Council has a 2024 Budget Planning Session Thursday morning. It’s in Council Chambers on 4th Street.
Check out what’s happening in the Yampa Valley on the Community Calendar on our website.
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