By Shannon Lukens.
The Rio Blanco County Coroner has released the name of the young man who died in a single vehicle rollover Saturday night in Rio Blanco County. He is 17-year-old Dillon Hobbs of Meeker.
This picture is of the bear napping on Saturday afternoon.
A very sick bear that was having trouble walking, and didn’t respond to anyone or anything, was put down by Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers Saturday. A necropsy is being done to see why it was so sick. It was in the Fish Creek Falls Road area and had been called in by several concerned residents. The local CPW office says it’s OK to give them a call if you have a concern about a sick or injured animal.
SICK BEAR IN STEAMBOAT SPRINGS EUTHANIZED BY CPW
Routt County Commissioner Tim Corrigan asked who in the room was there opposed to the SBT GRVL race to raise their hands.
Frustrated ranchers and rural Routt County residents packed into the Routt County Commissioners hearing room Monday, to talk about why they don’t like the SBT GRVL race in late August. About 70 attended and they say there are 536 property owners along the 128-miles of county roads for the race. They’re concerned about safety and liability, and how the county roads are incompatible for a bike race with 3,000 participants.
Routt County Commissioners will be reviewing the Special Events permit, which costs $200 for an event of over 1,000 participants. Commissioner Tim Redmond says public safety is the #1 concern and this issue has to be addressed. He also noted that the registration page for next year’s SBT GRVL race is set up, but that event organizers do not have permit at this time. He closed the meeting with the many ranchers in the room with, “We do understand that you are our constituents.”
Oct. 13, 2023 – COMMISSIONERS TO DISCUSS SPECIAL EVENT PERMITS MONDAY, INCLUDING SBT GRVL
2023 Special Event Permit Holders
Special Events and their cumulative impacts on rural neighborhoods
SBT GRVL 2024 Community Engagement
Ballots for the 2023 election have been sent in Colorado, including both Routt and Moffat counties, so watch for those in the mail. In Moffat County, there is one location to drop off your ballots, and it’s new this year. Here is Sarah Colding, the elections manager.
“The new dropbox is located at the new county courthouse, located at 1198 Victory Way in Craig and it is open as of today.”
Coloradans can register to vote online at govotecolorado.com. You can also check your voter registration status there.
Memorial Regional Health hosted an Election forum at the Craig Chamber building Monday night. There are four vacant seats on City Council.
The seat for Mayor of Craig will be filled by either Tom Kleinshnitz or Chris Nichols. There are four seats up for election and six people running for Moffat County School Board. The election is Nov. 7.
There is a virtual forum at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18, for Steamboat Springs City Council Candidates. It is hosted by Yampa Valley Sustainability Council. Register for the Zoom meeting through the YVSC website. All are welcome to the event, and closed captioning will be provided. Video recordings of the event in English and Spanish will be available after the event on YVSC’s YouTube page. To register for the Zoom meeting, please click the link here.
To suggest a question for the forum, please email it to info@yvsc.org with “sustainability forum questions” in the subject line.
Seniors statewide can submit college applications for free, today through Thursday of this week. Oct. 17-19 is free application day for Colorado colleges.
Students from Steamboat Springs High School are helping clean up the Yampa River today, so watch for them picking up trash along the Yampa today.
Colorado State Patrol has a few extra things to watch for in the fall, like deer and elk because it’s mating season and they often travel in groups. Deer are most active during dawn and dusk. Watch for fog in the valleys. Cold temperatures overnight can create morning frost on the roads. This is the season for quick changes in weather to some sloppy snow. Check your tire pressure or schedule your snow tires to be put on. And the days are shorter, meaning less visibility.
COLORADO STATE PATROL HAS TIPS FOR DRIVING IN THE FALL
Check out what’s happening in the Yampa Valley on the Community Calendar on our website.
For the KRAI Time, Temp, and Weather Hotline, call 970-824-1918.