By Shannon Lukens.
The Routt County Sheriff’s Office reports three people died in a suspected murder/suicide in Phippsburg Saturday. The bodies of 45-year-old James “Jake” Hill and two juveniles, ages three and seven, were discovered during a welfare check. If you have any information for the investigation, please reach out to the Routt County Sheriff’s Office.
THREE FOUND DEAD IN PHIPPSBURG
Also, in South Routt County, Colorado Parks and Wildlife has confirmed that some of the newly released wolves have been tracked in South Routt, but they are not yet in Moffat County. They also said that there have not been any depredations of livestock yet. The director of Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Jeff Davis, apologized in a CPW Commission meeting last week for the way the wolves were released and how no one was told until after it happened. Senator Dylan Roberts from Senate District 8 says the lack of transparency and notification was incredibly disappointing.
“Most of us in northwest Colorado were very concerned about the reintroduction of wolves but as we got closer to that date we were hopeful that CPW would be a partner and be very open and transparent to help agriculture producers in our area. So the complete lack of transparency and lack of notification around the reintroduction was incredibly disappointing. I am grateful that Director Davis has apologized but we have a long way to go to rebuild trust between our local agriculture producers, communities, and the state government. I’m hoping that we can get there but this has been very difficult.”
Full story — CPW CONFIRMS WOLVES WERE IN SOUTH ROUTT BUT AREN’T (YET) IN MOFFAT
Someone crashed their car into Steamboat Springs High School and caused major structural damage late Friday night. The area has been boarded up and there is no school today for the Martin Luther King holiday. Police are looking for a dark blue SUV, possibly Nissan Pathfinder Armada, that will have damage on the front driver’s side. If you have any information, please contact Steamboat Springs Police at 970-879-1144 or reach out to Safe2Tell at Safe2Tell.org or 877-542-SAFE.
The 2024 route for Ride The Rockies will bring 2,000 cyclists and support crew to Steamboat Springs, Craig, Meeker, Rangely, and Fruita, June 9-15. They will start the ride and camp at Steamboat Springs High School before heading to Craig. Here’s the marketing coordinator for the ride, Peter Indovino, from an announcement video on the Ride the Rockies website.
“The town is thrilled to be having us here, and we’re thrilled to kick things off so come join us on June 9-10 in Steamboat Springs.”
The cyclists will ride 66 miles from Steamboat to Craig on that first day where they’ll stay at the Moffat County Fairgrounds. Here’s Kyler Scott with the fairgrounds.
“We’ve got everything they should need as far as indoor facilities, camping, bathrooms, RV hookups, so, yep, be sure to be here June 10 for the Ride the Rockies here in Craig.”
They cyclists head to Meeker after leaving Craig for the six-day tour. Ride the Rockies is one of the longest running bicycle tours in the country. It started in 1986. Cyclists are expected from all fifty states and several countries.
- Day 1 (June 10) is 66 miles from Steamboat Springs to Craig.
- Day 2 (June 11) is 61 miles from Craig to Meeker.
- Day 3 (June 12) is 58 miles from Meeker to Rangely.
- Day 4 (June 13) has options of rides out of Rangely including a 90-mile Gravel Ride, an 84 mile ride to the Canyon Overlook in Dinosaur National Monument, or a 107-mile ride to Harper’s Corner Overlook in Dinosaur National Monument.
- Day 5 (June 14) is 79 miles from Rangely to Fruita.
- Day 6 (June 15) is 39 miles around Colorado National Monument.
RIDE THE ROCKIES BRINGS 2,000 RIDERS TO STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CRAIG, MEEKER, AND MORE IN JUNE
Russell’s Auto Salon has new owners, after 33 years. Phil Spahr and Terry Paulsen have sold the business.
“Oh yeah, where we always meet by accident, and I’m Phil and I’m Terry. Hey, thank you Steamboat. Thank you very much. You’ve been awesome.”
The new owners are Ron Wentzel and Leo Starbuck, both born and raised in Steamboat Springs.
PHIL AND TERRY SELL RUSSELL’S AUTO SALON AFTER 33+ YEARS
The 49th Annual Cowboy Downhill is today at the base of Steamboat Resort.
Hayden hosts Moffat County at 6 p.m. Monday night in wrestling.
The Routt County Board of County Commissioners meets Tuesday morning in Steamboat Springs. Scott Cowman with Environmental Health is on the agenda regarding the Phippsburg Water and Sanitation System. Agenda
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