By Shannon Lukens.
A Routt County jury has convicted 50-year-old Casey Baverstock on two counts of Class 5 Felony Vehicular Eluding and four other traffic offenses. Sentencing is April 19. Baverstock could face up to one to three years in the state penitentiary and/or a fine of up to $100,000. The charges come from two separate high-speed pursuits on May 31, 2023 where speeds reached 100 mph.
The Moffat County Sheriff’s Office is still searching for Thomas Ray Velasquez. The 70-year-old has not been seen since Dec. 18. K9 teams from Garfield County have helped with the search, as has Craig Police. Submit tip
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A front-end loader that went off the hill by Steamboat Cemetery Thursday should be removed today by Routt County Road and Bridge. The driver was OK.
Melinda Sherman of Steamboat Springs has been appointed by Gov. Polis to serve as an unaffiliated attorney in the 14th Judicial District Nominating Commission.
Moffat County High School senior Megan Neton has been chosen as one of the top five high school students in the state of Colorado, for the Voice of Democracy Essay Scholarship. Her essay is called “The Power of the Pen.”
“One of the most powerful things we can do for ourselves is advocate for ourselves. For me, that’s always been writing. So the prompt was, ‘What is the greatest attribute of our United States Democracy?’ And all I could think about was writing and how people can express their rage and their joy and all of these emotions about what the emotions they have about what the government is doing, and they can put it on the paper. And they can make people angry, or they can make people support them, and I’ve always thought that was really powerful so I wrote an essay about it.”
Neton will be reading her essay at a statewide VFW gathering in Lakewood this weekend. She could advance to the national level where she would win up to $35,000 in scholarships.
Read the essay — MCHS SENIOR MEGAN NETON ADVANCES TO STATE FINALS IN ESSAY COMPETITION
8th grader Tyla Emerson was the first-place winner of the Patriot’s Pen essay this year for the Steamboat Springs area with Lily Garey in second. They also presented their essays to the local VFW.
The Steamboat Women’s March is at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 2, on the lawn of the historic Routt County Courthouse. This year, it is a Reproductive Freedom Signature Rally.
Makinly Long from SOROCO is at the National Western Stock Show, showing her steers today and her heifers on Saturday. Kelbee Manzanares from Hayden Middle School is also showing her Prospect Steer as is Peyton Baker from Hayden. The Prospect Steer Show is Saturday.
All are invited to the Potato and Salad Bar at the Senior Social Center in Craig, 778 Yampa Ave. It’s from 4-6 p.m. today.
Nominations are being accepted through Monday for the Hazie Werner Award. Each year, the Steamboat Ski Resort honors a local female community member who represents Hazie Werner’s legacy through volunteer work, community commitment, and support of local organizations and efforts. The nomination form is Steamboat.com Search “Hazie.” Nomination form
Dance Showcase is at 6 p.m. tonight, and then 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. Saturday is at Steamboat Springs High School. Tickets are available through the school district’s website at SteamboatSchools.net
DANCE SHOWCASE AT SSHS IS JAN. 18-20
The Steamboat Springs Teen Council and Partners for Youth have planned a free Pickleball event for Routt County teens. It’s from 4-7 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 20 at the Steamboat Tennis and Pickleball Center.
In high school sports…
The Steamboat Sailors Hockey team plays Summit at 7 p.m. tonight. Listen to play-by-play with Vladan Chase on KTYV 105.7 Sports on FM.
Moffat County Basketball is away tonight against Summit. Listen to those games at 5:30 p.m. for the girls and 7 p.m. for the boys with Kody May on KRAI. You can also listen to Saturday’s home games against Delta. The girls play first at 12:30 p.m. Moffat County Senior Brooke Wheeler is ready.
“I’m excited to play Delta because it’s always a blow out almost and last year we were really close to beating them, and this year I have confidence in our team and I feel like we’re going to definitely try our hardest and come out really strong against them.”
The boys game starts at 2 p.m.
Steamboat Sailors Basketball teams have home games tonight against Basalt. 5:30 p.m. for the girls and 7 p.m. for the boys. Listen on KTYV 105.7 Sports on FM. Then the Sailors are away on Saturday against Summit.
Soroco basketball is at DeBeque tonight and hosts Caprock Saturday. Hayden hosts Vail Mountain tonight and then heads to Plateau Valley Saturday.
The Moffat County Girls Wrestling team and Soroco Wrestling team are both at the Queens of the Mountain match at Battle Mountain High School Saturday. The Sailors wrestling team is at a tournament in Northglenn. The Soroco team is at North Fork.
The Nordic team at Steamboat Springs High School is hosting a State Qualifier 5K event this weekend at the Steamboat Touring Center. This is for Middle School and High School athletes. No dogs allowed at the touring center during the races Saturday.
Get out of the cold and have some fun with a Pop-Up Indoor Bounce House Center at the Routt County Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall in Hayden, Friday through Sunday. It’s from 4-8 p.m. today, and then Saturday and Sunday. This Saturday night is also for 18+, starting at 8 p.m.
Hours are:
- 4-8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 19
- 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20
- 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20 is for those 18+
- 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 21
Check out what’s happening in the Yampa Valley on the Community Calendar on our website.
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