By Shannon Lukens.
A 26-year-old man from Bowling Green, Ohio, died in a snowmobile crash Friday. It happened in the Jackson County section of Rabbit Ears Pass. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office said the rider was going up a steep incline when the machine flipped backward and pinned him underneath.
Be careful in the backcountry. The Colorado Avalanche Information Center says to expect very dangerous avalanches today, which can easily be triggered.
An Avalanche Warning is in effect:
- The avalanche danger is HIGH (4 of 5) throughout CO.
- Expect very dangerous avalanches through end of MONDAY.
- Travel in or below avalanche terrain is not recommended.
- You can easily trigger avalanches large enough to bury you, and many avalanches will release naturally.
The next wolves to be reintroduced will come from tribal lands in eastern Washington. Colorado Parks and Wildlife has announced that an agreement has been reached with the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation for 15 wolves to be brought to Colorado starting in December of this year.
COLORADO’S NEXT WOLVES TO BE REINTRODUCED WILL BE FROM TRIBAL LANDS IN WASHINGTON
The 2024 Steamboat Women’s March – Reproductive Freedom Signature Rally was on the lawn of the historic Routt County Courthouse Saturday. Signatures were gathered for Initiative 89, which is an amendment to the Colorado Constitution to ensure the right to abortion is protected from government interference in Colorado. Others showed up with signs at the rally including one person who had a sign that said, “Pray to End Abortion,” and another that said, “Stop Animal Cruelty – Go Vegan.”
Lyons Corner Drug and Soda Fountain has been sold. Matt and Kelli Johnson sold it to their longtime friends, Amanda and Joshua Jones.
“They are the best answer I could ever come up with just because they know what they’re doing, they know how to run a company, and we’re friends.”
Josh Jones owns two other local pharmacies on the Front Range. He and Matt Johnson will be the pharmacists at Lyons Drug.
“The goal for us is to continue to serve the community of Steamboat. That’s why we do independent pharmacy is we want to serve the community. And at the end of the day, that’s why we’re pharmacists.”
The Lyons Drug building was built in 1908 at 9th and Lincoln. Johnson says the building is under contract to be sold. He says it is to someone from out of town, despite multiple offers from local residents to buy it.
LYONS CORNER DRUG HAS NEW OWNERS
You’ll see eight blue boxes around Craig, Maybell, and Hayden. The boxes were made by students with Hayden FFA. It’s part of the Little Library program, presented by the Rotary Club of Craig, where you “Take a Book, Leave a Book.” It’s for kids, teens, and adults. Randy Looper with Craig Rotary says it is “paying it forward” with books.
“Craig Rotary has been pushing literacy forever. That’s been our main deal. And this is just a neat way to get books out into more people’s hands. Not just the kids. Currently we do a lot of stuff with elementary school and high school but not much outside of that. So this is a way to get books in the hands of adults and people around the whole community. Take one and put a different book back.”
The Rotary Club of Craig plans to install five more this spring.
LITTLE LIBRARY BOXES ARE NOW IN CRAIG, HAYDEN, AND MAYBELL
The Moffat County School District Board of Education meets today. A Work Session starts at 4 p.m. with the regular meeting at 5:30 p.m. The new board president is Heather Cannon. Kacey Lyons is Vice President and Cindy Looper is Secretary. Agenda
The Steamboat Springs School District Board of Education meets at 4:30 p.m. today at the middle school. High School Principal has an update on graduation guidelines. Agenda
The 2024 Grant Cycle for United Way of the Yampa Valley opens today. United Way provides assistant to local nonprofits in Routt, Moffat and Rio Blanco counties. Grant applications are due by Feb. 16. Those applying need to schedule a pre-qualification meeting with United Way of the Yampa Valley. More information is on their website.
The Routt County Board of County Commissioners meets Tuesday morning. There will be an update on the noxious weed program from Tiffany Carlson, the Routt County Noxious Weed Supervisor. Agenda
The Moffat County Board of County Commissioners also meets Tuesday morning. Reports are from Dan Miller with Road & Bridge, Todd Wheeler from the Office of Emergency Management, Sheriff KC Hume on the Dog Control Ordinance, and HR.
Check out what’s happening in the Yampa Valley on the Community Calendar on our website.
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