By Shannon Lukens.
The All Crimes Enforcement Team (ACET), with help from the Moffat County Sheriff’s Office and Craig Police Department made multiple arrests Wednesday afternoon in the 600 block of East Victory Way. It was from a drug-related search warrant. Some of those arrested had other outstanding warrants. A press release from the Sheriff’s Office says there will be more arrests. If you have a tip you’d like to send to the Moffat County Sheriff’s Office, here’s how to do it: https://crimewatch.net/us/co/moffat/sheriff/submit-tip or call (970) 824-4495.
Press Release from CRIMEWATCH® for the Moffat County Sheriff’s Office
Photos courtesy Colorado Department of Transportation.
A very large rockslide Wednesday morning closed Highway 40 west of Milner in both directions for most of the day. The slide happened just after 7 a.m. and CDOT crews were able to get the highway back open at 5:15 p.m.
Colorado State Patrol says no one was hurt. Colorado Department of Transportation crews got there right away to remove what rocks and debris that they could and then they blasted the last big rock, to get the highway open again. They also checked on the integrity of the nearby rock face.
CDOT had planned to close I-70 in Glenwood Canyon to clean up debris from a crash there, but that was postponed, as it would have detoured that I-70 traffic through to Hwy 40.
Holiday lights are being installed on Lincoln Ave. Thursday and Friday, on both sides of the street. The parking lane of eastbound Lincoln Ave. will be closed on Thursday. The parking lane on Westbound Lincoln will be closed on Friday. Work is from about 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. each afternoon. Work is from 12th Street down to 3rd Street.
A mountain lion has been spotted near the area of Old Town Steamboat Springs. It was at Deer Foot Ranch Tuesday night, about half a mile from Soda Creek Elementary. Colorado Parks and Wildlife says it isn’t uncommon to see more mountain lion activity this time of year. Be aware if you live in that area.
Video of Mountain Lion courtesy Kally May Belton
The Moffat County Board of County Commissioners will join a ZOOM workshop this afternoon (Thursday, Sept. 19) with representatives from Colorado Department of Transportation concerning potential passenger rail service in Moffat County.
Hayden Town Council meets tonight. The Maple Minor Subdivision will be discussed as will regulation of the use of unmanned aircraft systems, like drones.
Local high school students involved in FFA met in Hamilton this week to learn about identifying plants in the rangelands of Northwest Colorado. About 75 students participated from FFA chapters at SoRoCo High School, Moffat County, Hayden, Meeker, Coal Ridge, and West Grand in Kremmling. Eric Wellman and the Hayden FFA Chapter organized the event. Wellman says they want to engage the students with the outdoors.
“How can we be better stewards of the land. How can we utilize this not only for livestock, but also for recreation, wildlife management, all these pieces that are really important to what the future of Northwest Colorado is going to be as we work forward.”
Students evaluated the range conditions for grazing, livestock and wildlife. They identified different plants and whether they were palatable as well.
More on the Story — Local FFA chapters met this week to learn about rangeland plants in NW Colorado
Bugs and snakes and plenty of plants are back in Butcherknife Creek. Science students at Steamboat Springs High School have been exploring, studying, and researching Butcherknife Creek after a restoration project that improved the health of the creek which runs behind Steamboat Springs Middle School.
Bennett Colvin is a Science Teacher at SSHS.
“Butcherknife Creek here at the middle school is our outdoor classroom. Where most schools will be teaching Environmental Science indoors, we get to teach it outdoors.”
He says the students are looking at a before-and-after effect of a restoration project, such as macro invertebrates.
“Macro invertebrates will determine our water quality. Certain insects are going to be present when water is good and the stream is in good health. And they will be missing when the stream needs work.”
Grace Olexa and Violet O’Connell are both seniors.
Grace: “The creek has made a lot of progress we know in the last year or so. It’s fun to come out here for a class and look at it and see how things are changing, and the habitat and all of the animals. Changing for the better.”
Violet: “We can really see how well it’s doing and the progress with that project. We come and we sample so we can take it back to the classroom and see all of the progress.”
The Butcherknife Creek Project was supported by Yampa Valley Stream Improvement Charitable Trust which contributed $90 thousand to the restoration project. Other groups helping include Trout Unlimited and the Steamboat Springs School District. Colvin says they’ve been working on the restoration project for over four years.
- More on the Story – Students learn bugs and plants and more at a healthier Butcherknife Creek
- Butcherknife Creek Restoration Documentary
- Jan. 8, 2024 — Work on Butcherknife Creek begins this summer
The U.S. Nordic Combined Team has been announced and Steamboat Springs athletes are well represented.
- Annika Malacinski is on the Women’s A Team.
- Niklas Malacinski is on the Men’s A Team.
- Alexa Brabec is on the Women’s B Team.
- The Development Team has Haley Brabec and Ella Wilson for the women and Arthur Tirone for the men.
Meet the Nordic Combined Team Athletes
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