By Shannon Lukens.
Nonstop flights have started into Yampa Valley Regional Airport in Hayden. Nonstop United flights from Chicago started last Thursday. All other nonstops start this Thursday, Friday and Saturday, with the exception of JetBlue, which has flights from Boston and Fort Lauderdale nonstop starting Jan. 30. This is the fourth winter in a row with six major airlines serving the local airport with 16 nonstop airports.
The third man arrested for allegedly stealing gasoline from the Pilot gas station on 13th Street in Steamboat Springs last Friday is back in court Wednesday. He has to get a court-appointed attorney, and the public defender’s office says there could be a conflict of interest with the two other men in the Routt County Jail on similar theft charges. The three men are not allowed to be in contact with each other in the Routt County Jail. Victoriano Cayetano Leon was advised of the charges Tuesday. He asked for help in contacting his family since his phone was confiscated. District Attorney Matt Karzen offered to help, if Leon could provide a phone number.
Ride the Rockies has announced they are canceling the event for good after 37 years. The multi-day cycling event frequently traveled through Northwest Colorado. It was canceled last year due to limited registration. But now race organizers say Ride the Rockies is over for good, after 37 years in Colorado.
Linda Long is retiring from the Routt County Fair Advisory Board, after serving on the board for almost 34 years. She has volunteered in the Home Arts section of the fair for over 53 years.
“I’m going to miss the people. Serving all of the participants of the fair for the last 53 years has been an honor, I’m going to really miss that. I really will. And all of the workers that I’ve worked with all of the years too. They’ve been superb, all the volunteers that have worked beside me to make me look good, I’m going to miss that, too.”
Linda has seen a lot over the years at the Routt County Fair.
“Kids let the bulls out. They were having a good time and the bulls got out and went down Main Street of Hayden. All of us on the fair board was chasing them everywhere. We finally got them all back in about 4 o’clock in the morning.”
Long’s last day is Dec. 31.
- More on the Story — Longtime volunteer Linda Long to retire Dec. 31 from Routt County Fair
- Aug. 18, 2022 — Linda Long celebrates 50 years with the Routt County Fair
- Feb. 2, 2023 — Traditional Groundhog Day Dinner returns to Yampa
The Winter Concert for SoRoCo Secondary Schools is at 6:30 p.m. tonight, in the SoRoCo High School old gym.
The Murphy Roberts Holiday Classic welcomes top alpine skiers from around the world, today through Saturday. They’ll be racing at Steamboat Resort on Wednesday and Thursday, and then Howelsen Hill on Friday and Saturday.
More on the Story — Murphy Roberts Holiday Classic is Dec. 18-21
The Moffat County Boys and girls Basketball teams play in Rawlins, Wyo., tonight.
Check out what’s happening in the Yampa Valley on the Community Calendar on our website.
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