By Shannon Lukens.
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You could see smoke today on some slash piles near Thorpe Mountain Drive in Oak Creek. The Oak Creek Fire Protection District is doing a prescribed/controlled burn on the Past Time Timbers Ranch. Smoke will be visible from Hwy 131 and County Road 14 in Steamboat Springs, Oak Creek, Phippsburg, and Yampa. Prescribed pile burns are low-intensity, prescribed fires, ignited by trained personnel to remove excess fuels, such as vegetation and dead wood, which would enable wildfires to burn hotter and longer.
We recently reported on the number of traffic deaths on Colorado roads last year. There were 684, with the most in July, September, and October. Colorado State Patrol also sent out a list of the top five counties where residents received speeding citations by Colorado State Patrol Troopers. Local counties did not make that top list, but we did ask what the numbers were here locally.
In 2024, here are the numbers of speeding citations issued by Colorado State Patrol.
- Routt County speeding citations issued 557
- Grand County speeding citations issued 493
- Moffat County speeding citations issued 185
- Rio Blanco County speeding citations issued 82
- Jackson County speeding citations issued 10
More on the Story — Traffic deaths on Colorado roads decreased in 2024
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Yield to the bus. The City of Steamboat Springs is reminding drivers to watch for the city buses, especially when that bus is re-entering from a bus stop. There is a Yield to Bus signal that lights up, and it is actually a law. Please let that bus re-enter traffic.
More on the Story — Remember to Yield to a City Bus when it merges back into traffic
The Craig campus for Colorado Northwestern Community College is announcing a new Chief Operations Officer. Nicholas Cocozzella has been with CNCC since 2016 when he was teaching a Singer-Songwriter class. He has moved up with different roles and is now COO. He is also the Director of Concurrent Enrollment, which means working with local high schools.
More on the Story — CNCC appoints Nicholas Cocozzella as new COO
The 112th Steamboat Springs Winter Carnival is underway. The princesses and royalty court are introduced tonight and the Steamboat Cup Cross Country Parent-Child Relay is also tonight, from 4-6 p.m. at Howelsen Hill.
Watch for big piles of snow being placed along Lincoln Ave. today. The snow is there for the different snowsculpting teams to start creating their snow sculptures on Thursday for Winter Carnival.
More on the Story — 112th Steamboat Springs Winter Carnival is Feb. 4-9, 2025
Moffat County 4-H is hosting a 4-H Open House on Wednesday, Feb. 5. It’s in the CSU Extension Office at 1198 W. Victory Way. It starts at 5:30 p.m. Learn about all of the fun activities with 4-H. Questions? Call 970-824-9180.
All are invited to a concert tonight with the Steamboat Springs High School orchestra and Emerald Mountain School. The concert starts at 6:15 p.m. at Steamboat Mountain School.
Check out what’s happening in the Yampa Valley on the Community Calendar on our website.
For the KRAI Time, Temp, and Weather Hotline, call 970-824-1918.