By Shannon Lukens.
The South Routt School District has been rated as “Accredited with Distinction” from the Colorado Department of Education. Steamboat Springs School District also announced last week the same, “Accredited with Distinction” rating.
Sixth graders at Steamboat Springs Middle School are participating in the 3rd annual Crime Scene Lab for the next two weeks. The SWAT team visited Monday, with the new SWAT vehicles which were donated from a law enforcement agency in Arizona. The Steamboat Springs Police Department is coordinating the Crime Scene Lab again this year. Here’s Detective and School Resource Officer Lisa Eifling.
“I think it’s really important because as SROs, we want to develop a relationship with the kiddos and we want them to trust us. But also, it’s kind of the unknown. They don’t really know what we do in law enforcement in general. I think it’s really helpful for them to see what we do and why we do it.”
This week, there will be a staged crime for the kids to try to solve, they are doing interviews and interrogations, situational awareness, fingerprinting, and forensic analysis.
These are half of the sixth-grade students. The other half are at Science Camp at Perry-Mansfield this week. They’ll do the Crime Lab classes next week.
More on the Story — The 3rd Annual Crime Scene Lab is happening at Steamboat Springs Middle School
The Routt County Board of County Commissioners meets today. Agenda
The Moffat County Board of County Commissioners also meets today. One agenda item is to ratify a petition to Colorado Parks and Wildlife to delay wolf reintroductions. Commissioners will also discuss appointments to the Library Board of Trustees. Moffat County Sheriff Chip McIntyre is scheduled to discuss a School Resource Officer. There’s also a ZOOM workshop with C.H. Johnson Consulting regarding the initial stages of the proposed Fairgrounds Event Center project.
Steamboat Springs City Council meets this evening. One agenda item is a presentation about Brown Ranch from the Community Solutions Deliberation and Stewardship Team that has been gathering for the last few months. The group voted 34-1 last month to move to Phase 2 to continue the discussion of the development of Brown Ranch. Phase 2 involves creating a plan for Brown Ranch. The decision will ultimately rest with Steamboat Springs voters.
More on the Story — Phase One of Brown Ranch wraps up Tuesday and you’re invited to the meeting
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The Steamboat Tennis and Pickleball Complex has been awarded a $200K grant by the U.S. Tennis Association. They’ll use it to help pay for the replacement of the outside of the tennis bubble.
The Yampa Valley Community Foundation is awarding 89 grants to 87 organizations this cycle, totaling $713,960 this year. This is for nonprofit groups serving Routt and/or Moffat counties. About half of the total dollars being allocated will go to General Operating grants to 49 organizations.
Today is a screening of the movie: The American Southwest – Film Screening & Q/A with Filmmaker Ben Masters. The documentary is presented by Friends of the Yampa. It’s about a wild journey down the Colorado River, exploring the wildlife, history, and conservation needs. The American Southwest plays at Strings Music Pavilion. Doors open tonight at 5:30 p.m. and the film begins at 6 p.m. There is a link to purchase tickets on our website. Proceeds benefit Friends of the Yampa.