By Shannon Lukens.
Traffic will be alternating on Rabbit Ears Pass starting at 9 a.m. Monday morning. Travelers can expect delays. It’s because of a vehicle recovering on Hwy 40 on the pass just east of Steamboat Springs. Colorado Department of Transportation is removing a CDOT snowplow that went off the road Friday morning. No one was hurt and no other vehicles were involved. CDOT expects the removal to take most of the day.
More on the Story – Expect delays on Rabbit Ears Pass Monday for efforts to remove a CDOT snowplow
A stricter cell phone policy is in effect in the Moffat County School District, as adopted by the Board of Education in December.
Moffat County High School students can only use cell phones at lunch and during passing periods. They cannot use their cell phones during classes at all unless specifically directed by the classroom teacher for instructional purposes.
Craig Middle School students can only use their phones during lunch. Elementary students are required to keep any phones they may have out of sight throughout the day.
The Moffat County School Board says they’ll re-examine the policy in the spring.
More on the Story — Here’s the new cell phone policy for the Moffat County School District
Members of the Moffat County Board of County Commissioners will meet today, via ZOOM, with C.H. Johnson Consulting, regarding the initial stages of the proposed Fairgrounds Event Center project. A second meeting is Jan. 27.
The Routt County Board of County Commissioners has a work session this morning. Agenda
Colorado Parks and Wildlife has had low-flying helicopters around Routt County recently, and specifically near Storm Mountain Ranch Friday. They’re doing classification flights, and capture-collar work with elk. The flights are to gather data used for population management, hunting licenses, research, and health assessment to gauge herd productivity.
Video courtesy Alex Verachtert.
Applications are open for Range Riders with Colorado Parks and Wildlife this upcoming season, which starts in April. CPW had 11 riders last season, focusing on Northwest Colorado. CPW says the program will be expanded to southwest Colorado, due to the wolf dispersal. Training will be facilitated by CPW and the Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) in April.
Apply before Feb. 6 through the Colorado Vendor Self Service portal.
More on the Story — Here’s how to apply to be a Range Rider with Colorado Parks & Wildlife
The Routt County Humane Society has received a grant to help residents with spaying and neutering. Residents with a verified income of less than $60,000 are eligible. Low-cost vaccinations are also available at the time of surgery. To schedule an appointment, call the Routt County Humane Society Wellness Clinic, at 970-233-8740. More information
Paid, part-time summer internships are available with the Western Resilience Center. It’s for high school and college students, as well as early-career professionals to get hands-on experience in regional climate action and nonprofit work. Interns will work with a staff mentor and contribute directly to projects that support community resilience across the West. Applications are due Jan. 17. To learn more and apply, visit westernresilience.org/get-involved/internship-program/.
Sign up today for the Diamond Hitch Parade on the last day of Winter Carnival, Sunday, Feb. 8. The diamond hitch consists of at least four skiers. The skiers hold on to points of a rope tied in the shape of one or more diamonds. All vehicles in the parade must have tracks. The link is on our website and at WinterCarnivalSteamboat.com
Steamboat’s Maddy Shaffrick took second place over the weekend in the women’s halfpipe snowboard final, at the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix at Buttermilk in Aspen. It’s an Olympic qualifying event.
U.S. Ski and Snowboard — Schaffrick, Barbieri Podium at Toyota U.S. Grand Prix Halfpipe in Aspen
Check out what’s happening in the Yampa Valley on the Community Calendar on our website.
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