By Shannon Lukens for Steamboat Radio/Blizzard Broadcasting.
A grass fire was quickly put out by some people driving by on 1st Street in Craig Wednesday. It started near the old outdoor movie theater. Craig Fire Rescue Chief Chris Mercer says it’s possible someone was doing some work on a culvert near the road.
“Mostly just want to remind everyone that with the lack of snow cover, the dead grass from last year is going to present as a fire hazard. Unfortunately, if we don’t get any significant moisture, it’s only going to get worse into the summer months.”
Chief Mercer says the fire in Craig was mostly out when Craig Fire Rescue got there because a few people stopped and helped put it out with fire extinguishers.
Chief Mercer says ranchers should be aware when burning ditches in the next few months. Another reminder is to not throw cigarette butts out of a car window.
“Just something to think of going into the next couple months, if we don’t get any snow or significant amount of rain, it could be super dry.”
More on the Story — A small grass fire was quickly put out in Craig Wednesday
U.S. Senator Michael Bennet visited Steamboat for a Town Hall Thursday. One issue he brought up on Easy 94-1 was the wolf issue and how he spoke with ranchers here who were frustrated that the wolf plan had not been followed as far as reintroduction and management.
“I worry a lot about the trust between the Front Range and the Western Slope. The wolf stuff has really made things harder. There are a lot of ranchers in Colorado who believe people in Denver want to push them off of their private land, push them off of their ranches. Cattle ranching is such a fundamentally important way of life.”
The U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team has announced 97 athletes that will represent the United States at the 2026 Milano Cortino Olympic Winter Games.
Nine athletes are representing Steamboat Springs, or Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club, and one from Oak Creek. That’s Riley Jacobs competing in halfpipe for the women.
In moguls, it’s Olivia Giaccio, Jaelin Kauf, and Landon Wendler.
Niklas Malacinski in Nordic Combined.
Annika Belshaw and Jason Colby will compete in Ski Jumping.
Maddy Schaffrick is on the Halfpipe Snowboard Team.
Cody Winters will compete in Parallel Giant Slalom and Snowboard Cross.
The 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic Winter games are Feb. 6-22, 2026.
More on the Story — U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team announces Olympic athletes for the 2026 games
The winner of this year’s design for the Winter Carnival button is 15-year-old Soren Shepherd, who is an alpine skier with Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club.
More on the Story — Here’s this year’s Winter Carnival Button, designed by Soren Shepherd
Drama students at Steamboat Springs High School present the performance of “Almost, Maine” continuing tonight through next Tuesday. Tickets are available online only at SteamboatSchools.net. Look for the Box Office tab.
On the stage tonight at the Hayden Center is a storytelling contest: Hayden’s Past, Present & Future Storytelling Contest. It starts at 6 p.m. tonight, with stories about Hayden. You can win big prize money. Register at HaydenColorado.com
Tonight is the Sophomore Spaghetti Dinner at SoRoCo High School. It starts at 5 p.m. Presale tickets are $7 or $9 at the door tonight. Children ten and under and seniors are $8.
The 4th Annual State of the Snowpack event is at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, at Bud Werner Memorial Library. It’s presented by for the Drew Hyde Memorial Fund, and a fundraiser for Friends of Colorado Avalanche Information Center. There is a suggested $10 donation at the door.
In sports…
The Steamboat Sailors hockey team hosts Battle Mountain tonight at Howelsen Ice Arena. ***Listen on KTYV 105.7 and 97.7 Sports on FM. and watch through the Steamboat Radio You Tube channel.
The Steamboat Boys and Girls basketball teams are away at Rifle.
The Moffat County Boys and Girls Basketball teams are in Delta tonight.
SoRoCo basketball hosts the Hayden Tigers tonight and Vail Christian tomorrow, in Oak Creek. The wrestling teams are at a tournament at Custer County High School in Westcliffe.
The Hayden Tigers basketball teams travel to Caprock Academy on Saturday afternoon.
Also, Saturday, the Moffat County Bulldog Basketball teams host Steamboat, in Craig. The girls play at 1:30 and the boys are at 3 p.m. Listen on KRAI FM.
The Steamboat Sailors Nordic Ski Team is hosting a meet today at the Steamboat Springs Touring Center.
Check out what’s happening in the Yampa Valley on the Community Calendar on our website.
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