By Shannon Lukens.
A former Steamboat resident works at the medical building in Tulsa where the shooting happened Wednesday. Four died, including the shooter. Jaime Winter Thompson graduated from Steamboat Springs High School in 2010. She and her husband, Jay, are both medical residents. Jaime was not in the building at the time of the shooting but Jay was and he is OK.
Jaime has a message for those in her hometown of Steamboat.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife confirms this week’s wolf depredation incident on the Gittleson Ranch in Jackson County was “likely caused by wolves.” A calf on the ranch was killed overnight Sunday, or sometime Monday morning. The ranchers will be reimbursed by the state for the loss. The price will be based on the average sale price of a calf from last October, based on the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service.
Governor Polis signed two bills into law in Steamboat Wednesday. It happened at the Steamboat Springs Fire Station.
The two bills were written by State Representative Dylan Roberts, who represents Routt and Eagle counties. One was an Ambulance/EMS bill that would provide more support across the state especially in rural areas.
“Yeah, the issue is with a lot of our more rural counties in that they don’t have the funding or the resources to have full-time ambulance services or buy another ambulance or hire more people. So what this bill will do is create a statewide funding source for places like Moffat County and the smaller counties that can apply for funding and help build up their program so that they can serve more people throughout the whole year.”
A second bill signed in Steamboat Wednesday is the Cardiac Arrest Bill which will get more Automated External Defibrillators, or AEDs, placed in public places across the state. An Office of Cardiac Arrest Management will be created to look for strategies to increase survivability for those having cardiac arrest, and it will also start a campaign to help people know how to use AEDs.
Free community testing for COVID-19 is NOW in the parking lot at the Justice Center, at 1955 Shield Drive in west Steamboat Springs. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Registering online through Mako Medical is recommended by not required. Pre-register through Mako Medical.
Yampa Valley Electric Association is sending out ballots this week. There are two proposed bylaw amendments. YVEA supports the vote of yes on both of the bylaws. The ballot needs to be returned by June 23.
The Steamboat Springs School Board is hiring a facilitator to work with administration and staff at the high school. The facilitator will meet with six high school staff members next week. Then in August, the facilitator will meet with all staff members at the high school to help with mediation between all parties and move in a positive direction at Steamboat Springs High School.
Today is the last day of school for kids in the Soroco School District in Oak Creek.
The Rotary Club of Steamboat Springs has announced that Routt County Riders will be this year’s Impact Grant Recipient of $15,000.