By Shannon Lukens.
Steven O’Brien appeared in court Tuesday. He is the 65-year-old man from Littleton who was allegedly involved in a deadly crash just west of Steamboat Springs in late July, that killed local pre-school teacher Emily Tintrup Dealy. There are three felony charges of Vehicular Homicide, and two more felony charges of Unlawful Termination of Pregnancy, as Dealy was pregnant. There are eight other misdemeanor and traffic charges including Driving Under the Influence and Prohibited Use of a Weapon. District Attorney Matt Karzen says O’Brien posted bond of $250,000 cash last weekend. Judge Erin Wilson ordered him Tuesday to not use alcohol or controlled substances and he has to comply to alcohol monitoring out of Jefferson County. His next court date in Routt County is Jan. 23.
STEAMBOAT MONTESSORI MOURNS LOSS OF PRE-SCHOOL DIRECTOR IN FATAL CRASH
Steamboat Springs City Council swore in three new City Council members at Tuesday night’s council meeting. They are Amy Dickson, Bryan Swintek, and Steve Muntean. Michael Buccino was re-elected.
Three outgoing council members said their thank yous and goodbyes. They are Robin Crossan, Heather Sloop, and Ed Briones.
Also at Tuesday’s meeting, Gail Garey was elected as Council President with Joella West as President Pro Tem.
Read the full story — STEAMBOAT SPRINGS CITY COUNCIL SAYS HELLO AND GOODBYE
The Veterans Center is announcing a $1 million CHALLENGE MATCH Grant for the renovation of the downtown Veterans Center building at 924 Lincoln Ave. Here’s Bruce Hannon.
“I was informed of this million dollar challenge match grant on Veterans Day, which they had waited for deliberately. They wanted to make a big impression on that. And they want the rest of the community to loosen the purse strings and support this very worthy program which will provide services to all veterans in all five counties in northwest Colorado.
The donor of the $1 million match grant has asked to remain anonymous. The connection was made with help from the Yampa Valley Community Foundation.
Donations can be made through SteamboatVeterans.org
Rob Perlman, the COO of Steamboat Resort, also stopped by to drop off a check for $2,500 to The Veterans Center.
THE VETERANS CENTER GETS $1M CHALLENGE MATCH GRANT
UCHealth is reporting an increase in hospitalizations due to respiratory illnesses, as the holiday season approaches. UCHealth recommends the flu shot and COVID-19 vaccine, if you haven’t already. UCHealth also recommends a vaccination for RSV for those 60 or older, or at 32-36 weeks of pregnancy.
RESPIRATORY HOSPITALIZATIONS UP, ACCORDING TO UCHEALTH
Car seats that are no longer needed can be donated to the Public Safety Center in Craig. That’s on First Street. Stop by the lobby and speak with anyone from Craig Police or Colorado State Patrol and they can take the car seats and get them recycled. And it’s all free.
List of Recycle Centers in Colorado
PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER IN CRAIG IS ACCEPTING CAR SEATS TO BE RECYCLED
Photo courtesy Krista Schenck.
Twenty students from Moffat County High School have qualified for the State DECA competition in Colorado Springs. DECA helps students learn about real-world business scenarios. Here’s Travis LeFevre.
“You get a lot of useful business skills that you can use later. You learn a lot about marketing and presentation skills and just useful stuff later on.”
The state event is in late February. The top five competitors at state will qualify to compete at DECA Nationals in Anaheim.
MCHS TO SEND 20 STUDENTS TO UPCOMING DECA STATE TOURNAMENT
Students in Hayden today are doing a community-wide volunteer service throughout Hayden, helping at various churches, at The Haven, and other businesses.
Check out what’s happening in the Yampa Valley on the Community Calendar on our website.
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