Northwest Colorado News for Thursday, June 27, 2024

June 26, 2024 Shannon Lukens

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By Shannon Lukens.

Part of downtown Steamboat Springs was evacuated and power was out for several hours Wednesday morning into early afternoon.

“The gas leak was caused by a construction accident that hit a gas line.”

That’s Steamboat Springs Police Seargeant Evan Noble. That gas line was in the alley between 9^th and 10^th Streets and Lincoln and Oak.

It took several hours to fix the gas leak, Yampa Valley Electric got the power back on, and everyone was able to get back to work. No one was injured. A fiber line was also damaged which impacted internet and phone service in much of Routt County.

More on the Story — CONSTRUCTION CREW CAUSES GAS LEAK IN DOWNTOWN STEAMBOAT SPRINGS

Road work… Contractors will be working on the medians along Highway 40, between Old Fish Creek Falls Road and Anglers Drive Thursday and Friday. Lane closures will be in the eastbound lanes until 7 p.m. tonight and tomorrow.

The collapsed metal building along the Core Trail behind the Depot in Steamboat Springs is finally being demolished. The building is owned by Union Pacific. It collapsed in March of 2023. Signs along the fencing say, “Danger – Asbestos.” One worker at the site said he expects most of the demolition to be done this week.

More on the Story — COLLAPSED UNION PACIFIC BUILDING ALONG THE CORE TRAIL IS FINALLY COMING DOWN

April 10, 2024 — UNION PACIFIC QUESTIONED ON COLLAPSED BUILDING AND OLD RR TIES

Oct. 25, 2023 — THE COLLAPSED UNION PACIFIC BUILDING HAS STILL NOT BEEN REMOVED

Aug. 28, 2023 — OLD RR TIES ALONG THE TRACKS TO BE PICKED UP NEXT MONTH

July 18, 2023 — RAILROAD TIES ARE BEING REPLACED BY UNION PACIFIC

Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club is looking for any old soccer balls, lacrosse balls, tennis, golf, dodge ball or wiffle balls. They use them in training. If you’re cleaning out your garage and have some you want to get rid of, drop them off at the Winter Sports Club office before the end of the month.

Shout out today to Peggy Van Vliet, Jean Labaree, and Karen Jimmerson. Between the three of them, they have taught classes at Old Town Hot Springs for a combined 117 years. Both Jean and Peggy started back in 1983.

(Labaree) “I’ve taught spin. I’ve taught step. I’ve taught Core, I’ve taught Strength and Stretch. I’ve taught them all. “

(Van Vliet) “I used to teach land, which was a blast. I loved it. But then I had this awakening about the water and that was going to be the up-and-coming thing and I could continue to do that well into my later years. So that’s basically what I do now.”