By Shannon Lukens for Steamboat Radio News/Birchwood Communications LLC.
The board for the Yampa Valley Regional Transportation Authority met this week and received a check for $500,000 from Steamboat Ski & Resort Corporation as the first installment check to the RTA.
Steamboat Resort spokesperson Maren Franciosi writes, “This milestone marks a meaningful investment in building a robust and innovative regional transit system that will benefit communities across the Yampa Valley.”
The current agreement is for Steamboat Resort to provide $1 million annually for the first three years, in two installments per year, with the intention of signing a longer term deal.
The RTA is a voter-approved organization that plans, finances, and operates a regional transportation system.
More information on the Yampa Valley Regional Transportation Authority
The Steamboat Springs Farmers Market starts June 6 and it’s sold out. Here’s Lisa Popovich with Main Street Steamboat Springs.
“We sold out almost immediately. It took me almost six weeks to go through every application. But with the amount of applications that we had immediately, they were already enough to fill the market.”
The Farmers Market will have about 160 vendors each week, with more than 70 of them food vendors. The Farmers Market runs from June 6 through Sept. 26, except on 4th of July this year, which is on a Saturday.
An inaugural Farmers Market at the Yampa Building in Craig is June 10, July 8, and Aug. 12. It’s from 4-7 p.m. on the second Wednesday of the month. Vendors are invited to sign up by emailing Info@CraigChamber.com
The Moffat County Board of County Commissioners and various staff members will be meeting with the City of Craig Building Inspector, Marlin Eckhoff today, to discuss the Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code.
The City of Steamboat Springs wants to know what you think of Howelsen Ice Arena. There’s a survey, with a chance for prizes. It will help with future improvements at the ice rink The survey is open through May 8.
Howelsen Ice Arena Stakeholder Survey
Colorado Northwestern Community College has hired Meggen Mills as Business Program Director on the Rangely campus.
Crack and seal work continues on 131, for about 3.5 miles south of Highway 40 today. Colorado Department of Transportation is doing the work from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Expect delays.
Median work is also being done this week along US Hwy 40 from Walton Creek Road to 3rd Street. Left lanes will be closed in both directions. Drivers should expect delays.
The Yampa River Challenge Obstacle Course is Race #2 of the Town Challenge River Race Series. It’s Wednesday, April 29. Kayak, paddle board, or raft from the 5th Street Bridge to the D-Hole. Register online at TownChallenge.com or starting at 4 p.m. at Workman Park. A mandatory racer safety briefing is at 5:45 and racing starts at 6 p.m. a post-race social is at West Lincoln Park.
Thank you to sponsors: Hyside, Grass Sticks, Hala, Friends of the Yampa, Mountain Sports Kayak School, Bar U-Eat, NRS, Backdoor Sports, Steamboat Radio.
Advanced tickets to the Brown’s Amusement Park Carnival on Memorial Day weekend (May 21-25) in Craig go on sale at 9 a.m. this Thursday. Tickets go on sale at 9 a.m. in the Yampa Building. Please enter through the front doors. There’s a limit of ten tickets per person.
Maybell Heritage Days is this weekend with the Sombrero Ranches Great American Horse Drive on Sunday. Vendors are invited to be in Maybell Park on Sunday, May 3. Apply through Visit Moffat County.
2026 Maybell Heritage Days Vendor Application
The Steamboat Marathon is Sunday, June 7. Volunteers are needed with Race Day Prep, packet pickup, finish line, traffic control, and more, if you’d like to help. Information is at SteamboatMarathon.com
Volunteer for The Steamboat Marathon
Tickets are now on sale for the Steamboat Springs Pro Rodeo. It’s every Friday and Saturday night, June 19-Aug. 29. Tickets are at SteamboatProRodeo.com
Steamboat Springs Pro Rodeo Tickets
In sports…
April 29 – SSHS GIRLS LAX 5:30 p.m. game vs. Eagle Valley at SSHS, and it’s SENIOR NIGHT.
April 29 — SSHS BASEBALL Doubleheader at Meeker HS
Check out what’s happening in the Yampa Valley on the Events Calendar on our website.
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