The Peekaboo Fire increased again Friday, growing from 8,000 acres to an estimated 11,700 acres as of Friday night. Crews are looking to protect multiple ranch structures, Dinosaur National Monument and Continue reading
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Peekaboo Fire Now Over 11,000 Acres
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Peekaboo Fire Nearly Doubles In Size
The Peekaboo Fire continued its rapid expansion yesterday, growing from 4,200 acres to an estimated 8,000 acres as of last night. The rapid growth forced the closure of Highway 318 between Maybell and the Utah border last night for approximately an hour. It’s possible the highway and Moffat County Road 10N will be closed again while the fire suppression efforts take effect. Anyone planning travel in the area should be prepared for closures. Multiple ranch structures, Continue reading
Steamboat April Tax Collections Up $70k
Steamboat sales tax collections in April were slightly higher than previously thought. According to the final Sales Use and Accommodation Tax Report for April, taxes increased by more than 6.1 %, or nearly $70,000, as compared to April of last year. This is nearly $20,000 more than was Continue reading
UPDATE: Air Quality Advisory Issued For Areas Near Dead Dog Fire
Additional firefighters were deployed yesterday to battle the Hunter Fire, burning 20 miles southwest of Meeker. The crews were able to take advantage of diminished winds to increase containment of the 1,000 acre fire from 30 to 70%. Despite growing by Continue reading
UPDATE: Meeting Tuesday Night To Talk Dead Dog Fire
The Dead Dog Fire burning 10 miles north of Rangely, which was estimated at 40 acres Sunday night, grew to more than 5,000 acres yesterday due to wind gusts exceeding 70 miles an hour. The rapid growth forced the closure of Highway 40 between Dinosaur and Skull Valley for about 5 hours yesterday afternoon and Continue reading
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No Buyer For Shadow Mountain Clubhouse
Moffat County was unable to secure a buyer for the Shadow Mountain Clubhouse at the auction Wednesday afternoon. No one submitted a bid for the clubhouse that met the minimum requirement, which was set at $250,000. The parcel of land adjacent to the clubhouse to the north was Continue reading
UPDATE: Man Charged With Man Slaughter Has Bail Set At $100,000
Justin Blodgett of Grand Junction, who is charged with man slaughter relating to the death last week of Raymond Terrill from Ozark Missouri, had his bail set at $100,000 Friday in a Moffat County Court. Terrill and Blodgett got into a fight near the Travel-O-Tel motel in Craig early Thursday Continue reading
340,000 Tons Of Additional Coal To Be Mined
Twentymile Coal can now extract an additional 340,000 tons of federal coal from the underground Mine located approximately 20 miles southwest of Steamboat. The Bureau of Land Management announced they had Continue reading
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A DUI Could Now Cost You Over $13K
Numbers show the price associated with getting a DUI in Colorado is skyrocketing. It’s now estimated that a DUI will cost a first time offender $13,500. This is up nearly 34% or $3,000 from previous DUI cost calculations. You can Continue reading
Colorado Unemployment Rate Drops
Unemployment is down to 3.2% in Colorado which is below the national average of 4.6%. This according to a new report from the State. The study shows an additional 17,000 people were hired from October to November of this year. While the number of jobs Continue reading
Power Outage Affects Over 17,000
A power outage that occurred in Steamboat Springs and surrounding areas last night was the result of equipment failure at Xcel Energy’s Steamboat substation. The outage occurred a little after 11. While most areas saw power Continue reading
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$100,000 Winner From Craig Claims Prize
The person who $100,000 on a Powerball ticket purchase in Craig earlier this month, has come forward to claim their prize. The winner, who is from Craig, chose to remain anonymous, but was partially identified by their first name and the initial of their last name on the Colorado Lottery Continue reading
