A private burn resulted in a wildfire Tuesday afternoon in Rio Blanco County. The fire, which occurred on Rio Blanco County Road 8 near Buford, was moving towards buildings on the property when crews arrived. Fortunately, firefighters Continue reading
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UPDATE: Fire In Rio Blanco County 40% Contained
Propane Tank Catches Fire Near Oak Creek
Burning trash in a barrel was the source of a grass fire Friday afternoon off of Routt County Road 200A, northeast of Oak Creek. Steamboat Springs’ firefighters responded to the three acre Continue reading
UPDATE: Northwest Colorado Easter Egg Hunts
Numerous Easter egg hunts will be held across Northwest Colorado Saturday. The hunt at New Creation Church in Craig will include prizes like cash and new bicycles, there will also be a petting zoo, bounce houses, face painting and a photo booth. Registration Continue reading
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Routt County Master Plan Meeting In Oak Creek
The Routt County Planning Commission will host a meeting this week in Oak Creek to discuss the Routt County Master Plan. The meeting will allow the planning team to answer questions about the Continue reading
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17 NW Colorado Wrestlers Medal At State
State High School Wrestling
Northwest Colorado Medalists
Moffat County:
170 Miki Klimper 2nd place
182 Elias Peroulis 4th place
Steamboat Springs:
145 Lance Bryant 5th place
160 Hayden Johnson 2nd place
Meeker:
113 Jacob Pelloni 4th place Continue reading
State Wrestling Starts Thursday On KRAI
The High School State Wrestling Tournament gets underway Thursday afternoon. 26 wrestlers from Moffat, Routt and Rio Blanco Counties will compete for medals. 7 head into the tournament as regional champions. 11 are 2nd place finishers. Dennis and Anton Fredrickson, both former state champions, will again broadcast the action live on 93.7 102.3 KRAI and online at KRAI.COM. The three day broadcast will begin at 2:40 Thursday afternoon. Wrestling gets underway at 3. You’ll find the complete broadcast schedule and a link to the brackets below. To sponsor the KRAI State Wrestling broadcast contact KRAI at 824-6574. Continue reading
Halloween Events Schedule
Plan for Trick-or-treating Monday night in Craig, Steamboat, Hayden, Meeker, Oak Creek, Yampa and Baggs. In Craig, trick-or-treating downtown and in the Centennial Mall will take place from 4 to 6. In Steamboat, the downtown Halloween Stroll is scheduled from 3 to 5. Meeker’s Eats and Treats will take place Monday evening at the Courthouse Lawn, judging Continue reading
Semi Accident South Of Steamboat
A semi rolled over Saturday morning on highway 131 between Steamboat and Oak Creek. 29 year old Stephen Klickner from Clifton, lost control of the truck while traveling around a corner flipping it onto its side in the middle of the highway. He was treated on the scene for minor injuries. High speed Continue reading
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UPDATE – I70 Traffic Detoured Through NW Colorado
Interstate 70 traffic was detoured through Meeker, Craig, Hayden, Steamboat and Oak Creek Wednesday as Glenwood Canyon was closed for helicopter operations associated with the ongoing rockfall mitigation project in the canyon. The Canyon was expected to also be closed Thursday, but that closure has been canceled as ideal Continue reading
Three Teens Arrested Near Yampa Following Armed Carjacking
Northwest Colorado law enforcement agencies received information Thursday regarding three male teens that were wanted for a series of crimes out of the Aurora, Colorado area including one incident of armed carjacking. The teens were reported to be armed and dangerous. Around 1 Friday afternoon, Routt County Communications received information that one of the teens cell phones had been pinged somewhere in the Oak Creek area. Continue reading
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Friday Night State Wrestling Results
Friday’s Semi Final and 2nd Round Consolation Results
Moffat County
132 – Issik Herod – won 2-0
170 – Mikinzie Klimper – won 17-5
182 – Hugo Hernandez – won 11-3
195 – Brett Loyd – lost 8-5 (out of tournament)
220 – Stelios Peroulis – won 4-1
Steamboat Springs
106 – Colton Pasternak – won 3-2
132 – Dakota Thvedt – lost 6-4 (out of tournament)
160 – Hayden Johnson – won (in championship final) Continue reading
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Wrestlers Find Success In Day One Of State Tournament
Northwest Colorado wrestlers got off to a great start Thursday in the preliminary rounds of the state tournament, as over two thirds of area wrestlers advanced to the Championship Quarterfinals. Half of those wins were by pin. With a win in the Quarterfinals, wrestlers will advance to the semi-finals and are guaranteed to place at the state tournament. Eight wrestlers lost in the first round and will move into the first round of the consolation matches. Team Meeker ended the day in 2nd place just 2 and 1/2 points back from the leader, Rocky Ford. Moffat County is in 10th place. Action resumes Friday morning at 10 beginning Continue reading
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