Shannon Lukens

Steamboat Springs

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News Director at Steamboat Radio

News Director at KBCR-FM ( Steamboat, CO )

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Rivers are rising with spring runoff so be careful and use caution

2 weeks ago | steamboatradio.com | Shannon Lukens

By Shannon Lukens. Spring runoff is rising as are river levels in the Yampa and Elk rivers. Tubing is NOT recommended right now. Use caution around fast-moving streams and rivers. Wear a Personal Flotation Device and helmet if rafting or kayaking. Watch out for your kids and pets along the water’s edge. The City of Steamboat Springs is also providing sand at sandbag stations to those at residential properties who may need it. The residents must acquire their own sandbags.
Moffat County to receive $2 million for a new event center at the fairgrounds

3 weeks ago | steamboatradio.com | Shannon Lukens

By Shannon Lukens. Moffat County is getting a $2 million Just Transition Community Funding grant for a new multi-use events and resiliency center. It will be at the Moffat County Fairgrounds. It will include a 45,000 square foot arena that can seat up to 6,000 people with 15,000 square feet of conference space. It is expected to create 30 full-time equivalent jobs through operations, renewable energy and hospitality, and bring in an estimate $1.2 million in sales tax revenue in its first five years.
North Routt 5th grader honored with Livesaving Medal

Nov 22, 2024 | steamboatradio.com | Shannon Lukens

By Shannon Lukens. Lydia Brodman was honored with a Lifesaving Medal from local law enforcement on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024. Lydia is a 5th grader at North Routt Community Charter School in Clark, where she received the honor in a surprise ceremony this morning. https://dehayf5mhw1h7.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/1573/2024/11/22112226/sb-lydia-brodman-very-surprised.mp3“Very surprised.
Stray voltages are a longtime problem in lake where Jesse Hamric died, according to Roanoke Times

Jul 9, 2024 | steamboatradio.com | Shannon Lukens

By Shannon Lukens. Photo from prayer vigil courtesy Alie Alexander. The Roanoke Times in Virginia is reporting a longtime problem with stray voltages in the water at Smith Mountain Lake. That’s where 18-year-old Steamboat Springs resident Jesse Hamric died on the 4th of July, from an electrical shock in the water.
Northwest Colorado News for Tuesday, July 9, 2024

Jul 8, 2024 | steamboatradio.com | Shannon Lukens

By Shannon Lukens. https://dehayf5mhw1h7.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/1573/2024/07/08164548/krainewsam_070924.mp3A fire crew from Oak Creek Fire Rescue is on its way to Southern California to help out. The firefighters are taking a Type 3 Engine and they’ll be gone for two weeks. Once they get there, they’ll get assigned to an area to watch for any wildfires that may start up. It’s a day for some important meetings.
Obituary for Jim "Moose" Barrows

Jul 8, 2024 | steamboatradio.com | Shannon Lukens

A memorial service for Steamboat Springs Olympian Jim “Moose” Barrows is at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 10, at the JASDIP Ranch on Routt County Road 14. Moose’s sister, Nancy Gray, says her family has received hundreds of letters remembering her brother. https://dehayf5mhw1h7.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/1573/2024/07/08140249/sb-nancy-gray.mp3“We’ve had such a big outreach from the whole world.
Northwest Colorado News for Monday, July 8, 2024

Jul 7, 2024 | steamboatradio.com | Shannon Lukens

By Shannon Lukens. https://dehayf5mhw1h7.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/1573/2024/07/07171128/news-long-monday-july-8-2024.mp3 Photos from a prayer vigil at Holy Name Catholic Church Friday are courtesy Alie Alexander. A memorial service has been scheduled for 12:30 p.m. this coming Saturday afternoon for Jesse Hamric. It’s at the Steamboat Christian Center. Hamric died on July 4 from some sort of electrical shock in a lake in Virginia, where he was vacationing with his family.
Steamboat Lake fireworks backfire with a big bang

Jul 7, 2024 | steamboatradio.com | Shannon Lukens

By Shannon Lukens. (Cover photo courtesy Anette Kahn.)The fireworks up at Steamboat Lake Saturday night didn’t go as planned. “It was an explosion,” according to Karl Bunker who owns the Steamboat Lake Marina. https://dehayf5mhw1h7.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/1573/2024/07/07095847/sb-karl-bunker.mp3“We had a group of people on the pontoon boat watching from the water, just like previous years.
Seminars at Steamboat brings world-renowned speaker to the Yampa Valley

Jul 5, 2024 | steamboatradio.com | Shannon Lukens

By Shannon Lukens. Seminars at Steamboat celebrates 21 years in the Yampa Valley, bringing public policy experts to the Steamboat Springs community. All seminars are nonpartisan and free to the public, at 5:30 p.m. on the following Monday nights, at Strings Pavilion. Thank you to Yampa Valley Community Foundation for their support. Monday, July 8 Monday night’s speaker is Nathaniel Keohane who is the president of the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions.
Northwest Colorado News for Friday, July 5, 2024

Jul 4, 2024 | steamboatradio.com | Shannon Lukens

By Shannon Lukens. https://dehayf5mhw1h7.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/1573/2024/07/04225640/news-long-friday-july-5-2024.mp3Yampa Valley Electric has announced Scott Blecke as the new CEO of YVEA and Luminate Broadband. He starts August 19. Press Release from YVEAThe holiday weekend continues with happy locals and visitors celebrating the 4th of July throughout Northwest Colorado.