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The Steamboat Pilot & Today is a newspaper that caters to Routt County in Colorado. It is owned by WorldWest LLC, a family-run business located in Lawrence, Kansas. The Steamboat Pilot is a larger-format publication that comes out every Sunday, while the Steamboat Today is a free tabloid that is available on weekdays and Saturdays.

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Weekly Wellness: Debunking myths on hospital stays

1 day ago | steamboatpilot.com | Susan Cunningham

Editor’s Note: This story is Part 1 of a 2-part series on myths about hospital stays. Part 2 focuses on myths about what happens during your stay. Not everything you may have heard about hospital stays is true. Dr. Evan Hardesty, a hospitalist with UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center, debunks some common myths below. Myth: I don’t have to bring any medications to the hospital.
Little Toots Park, section of Yampa River Core Trail closed due to moose activity

3 days ago | steamboatpilot.com | John Russell

Little Toots Park in downtown Steamboat Springs was closed late Monday morning as Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials and animal control officers from the city cordoned off a section of the Core Trail where a male moose was bedded down. David Rehak Suma, Colorado Parks and Wildlife district wildlife manager, said a yearling moose was seen in Little Toots Park earlier that morning, and had bedded down just off the Yampa River Core Trail.
Steamboat Marathon crowns two-time champion, a rave and running enthusiast

4 days ago | steamboatpilot.com | Tom Skulski

Michael Mitchell never runs out of energy, joy or glitter. On Saturday, Mitchell climbed Colorado’s highest summit, Mount Elbert, and on Sunday he became the winner of the 44th annual Steamboat Marathon. Mitchell, a 26 year old ultra runner originally from Minnesota, fell in love with the long distance running community as a senior in college. Since then, he has raced in the Leadville 100, Boston Marathon, New York City Marathon, among countless others.
Photos and results - 2025 Steamboat Marathon

4 days ago | steamboatpilot.com | Tom Skulski

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Column: Sharing risk on the Colorado River

4 days ago | steamboatpilot.com | Allen Best

Even-steven. That was the intent of delegates from the seven basin states in 1922 when they met near Santa Fe to forge a compact governing the Colorado River. But what exactly did they agree upon? That has become a sticking point in 2025 as states have squared off about rules governing the river in the drought-afflicted and climate-changed 21st century. The negotiations between the states, according to many accounts, have been fraught with tensions.
Yampa River Festival’s raft rodeo dazzles crowd, not for the faint of heart

5 days ago | steamboatpilot.com | Tom Skulski

Rodeo cowboys have to ride their bull for eight seconds before getting bucked off. Most rafters lasted roughly that same amount of time in C-Hole during the Raft Rodeo, part of the 45th annual Yampa River Festival on Saturday. One rafting crew stood out above the rest during the competition, a trio of local high school students who showed their competitors, the crowd and C-Hole itself that they were made for surfing the wave.
ROAM gear company offers Steamboat entrepreneur next adventure in business

6 days ago | steamboatpilot.com | John Russell

A passion for adventure drove Steamboat Springs entrepreneur Edward Watson to help create Fat Eddy’s, a company that produced climbing and river gear, and Spiffy Dog — a company that produced dog collars and leashes and made an impression in Steamboat Springs. “I don’t know if it’s a passion, but I like to make quality, functional gear,” said Watson, who plans to release his latest brainchild, ROAM brand gear, at this weekend’s Yampa River Festival. ROAM stands for River, Ocean and Mountains.
Third-graders from Steamboat Springs schools head to the ranch, get a taste for agriculture

1 week ago | steamboatpilot.com | John Russell

The livestock standing in the hay meadows surrounding the Rocking C Bar Ranch northwest of Steamboat Springs on Thursday were not bothered by the raucous sound of children’s voices and laughter that filled the normally still air. On this day, 70 third-graders toured the ranch owned by the Daughenbaugh and Allen families toured the ranch northwest of Steamboat Springs on Routt County Road 44 as part of the Routt County Cattlewomen’s Ranch Days.
Steamboat’s Sidney Barbier named finalist for 2025 CWSA Inspiration Award

1 week ago | steamboatpilot.com | Tom Skulski

Sidney Barbier, a Steamboat Springs native and University of Denver Nordic skier, has been named a finalist for the 2025 Honda Inspiration Award by the Collegiate Women’s Sports Awards. The Honda Inspiration Award is given to a collegiate female student-athlete who has overcome physical or emotional adversity while working toward a return to athletics. It has been awarded for 37 years. Barbier, 22, suffered from health challenges due to nutcracker syndrome for nearly seven years.
US Supreme Court paves way for controversial Uinta Basin rail project that would haul crude oil along Colorado River

1 week ago | steamboatpilot.com | Robert Tann

A controversial proposal to haul up to 350,000 barrels of waxy crude oil daily along a stretch of the Colorado River can move forward following a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Thursday. The proposed 88-mile Uinta Basin Railway would connect remote oil fields in Utah to existing tracks running through Colorado’s Glenwood Canyon and the central mountains, eventually meeting up with refineries along the Gulf Coast.