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Vol. 21, No. 268
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Fuel Stop.....................$2.60 West Kum & Go.........$2.54 7-Eleven......................$2.67 Petro West..................$2.75 Phillips 66..............................$2.69 Bob’s Conoco........................$2.68 Space Station.........................$2.69 Hilltop Sinclair.........................$2.74 Anglers Kum & Go...................$2.54 Ski Haus....................................$2.69 Mount Werner Sinclair...............$2.59 Shell............................................$2.69 Shop & Hop................................$2.59 State Average.....................$2.59 National Average................$2.66
S t e a m b o at S p r i n g s
Secretary of State to visit Bernie Buescher will meet with county clerk, Routt County residents today Page 3
sports Matt Stensland/staff
Harrison Simon, 3, of Steamboat Springs, rides his scooter in the Howelsen Skate Park on a warm fall Saturday afternoon. Harrison was riding with his dad, Garrett, and brother, Jackson.
Herold family honored South Routt residents named Landowner of the Year at fall festival
Bucs earn 1st win Page 17
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It’s not something they expected. The Herold family, of South Routt, was recognized as Landowner of the Year at the second Routt County Agriculture Fall Gathering on
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Saturday night’s Cash 5 numbers: 5-8-13-19-27 Drawings are held Monday through Saturday.
Sunday. The event was held from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Steamboat Springs Community Center. The purpose of the event is to bring together the county’s agriculture community, Routt County Extension Agent CJ Mucklow said. “It’s business, but it’s an opportunity to socialize with
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other farmers and ranchers in Routt County,” he said. Mucklow added that although the agriculture industry nationwide and locally is shrinking, it’s still a big part of the county’s identity. “Ag still matters.” After each of the agriculture groups held their fall meetings, dinner was served and the awards were presented. The
Herolds, a South Routt ranching family since the mid-1880s, were recognized for their sage grouse habitat improvement and livestock grazing enhancement project. The project on the family’s ranch about 1.5 miles north of Yampa, increases water access See Honored, page 13
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