Brandon Gee Reporter

Brandon Gee covers government and politics for the Pilot & Today. He started working for the newspaper in June 2007, after his graduation from DePauw University in Greencastle, Ind. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English writing with a minor in political science. Brandon did summer internships at the Evansville (Ind.) Courier & Press, The Oregonian in Portland, Ore., and The Wall Street Journal. He spent a semester abroad in London, where he interned with Moneywise magazine. Brandon is from Evansville, Ind. and is a huge fan of the Indianapolis Colts and Indiana University basketball. When not at work, he can be found on Mount Werner enjoying his first season on the slopes.

Recent stories

Spectrum purchase poised
New fixed base operator would replace Spectrum Jet Center
August 19, 2008
Galaxy Aviation of Steam­boat-Hayden is in contract negotiations with Routt County to replace Spectrum Jet Center, the longtime fixed base operator at Yampa Valley Regional Airport, county officials said Monday.
Bridge replacement to begin
Soda Creek crossing will close from mid-August to November
July 28, 2008
Arvada-based construction contractor TARCO is mobilizing for the replacement of the structurally obsolete Yahmonite Bridge in Old Town Steamboat Springs.
Dealing with denial
Communities cope with reality of unprecedented beetle epidemic
July 27, 2008
There’s nothing quite as serene as lying under a stand of lodgepole pine trees. Their fallen needles pad the ground, choking the forest floor and smothering other growth between the slender trunks.
Ritter plugs tax-credit repeal
June 20, 2008
Gov. Bill Ritter touted Thursday a proposed ballot measure that would repeal a tax credit enjoyed by the oil and gas industry in Colorado but has some local government officials worried about how the resulting tax windfall would be divvied up.
U.S. 40 talks, inaction continue
Shelton talks history of bypass discussions at Economic Summit
May 24, 2008
Before Philo Shelton started his new job as public works director for the city of Steamboat Springs, he received a prediction from a predecessor: “You will be talking about the bypass at some time in your career.”
Steamboat woman has no information on Burmese relatives
May 10, 2008
A week after Cyclone Nargis struck her native Mynamar, Cho Tun Schram has no idea whether relatives including her father and grandmother are alive.
Rescuers evacuate Steamboat couple’s California celebration
April 30, 2008
Julie Grady first smelled smoke while walking to the reception in her homemade hemp wedding dress. The newlywed (formerly Julie Sokolowski) had just exchanged vows below towering pines at a remote camp in California’s San Gabriel Mountains.
Judge denies Wall appeal
Sheriff will fight DUI charges in jury trial
April 30, 2008
Senior Judge Cecil Wayne Williams upheld the revocation of Sheriff Gary Wall’s driver’s license in Routt County Court on Tuesday, and a jury trial has been set for the drunken driving case against the county’s top law enforcement officer.
New roads proposal proffered
Officials more receptive to increased vehicle registration fees
April 29, 2008
Routt County officials are more receptive to a proposal that would increase vehicle registration and rental fees than they were to one that would impose a $5 toll on Interstate 70 from Floyd Hill to the Eis­enhower Tun­nel.
Battle for the Mountain
Minturn residents to vote on annexation
April 13, 2008
There is a rift between Ginn Resorts’ Minturn headquarters and the town outside.

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