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About Us

Yampa Valley Independent (YV Indy) is free, independent local news for the Yampa Valley: Steamboat Springs, Hayden, Oak Creek and the communities around them. We cover local government, schools, business, the environment and the outdoors, and the events that bring the valley together.

Who we are

YV Indy was founded in 2026 by Michael McLarney, who owns it.

  • Michael McLarney, founder and publisher
  • Anna Parashina, data analyst, researcher and writer

Who owns and funds YV Indy

YV Indy is independently owned by Michael McLarney. It isn't part of a chain, and no political group, government agency or outside company owns any part of it.

YV Indy is free to read. There's no paywall. Local advertising and sponsorships pay for our reporting. Advertisers and sponsors have no say in what we cover or how we cover it, and ads are always marked as advertising.

Our standards

  • We report what we can verify and tell you where the information comes from.
  • We contact the people and organizations we write about and give them a fair chance to respond.
  • We keep news and opinion separate. Opinion pieces are labeled and published in our Opinion section.
  • We name our sources whenever we can. When we can't, we explain why.
  • We don't cover matters in which we have a personal or financial stake. If a connection can't be avoided, we tell you about it in the story.
  • Every story carries the author's name and the date it was published.

Corrections

We work hard to get things right. When we get something wrong, we fix it promptly and add a note at the end of the story saying what changed and when. To report an error, email info@yvindy.com with a link to the story.

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