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Rio Blanco County Fair Fun…

Ellen Reichert of Meeker made away with a large haul during the horticulture competition at the Rio Blanco County Fair. Reichert’s Red Lake currants captured the fair’s horticulture Best in Show award as well as champion and first-place ribbons.

August 8, 2014 by Sean McMahon Comments are Disabled

U.S. Rep. Cory Gardner here on Friday

RBC I The White River and Douglas Creek conservation districts are pleased to announce that U.S. Rep. Cory Gardner will be in Meeker on Friday.

August 7, 2014 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

From My Window… Fair a bright light for Rio Blanco County; Meeker’s Wilson returns

Whew! The Rio Blanco County Fair is over, and there are a lot of folks taking it a little easier today (Sunday), after a long stretch of tough days.

August 7, 2014 by Sean McMahon Comments are Disabled

Women-only Cast, Blast & Twang set in Steamboat

RBC I Women interested in learning about fly fishing and the basics of shotguns and archery are invited to the women-only Cast, Blast & Twang clinic in Steamboat Springs on Aug. 9.

August 6, 2014 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Unemployment rate continues to drop in Rio Blanco County

RBC I For the fourth straight month, the June unemployment rate is down slightly in Rio Blanco County, using seasonally non-adjusted figures. Unemployment numbers are down more than 1.8 percent from June 2013.

August 6, 2014 by Sean McMahon Comments are Disabled

Udall meets with Europeans, promotes natural gas

WASHINGTON I U.S. Sen. Mark Udall (D-CO), who serves on the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, met with representatives from European embassies Tuesday and underscored his commitment to expanding U.S. liquefied natural gas exports to our allies and trading partners abroad.

August 5, 2014 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Join Arbor foundation, get 10 blue spruce trees

RBC I Residents of Rio Blanco County can spruce up their landscape by joining the Arbor Day Foundation in August.

August 5, 2014 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Dinosaur: $15 million is spent in area

RBC I A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 274,361 visitors to Dinosaur National Monument in 2013 spent $15,791,600 in communities near the park. That spending supported 186 jobs in the local area.

August 5, 2014 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Bennet seeks state and D.C. interns for fall

RBC I Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet is accepting internship applications from undergraduate students, recent graduates and graduate students for his Washington, D.C., and Colorado offices in the following Colorado locations: Colorado Springs, Denver, Durango, Fort Collins, Grand Junction and Pueblo.

August 4, 2014 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Udall says no Vermillion plan

RBC I U.S. Sen. Mark Udall, chairman of the U.S. Senate National Parks Subcommittee, confirmed Friday that the Obama administration is not considering an Antiquities Act designation for the Vermillion Basin in Moffatt County. U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell confirmed this fact during a meeting with Udall. “Secretary[Read More…]

August 4, 2014 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

For the first time, all Colorado big game licenses will go on sale on the same day

RBC I For the first time ever, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) will offer over-the-county big game licenses all at the same time for elk, pronghorn, bear, deer and turkey, to residents and non-residents, beginning at 9 a.m. on Tuesday.

August 2, 2014 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled