RBC I Eastbound and westbound Highway 64 between Rangely and Meeker will be closed intermittently through June.
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Heavy DUI enforcement stepped up in state after Memorial Day
RBC I Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial beginning for Colorado’s summer events and outdoor activities, providing plenty of opportunities for alcohol and marijuana consumption. As the weather warms, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), Colorado State Patrol (CSP) and local law enforcement agencies throughout the state want to remind[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: Supporting Mike Joos for RBC Sheriff
Dear Editor: This is an open letter to the citizens of Rio Blanco County: I am supporting Mike Joos for sheriff. He came to Meeker in 1990 to work for the Meeker Police Department. Previously he worked at the Federal Heights Police Department for 11 years.
Letter to the Editor: Joos will continue to provide excellence
Dear Editor: During the last few months, the race for Rio Blanco County Sheriff has quietly moved toward what will be a significant election for the citizens of Rio Blanco County.
From My Window… Memorial Day: Remembering freedom
Memorial Day is special for a couple different reasons. First, but hopefully not foremost on everyone’s mind, it is the first holiday of summer. It is a time for family gatherings, perhaps a round of golf when the weather is good, as it was this year, or a time to[Read More…]
Phase 1 of feasibility study looks at new reservoir along river in county
RBC I Phase 1 of the White River Storage Feasibility Study, released earlier this month, points to a new water storage reservoir within the Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District (RBWCD) sometime within 10 to 12 years.
Memorial Day tribute…
CPW announces that fall turkey licenses now on sale
RBC I Colorado Parks and Wildlife is reminding turkey hunters that they can begin applying for fall limited licenses as of today and running through the July 10 deadline.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife has started complete review of state Wildlife Action Plan
RBC I Colorado Parks and Wildlife has begun a comprehensive review of the State Wildlife Action Plan, or SWAP.
Road closed off and on, on Highway 64
RBC I Eastbound and westbound Highway 64 between Rangely and Meeker will be closed intermittently through June.
County to receive more mineral tax funds
PARACHUTE I The Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado (AGNC) is pleased to report that the Rio Blanco County and several municipalities within the county will be receiving additional federal mineral lease (FML) funds from the State of Colorado, as part of Senate Bill 14-106, signed by Gov. John Hickenlooper in[Read More…]
Neilson and Slagle win 4-H Foundation scholarships
RBC I The Rio Blanco 4-H Foundation is pleased to announced that Taylor Neilson of Meeker and Tessa Slagle of Rangely are the foundation’s 2014 scholarship recipients.