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Brown’s Park Spring Dance free May 18

BROWN’S PARK | The public is invited to the free Brown’s Park Spring Dance, with country music provided by the John-Wayne Band, at Lodore Hall in Brown’s Park on May 18.

May 3, 2013 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Snowpack nears normal for year

RBC I A cool and wet three weeks has brought a large change to the White River Basin snowpack and precipitation situation, with the three major reporting stations relevant to Rio Blanco County much closer to average for the year than they were four weeks ago.

May 3, 2013 by Sean McMahon Comments are Disabled

Traffic closures possible in area

RBC | According to the Colorado Department of Transportation, there are two current road projects under way in the Rio Blanco County area that are subject to causing area delays:

May 3, 2013 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Don’t feed wildlife

RBC I Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials are reminding the public about the negative consequences of feeding wildlife. The agency cautions that in addition to being harmful for the health of wild animals, it is illegal to feed deer, bighorn sheep, mountain goats, pronghorn, bears and elk in Colorado.

May 1, 2013 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Traffic closures possible in area

RBC | According to the Colorado Department of Transportation, there are two current road projects under way in the Rio Blanco County area that are subject to causing area delays: State Highway 13, northbound and southbound south of Meeker (milemarker 22-25) could have periodic delays through May 2013. State Highway[Read More…]

May 1, 2013 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Obituary: Dewey ‘Monty’ Sheridan

Dewey L. “Monty” Sheridan, 80, a longtime cattle rancher in Moffat County, Colo., passed away April 7, 2013, at The Memorial Hospital in Craig, Colo.

April 29, 2013 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

County plans cost-share for herbicides

RBC I Rio Blanco County will again be selling herbicide and offering cost-share on select chemicals. The Rio Blanco County Weed Department will sell herbicide at the Fairgrounds in Meeker on Thursday mornings from 7-11:30 a.m. and delivering pre-orders to the Rangely area on Thursday afternoons starting May 2.

April 29, 2013 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

RBC Pioneers Assn. changes dinner date

MEEKER | The Rio Blanco County Pioneers Association has announced a change of date for its annual dinner and dance.

April 29, 2013 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

From my window… Too many Meeker events subject to overload

Looking out my window I saw a large number of people surrounding the Rio Blanco County Courthouse, peering up into the air with a forlorn, lost look. It seemed they were in need of some leader to emerge to tell them what to do next.

April 25, 2013 by Sean McMahon Comments are Disabled

Three fatal car crashes in 2012 in county

RBC I There were three fatal vehicle accidents on county roads and highways in 2012 and 2011, according to the 2012 Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office 2012 annual report — although the total number of accidents increased by more than 29 percent in 2012 from 2011.

April 25, 2013 by Sean McMahon Comments are Disabled

Decisions still to be made for justice center

RBC I Only one or two things remain certain in regard to the remodel/rebuild of the Rio Blanco County Courthouse in Meeker; one is that downtown business owners, Meeker town officials and the Meeker Chamber of Commerce want the complex to remain in downtown Meeker; the other being that geothermal[Read More…]

April 25, 2013 by Sean McMahon Comments are Disabled

Kimberly Bullen resigns as RBC administrator

RBC I Just short of two years on the job, Rio Blanco County Administrator Kimberly Bullen turned in her resignation to the county commissioners on April 8 in Rangely, with the resignation becoming effective Friday.

April 25, 2013 by Sean McMahon Comments are Disabled