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AGNC supports governor

RBC I Scott McInnis, executive director of the Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado (AGNC), said the organization supports Governor John Hickenlooper in his opposition to a bill that would mandate unionization and collective bargaining for firefighters across the state.

March 12, 2013 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

RBC 4-H beef feeder show held at fairgrounds

RBC I This year’s Beef Feeder Show was held recently at the Meeker Fairgrounds with 17 4-H members participating from Rio Blanco County. Ed Coryell, Trina Smith and Bill Ekstrom spent the morning weighing and tagging 49 steers from 32 4-H members (including four first time beef members) for the[Read More…]

March 11, 2013 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Up and down el Rio Blanco: New editor coming soon

I am excited and thankful to announce that the Rio Blanco Herald Times will have a new editor starting next week when Sean McMahon takes the helm of Rio Blanco County’s oldest business.

March 11, 2013 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Letter to the Editor: No PAC poll

Dear Editor: In light of Andrew Romanoff’s decision not to take PAC money, Peak Campaigns, working for CleanSlateNow.org, just completed a Colorado poll, 400 active voters called on Feb. 10-11.

March 10, 2013 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Shed collectors: stay on roads

RBC I The Bureau of Land Management Little Snake Field Office in Craig is reminding people planning to collect shed antlers in northern Colorado this spring that it is illegal to travel off existing roads in a motor vehicle on BLM public lands in this area.

March 8, 2013 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Broadband: Safety net for 1st responders

RBC I The National Telecommunications Information and Administration (NTIA) held the First Net board of birectors’ meeting in Boulder, Colo., on Feb. 12.

March 8, 2013 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Fuel prices up

RBC I Average retail gasoline prices in Colorado have risen 5.9 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.56/g yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 2,158 gas outlets in Colorado.

March 6, 2013 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Finalists named in Colo. Leopold Award program

RBC I Sand County Foundation, the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association, the Colorado Cattlemen’s Agricultural Land Trust, Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc., and Peabody Energy are proud to announce the finalists for the 2013 Leopold Conservation Award in Colorado. The award recognizes private landowner achievement in voluntary conservation. The finalists are[Read More…]

March 6, 2013 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Huntington’s Disease seminar March 9

RBC | There will be a meeting for families, professionals and individuals interested in understanding and treating Huntington’s Disease with speaker Seth Kareus, M.D., specialist in neurology and movement disorder on Saturday, March 9 from 11-1:30 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church, 522 White Ave., in Grand Junction, Colo.[Read More…]

March 5, 2013 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

County

Helping hands…

On Nov. 29, 2012, Reagan Brown, infant daughter of Lee and Emma (Vaughn) Brown of Fleming, Colo., was taken to Children’s Hospital. After extensive testing, an MRI showed fluid on her knees and hips, she has Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. Friends of the Brown family have started fundraising to help[Read More…]

March 5, 2013 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

BLM to hold scoping meetings

RBC I The Bureau of Land Management is hosting two public open house meetings this week to help identify issues to be addressed in the Roan Plateau Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement.

February 28, 2013 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled