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RBC health fair, preschool registration

RBC | Don’t miss the children’s health fair and preschool registration for children ages birth-5 (not already enrolled in preschool or kindergarten).

February 25, 2012 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

County regulations: fact and myth

by Jeff Madison RBC I There has been a lot of discussion on the street these days about the effect that government regulations have had on the local economy. The primary focus has been on the assortment of federal agencies which, because of the abundance of federal lands in our[Read More…]

February 23, 2012 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Training offered for byways program

RBC I Colorado’s Scenic and Historic Byways program is sponsoring training sessions for cultural heritage tourism and grass roots hospitality next month. Training focuses on 11 key survival strategies for tough economic times for cultural heritage tourism and grass roots hospitality training. A new supplement has been added to the[Read More…]

February 22, 2012 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

LEAP increases family benefits

RBC I Colorado’s Low-income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP), which provides financial assistance with home heating bills, has announced additional federal funding of $2 million, allowing the state to increase LEAP’s average benefit by nearly 15 percent.

February 21, 2012 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Rio Blanco Days Gone By

The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago n For the past few weeks, since the old timers’ dance and reunion was determined, it was a foregone conclusion that a great big time would be the result. In January 1912 the matter of having an old-timers’ reunion was suggested by “one[Read More…]

February 20, 2012 by Herald Times Staff Comments are Disabled

Health fair, preschool registration

RBC | Don’t miss the children’s health fair and preschool registration for children ages birth-5 (not already enrolled in preschool or kindergarten).

February 16, 2012 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

RBC Fair Board meeting tonight

MEEKER | Fair Board meeting tonight at the Rio Blanco County Fairgrounds from 6-8 p.m.

February 16, 2012 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

RBC to hold mail ballots

RBC I Rio Blanco County commissioners passed a resolution during their regular meeting Monday last designating Nancy Amick the election official and they authorized the county clerk and recorder to conduct the June 26, primary election by mail ballot.

February 16, 2012 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Rio Blanco County Days Gone By

The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago Painters Baldwin and Setter put the finishing touches on the two handsome Clark residences on east Main Street this week. One is an up-to-date brick, containing six well-arranged rooms, with a bathroom and numerous closest, heated by hot air and hot and cold[Read More…]

February 15, 2012 by Herald Times Staff Comments are Disabled

CNCC magazine asking for entries

RBC I Colorado Northwestern Community College is once again accepting submissions for publication in “The Waving Hands Review,” the school’s annual literary and arts magazine that highlights “exemplary works by emerging and established writers and artists” from northwestern Colorado.

February 15, 2012 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Lunch-n-learn Feb. 16

RBC I Rio Blanco County administrator Kimberly Bullen said the county has teamed up with WPXEnergy to host the first Lunch-n-Learn on Feb. 16, in the commissioners’ meeting room, starting at noon.

February 15, 2012 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Customer demand, not regulations, are the problem

RBC I Small business owners nationwide say their main concern is weak customer demand, not regulations, according to independent opinion polling released today.

February 14, 2012 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled