August, 2013 | The Herald Times | Serving Meeker, Rangely, Dinosaur & Northwest Colorado

Leftover hunting licenses set for sale

RBC I Leftover big game hunting licenses went on sale Tuesday at Colorado Parks and Wildlife offices and license retailers statewide.

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CPW to offer safety class this weekend

MEEKER I Colorado Parks and Wildlife is offering novice hunters from the Meeker area a final opportunity to take their required Hunter Education class from an agency instructor before this fall’s big game hunting seasons.

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After a three-year closure, Spring Cave will reopen until Aug. 15

MEEKER I As many people are aware, Spring Cave has been closed for the last three years due to the threat of White-nose syndrome (WNS), a disease caused by the fungus, Geomyces destructans (Gd), that has resulted in the mortality of more than 5 million bats since 2006.

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Plein Air artists sought in Meeker

MEEKER | Local artists are encouraged to be a part of the Meeker Chamber of Commerce’s Plein Air Meeker 2013 art competition and exhibit.

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Vandalism…

Some unknown person or persons apparently tried to dig up and make off with roughly 15 to 20 plants Saturday night or early Sunday at Meeker’s Sanderson Hills Park.

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RBC project coordinator to play big role

RBC I Feeling there has been little progress in the recent past, even on small projects, the Rio Blanco County Commissioners are looking forward to the work to be done by new county project coordinator Eric Jacquez, who has started work at the newly created job.

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RBC Fair 2013

People young and old were wandering around the exhibition barn, so this young goat decided it was time to stretch, get a better look around and find out what all the noise was about. The exhibition barn held ducks, turkeys, rabbits, and chickens as well as the bigger critters like[Read More…]

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Sites chosen for Rangely-area cleanup

RANGELY I Local, county and federal officials met Monday to take steps toward cleaning and preventing illegal dump sites around Rangely.

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Rangely airport receives $329,000 grant

RANGELY I U.S. Sen. Mark Udall congratulated nine of Colorado’s regional airports, including Rangely Airport, on getting a share of more than $6.1 million in competitive U.S. Department of Transportation grants. The grant for $329,050 is going to Rangely Airport in Rio Blanco County to improve its automatic weather observing[Read More…]

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