Month: May 2016
Rio Blanco jobless rate continues to increase
RBC I December and January saw solid drops in the Rio Blanco County jobless rate, but a sharp increase in the unemployment between January and February, which saw a .07 percent increase in the county, continued to rise another half percent in March.
House act puts grouse close to ESA
RBC I On May 18, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). I this “must-pass’”legislation that funds America’s military readiness was language that would force the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and U.S. Forest Service (USFS) to abandon successful sage-grouse conservation plans.
Branding of the calves is ranchers’ rite of spring
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Legislature says no to rural citizens seeking local drug purchases
RBC I Right now, your insurance company can require you to go through the mail to obtain your prescription medications. This past legislative session, the Colorado State Legislature failed to pass a measure that would have prohibited the requirement for mail order prescriptions.
PHF’s ‘Forks & Flavors’ fundraiser to benefit new mammogram machine
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Cattledog handlers can also learn from their canine partners
MEEKER I It’s all about the dogs—working border collies that is—in Meeker. From June 15-19, 140 of North America’s best working cattledogs will gather to match themselves against each other, 200 yearling cows and Meeker’s famous trial field as they compete for a national title.
Can food hubs help to boost Colorado’s rural farming economies?
RBC I Dan Hobbs farms 30 acres of land east of Pueblo, Colo. For years, he spent weekends traveling hours to farmers markets to sell his produce, always losing a day in the fields and returning home with leftover vegetables that didn’t sell.
From My Window: RHS grads receive sage advice from commencement speaker
It is always enjoyable to attend a high school or college graduation as it is easy to spot those who are really happy those 12 years in high school, 14 years in a junior college and 16 years at a four-year college or university are over and now only a[Read More…]