The following information is a weekly review of the calls for service that were reported to the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Communications Office. If you have any questions or would like an explanation of the call types listed please call 878-9600. We will not regularly post any information as to[Read More…]
Month: August 2020
NPS implements ticketed entry system for Quarry Exhibit Hall at Dinosaur Nat’l Monument
DINOSAUR | The National Park Service has announced the implementation of a temporary ticketed entry system for access to Dinosaur National Monument’s popular Quarry Exhibit Hall that began July 28. This ticketing system will provide the visiting public a reasonable opportunity to comply with COVID-19 public health guidelines by managing[Read More…]
Free admission to state parks for military in August
RBC | As a thank you to U.S. military members, Colorado Parks and Wildlife offers active duty military, veterans and the National Guard free admission to all state parks for the month of August. Military members and veterans, resident and nonresident, can pick up a free August Military Pass at[Read More…]
Census still seeking responses
RBC | The U.S. Census Bureau will begin emailing households in low-responding areas to encourage them to respond to the 2020 Census. Millions of emails will be sent this week and continue into September. The emails supplement a campaign reminding people to respond to the 2020 Census on their[Read More…]
Final 2020 swim meet
MEEKER | The final swim meet for the 2020 COVID season took place last weekend at the ERBM pool. There were 18 new or broken team records. At the end of the meet, head coach Shelly Rogers commended the kids on facing the adversity of the season head-on and swimming[Read More…]
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RBC Fair Livestock Auction will be hosted online, as well
RBC | Rio Blanco area youth have put in months of hard work raising their premium livestock and preparing for the annual Rio Blanco County Fair and Junior Livestock Auction. The annual livestock sale brings the opportunity for area youth to sell their animals at the end of the show.[Read More…]
Skull Creek may be site of new open pit mine
DINOSAUR | Homeowners in a rugged and remote part of northwest Colorado will have to wait until September to find out if a proposed open pit mine is coming to their neighborhood. The Skull Creek “subdivision” — east of Dinosaur and slightly west of Massadona, about 17 miles from the[Read More…]
CO 64 Meeker West Rural Resurfacing Project Update
The Meeker west rural resurfacing project will begin on Colorado Highway 64 at Mile Point 43, east of Rangely, and will continue east for 18 miles to MP 61. Motorists should plan for east and westbound one-lane alternating traffic, 20-30 minute delays, 35 mph speed limit, and 10 ft. width[Read More…]
Changes to flood maps may require some homeowners to purchase flood insurance
RBC | The Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) for Rio Blanco County have been released and on July 21, representatives from infrastructure firm AECOM, the Colorado Water Conservation Board, the National Flood Insurance Program, and FEMA met with community members in Rangely and helped answer property owners questions via virtual[Read More…]
The Sounds of Meeker Part 3: The Bell Tower
MEEKER | When I am working in the yard, I love hearing the sounds of bells playing hymns that I often recognize and to which I can sing along. It is a lovely serenade that is comforting and joyous. But how did it work, I wondered? How is the music[Read More…]