This Sunday commemorates the signing of our nation’s Constitution. I wantedto print the Constitution in its entirety as we did with the Declaration of Independence, but space this week has not permitted me to do so. Small towns are wonderful fodder for fiction, whether mystery, romance, thriller or otherwise. Part[Read More…]
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Wait for broadband service could get even longer
RBC | Success comes with its own troubles. The county’s broadband project has exceeded expected demand—more customers than anticipated have signed up to receive fiber internet. Colorado Fiber Community (CFC), the company contracted to connect individual addresses, has maxed out their $1.5 million budget, and without an infusion of capital,[Read More…]
More than 4,000 RBC residents notified of data breach by state
RBC | If you’re among the 4,439 Rio Blanco County residents who received a letter last week from the Office of the State Court Administrator, be aware that the letter is not a fake, but it’s not as ominous as it sounds. While the letter states, “There is no indication[Read More…]
Get specialty cheeses and deli food items in downtown Meeker at the Little Cheese Shop
MEEKER | The bright blue door in the alley between Sixth and Seventh streets in Meeker is the entrance to a world of epicurean delights: The Little Cheese Shop and Blanco Cellars. Wanting to put her 20 years in the food and wine industry to use, proprietor Vanessa Trout opened[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: News, or melodrama?
Between the fires in the western half of the U.S. that have clogged the atmosphere with smoke, the hurricanes flooding the southern states, and word that North Korea has amped up its nuclear weapons tests and has America in a bullseye, it’s starting to feel like a particularly sketchy season[Read More…]
UPDATE: Hime’s Peak Fire 25 percent contained
MEEKER | A multi-mission aircraft conducted an infrared survey of the Himes Peak Fire 46 miles east of Meeker in the Flat Tops Wilderness on Thursday and found an active heat perimeter of approximately 94 acres at 3:30 p.m. This is considerably smaller than previous estimates. Firefighters were able to[Read More…]
Pipeline leak in Piceance Basin prompts $5 million lawsuit
RBC I Mike Bishop is a jovial fellow with a quick wit, ready smile and lively sense of humor, until you ask him about the conditions on his Piceance Basin hunting ranch. Concern etches his features when he talks about the pipeline leak he discovered on his property a little[Read More…]
County required to buy new election equipment
RBC | Changes in Colorado state statutes regarding elections will require the county to purchase a new voting system from a “certified” provider. Rio Blanco County Commissioners approved an agreement Monday to buy the new system in an amount not to exceed $81,546.14 for the equipment, $9,000 for onsite elections[Read More…]
Commissioners oppose proposed statewide regs on air quality
RBC | County commissioners have drafted a letter to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment in regard to proposed rules for air quality that would apply the same rules for combatting ozone levels to the Western Slope and the Front Range. Proposed revisions to Regulation No. 7 would[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Time flies when you’re having fun
Time also flies when you’re climbing a learning curve that has a steep incline. Tomorrow (Sept. 1) marks our one-year anniversary as owners of the Rio Blanco Herald Times and associated publications. It really has been fun, almost all of the time! Co-owners Caitlin Walker and my husband Pat have[Read More…]
Letter from state court alarms county residents
RBC | If you’re among the 4,439 Rio Blanco County residents who received a letter from the Office of the State Court Administrator, the letter is not a fake, but it’s probably not as ominous as it sounds.
Hurricane Harvey Relief Drive organized by Meeker Fire and Rescue
Looking for a way to help the victims of Hurricane Harvey? Meeker Fire and Rescue is coordinating a relief drive.
