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…]
Author: Niki Turner
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…]
Obituary: Glenda Ryan Horton
Glenda Ryan Horton passed away on Sunday, Aug. 2 at 1:30 a.m. She is the sister of Joan (Ryan) Padilla of Rangely and in-law to Shirley Faye (Jones) Cox of Rangely who passed four days earlier. Glenda was the oldest of seven children and one of the two sets of[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Virtual Baggage
Feel down? Vaguely depressed? Frustrated? Have you lost your self-confidence? Struggling to find your voice? Paranoid? Angry for no reason? Convinced everything is terrible and will never get better? You may be experiencing an acute case of virtual baggage caused by repeated exposure to keyboard bullies, the tone police (the[Read More…]
MHS alumni achievements
Rule makes Dean’s list at U Wyo MEEKER | The University of Wyoming has listed Meeker’s Chase C. Rule on the 2020 spring semester academic Dean’s and Dean’s Freshman Honor Rolls. The honor rolls consist of regularly enrolled undergraduates above freshman standing who earned a 3.4 or better grade-point average,[Read More…]
No deal on bridge use for pond project
MEEKER | Diana Jones and Janelle Urista, representing Skijor, came to Meeker’s town board of trustees Tuesday to express gratitude for the “seed money” the town gave to the first skijor event. “We haven’t had the opportunity to come in and give our appreciation for your support,” Jones said. The[Read More…]
Back to school, with precautions
RBC | The goal is to get kids back in the classroom for in-person learning and to take all necessary precautions to keep them there, according to superintendents for both Rio Blanco County school districts. The official first day of school for the 2020-2021 school year is set for Aug.[Read More…]
COVID-19 case count rises to 20; 14 active
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been updated from the Aug. 6 print and online edition to reflect 8 new cases added after press time. Of the 20, 15 are laboratory-confirmed positive, five are probable (symptomatic with known exposure); 14 are active, and six are recovered. RBC | The county’s Board[Read More…]
Letters to the Editor: July 28, 2020
Don’t let RBC become a statistic Dear Editor: So the county commissioners and a few of their citizen cohorts decided for the whole county that we will ignore (and “opt-out” of) the governor’s mandatory mask order. The governor of this state has made sensible, wise choices in combating the spread[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: July 28, 2020
I don’t know that I’ve ever been so grateful for teachers. I’m friends with a number of my high school teachers on Facebook and we interact fairly often. I respect what they have to say. They’re still teaching me. I think, if you’re a teacher, you can’t help it. You[Read More…]
County Beat: July 30, 2020
RBC | County finance director Janae Stanworth delivered some gloomy news to department heads Tuesday about the 2021 budget. Preliminary numbers indicate an 11.5% decrease in revenue due to reduced assessed valuations, primarily tied to oil and gas. “That’s a little more than $900,000 we’re pretty sure we’re not going[Read More…]
