Dear Editor: This is an open letter to all Rio Blanco County veterans.
Author: Special to the Herald Times
Obituary: Gary Coulter
Gary Clyde Coulter was born June 4, 1934, in Glenwood Springs, Colo., to Harlen and Ruby (Snyder) Coulter. He passed away at home, surrounded by family, on Dec. 15, 2013.
Letter to the Editor: County has new communications manager
Dear Editor: This is a open letter to dear friends in the Colorado Department of Transportation’s Region 3 area, which includes Rio Blanco County.
RHS Student Council activities…
The Rangely High Student Council has been busy. Alycia Dominguez, Desiree Coombs and Simone Heinle get ready to watch “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,” sponsored by the council with 25 students to the Vernal Theater. Winners of the homecoming spirit week, the junior class of 2015, were eligible to attend[Read More…]
Obituary: Clayton A. Carstens
Clayton A. Carstens, age 83, passed away on Dec. 13, 2013, in Grand Junction, Colo.
All lanes open at Twin Tunnels
RBC I All lanes have been reopened at Eastbound Twin Tunnels after a nine-month construction project widening the tunnel from two lanes to three.
Letter to the Editor: Letter to Piceance Creek road users
Dear Editor: This is an open letter to residents who use Piceance Creek Road (County Road 5). This letter is to let you know that Community Counts road signs have been installed along, and feeding into, Piceance Creek Road (County Road 5 or CR5). We are extremely excited to bring[Read More…]
U.S. uranium comeback unlikely
RBC I “Uranium Drive-In,” a new documentary by Telluride filmmaker Suzan Beraza, takes a revealing look at Nucla and Naturita, two western Colorado communities that hoped a controversial uranium mill would bring economic revival. But local hopes were dashed when the company involved, Energy Fuels Resources, recently walked away.
Recruit with Meeker ties completes training
MEEKER I Navy Seaman Recruit Casey J. Kehr, son of Jeffery S. Kehr of Meeker, Colo. and Lisa M. Jensen of Carlsbad, Texas, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Ill.
Slagle to receive Good Citizen Award
RANGELY I Tessa Erin Slagle of Rangely will be presented with the Good Citizen Award at 1 p.m. on Jan. 11 at the Mount Garfield Daughters of the American Revolution monthly meeting in Grand Junction.
Winter ice sports demand caution, preparation
RBC I Colorado’s early winter blast has brought freezing temperatures and ice to the state. But despite the chill, Colorado Parks and Wildlife is reminding people that lakes, ponds and streams still may not be ready for winter activity.
Landowners encouraged to apply for state CNRCS funds
RBC I The Colorado Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is accepting applications from state landowners interested in implementing conservation practices to improve natural resources on farmland and wetland areas through its Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) and Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP). Deadline for applications is Jan. 17 to be[Read More…]
