Author: Special to the Herald Times

Udall, senators push for rural broadband

RBC I Mark Udall, a staunch advocate for rural Coloradans, joined a bipartisan coalition of senators calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to do more to encourage rural telecommunications companies to upgrade phone and Internet service in rural areas in Colorado and across the country.

Watch out for game on county roads

RBC I Wildlife may not have to wrestle with changing the time on their microwave oven, but the weather and human clock changes can pose some challenges for animals moving to lower elevations in advance of the coming winter.

WREA helps clean up storm branches

RBC | The early winter storm on Oct. 3 left branches laying in yards and along area streets. White River Electric Association asked Rio Blanco County to join in its clean-up of remaining downed tree limbs along Meeker’s streets on Monday and Tuesday.