RBC | Dinosaur resident Robynne Vonbargen (aka Robin), was found dead in her vehicle on Monday, Dec. 16 in a deep ravine five miles east of Dinosaur along Highway 64. Vonbargen was reported missing six weeks ago.
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‘Docile’ bull elk illegally killed in Dinosaur, CPW looking for suspects
DINOSAUR | Colorado Parks and Wildlife investigators are looking for two individuals who may be involved in the illegal killing of a bull elk within Dinosaur town limits last week. Investigators believe the bull—described as ‘docile’ by residents of the small, northwestern Colorado community—was shot through the abdomen on Nov.[Read More…]
Woman missing: 57-year-old disappeared from Dinosaur Oct. 31 with her dog
DINOSAUR | It’s been almost three weeks since any of 57-year-old Robynn Vonbargen’s friends or family have heard from her. Vonbargen, who lived in Dinosaur for the last year and a half, disappeared on Halloween with her dog, a car that belongs to her roommate, and $11.50 in cash. “Her[Read More…]
Fall services and availability at Dinosaur National Monument
DINOSAUR | The first signs of fall have arrived at Dinosaur National Monument with hints of yellow on the cottonwood tree leaves and migrating birds passing through the area. Fall also brings changes in visitor center hours and services. On the Utah side of the monument, the Quarry Visitor Center and[Read More…]
Electronic bicycles (e-bikes) now allowed in Dinosaur Nat’l Monument
DINOSAUR | On Aug. 30, the National Park Service announced a new electric bicycle (e-bike) policy for national parks, expanding recreational opportunities and accessibility. The policy supports Secretary’s Order 3376, signed by U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt on Aug. 29 that directs Department of the Interior (DOI) bureaus[Read More…]
Dinosaur man dies in head-on collision on Hwy. 139
A head-on collision Monday on Hwy. 139 resulted in the death of a Dinosaur man and injured five others. According to the Colorado State Patrol, Phillip Weiler, 35, of Dinosaur was driving a GMC Envoy southbound on Hwy. 139. Weiler attempted a curve at a high rate of speed, crossed[Read More…]
Rafting fatality in Dinosaur Natl. Monument investigated
DINOSAUR I The victim of a rafting accident in Triplet Falls on the Green River in Dinosaur National Monument on July 6, has been identified as Anthony Vasi, 47, from Newport Beach, California. Vasi was part of a group that included family and friends on a commercial rafting trip.
EPA awards $200K Brownfields grant to support cleanup and redevelopment of vacant school property in Dinosaur
DINOSAUR | The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding the Town of Dinosaur, Colorado a $200,000 Brownfields cleanup grant to address environmental contamination at the Dinosaur School on 401 West Fourth St. The Town is among 149 communities selected to receive grant awards totaling $64,623,553 million in EPA Brownfields[Read More…]
Dinosaur National Monument tourism created $20.3 million in cumulative economic benefits for area last year, report says
DINOSAUR | A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 304,468 visitors to Dinosaur National Monument in 2018 spent $18.3 million in communities near the monument. That spending supported 222 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economies of $20.3 million. “Dinosaur National[Read More…]
Dinosaur Natl. Monument designated newest International Dark Sky Park
DINOSAUR | Dinosaur, Colorado and Jensen, Utah – Dinosaur National Monument and the International Dark Sky Association are pleased to announce the designation of Dinosaur as an International Dark Sky Park. This distinction recognizes the skies above Dinosaur as having an exceptional quality of natural darkness while efforts on the[Read More…]
No indictment for Dinosaur trustees
DINOSAUR | A grand jury investigation for the 14th Judicial District into the actions of the Dinosaur town board of trustees regarding enforcement of an ordinance prohibiting camping and the termination of the town marshal has come to a conclusion: no indictments will be issued. The grand jury will instead[Read More…]
Moffat County District Attorney issues new round of Dinosaur subpoenas
DINOSAUR | The Dinosaur Town Council will be taking another taxpayer‑funded trip Thursday, Feb. 28, to Steamboat Springs to testify before a grand jury regarding an ongoing, sealed investigation into the small town of about 300. Trustee David Heinrich on Tuesday, Feb. 26, confirmed he and at least eight others[Read More…]