MEEKER | “Protect birds: Be the solution to plastic pollution” is the theme for the 2019 World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD), the only international education program that celebrates the migration of nearly 350 bird species between their nesting habitats in North America and wintering grounds in Latin America, Mexico, and[Read More…]
Features
Building code meeting draws standing room only crowd
RBC | A public input meeting about building codes and code enforcement in unincorporated Rio Blanco County resulted in a standing room only crowd in Meeker Monday. Rio Blanco County Commissioner Jeff Rector addressed the group at the start by saying, “We’re not after getting rid of building codes entirely…we’re[Read More…]
WREA’s Piceance Creek Solar awarded 2019 Utility Scale Project of the Year
MEEKER | The Colorado Solar and Storage Association (COSSA) has named Cypress Creek Renewables and White River Electric Association’s, Piceance Creek Solar Farm the 2019 Colorado Utility Scale Project of the Year winner. Now in their second year, the awards honor the individuals, projects and products behind the Mountain West’s[Read More…]
Unsung Heroes: Once a Panther, always a Panther
RANGELY | The definition of an unsung hero is one who does great deeds but receives little or no recognition for them. They are an ordinary person who makes themselves extraordinary and that is exactly what Rangely School District’s Beckey Hume has done during her 33 years of service. From expected[Read More…]
New oil and gas advocacy group
RBC | Natural gas resources in the Piceance and Uintah basins of Colorado and Utah could help regional and global communities thrive economically and environmentally—if more production and infrastructure expansion efforts are approved. The Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA), the leading consumer advocate for energy, has released a report on “Natural[Read More…]
Thank a dispatcher during Telecommunications Week
RBC | For communication centers in the United States, one opportunity for recognition is National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. It’s the second week of April every year and became law on March 26, 1992, by an act of Congress. In doing so, Congress acknowledged that we “daily serve the public[Read More…]
‘Until the accident.’
Mock accident at RHS intended to promote seatbelt use and safe driving RBC | It was an ordinary day for Rangely Jr./Sr. High School students. Until the accident. One student dead. Others injured. It’s everyone’s worst nightmare come to pass. In this case, the accident wasn’t real, thankfully. Rural Colorado[Read More…]
RHS PROM 2019 …
Rangely’s 2019 Prom Royalty (from left) are attendants Grady Nielsen and Kaylalle Fortunato, Prom King Micah Zenner and Prom Queen Kayla Packer and attendants CJ Lucero and Paityn Myers. In front are crown bearers Cole Odom and Dawnlyn Smuts. MATT SCOGGINS PHOTO
Snowpack still above average
RBC | March snowpack improvements showcase the impressive changes but equally noteworthy are current snowpack totals for the water year beginning on Oct. 1. Snowpack observation points within the San Miguel, Dolores, Animas and San Juan combined basins indicate 157% of median, while snowpack in the Gunnison, Arkansas, Rio Grande[Read More…]
County Beat: April 11, 2019
RBC | County building inspector Jeff Kummer presented proposed amendments to the county’s building code during a work session with commissioners Monday. The amendments would bring the county in line with the 2018 International Residential Code. According to Kummer, “If you live in Colorado you don’t have to have a[Read More…]
CNCC Spartan Showdown …
The CNCC Rodeo Team hosted the annual Spartan Showdown Friday and Saturday night at Columbine Park in Rangely. Athletes from 11 regional colleges competed, seeking wins to boost their numbers for the College National Finals Rodeo in Casper, Wyoming this June. Roxie Fromang Photos
RPD fills three dispatch positions
RANGELY | Emergency communication operators or 911 dispatchers are the voice in the darkness that gives hope to those who really need it. When citizens dial 911 in an emergency, they expect a fast response and a reassuring voice at the other end of the line. But 911 centers across the country[Read More…]
