RBC | The 2019 Colorado Big Game Brochure is out and there are plenty of regulation changes and new information for hunters to read up on in advance of the big game draw. One of the big challenges CPW wildlife managers are tackling this year is Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD).[Read More…]
Features
Meeker resident Roy Light a veteran of combat service support
MEEKER | It is always an honor, privilege and joy to meet and interview military veterans, and 95-year-old World War II veteran Roy Light was no exception as he recounted his time in combat service support. Born and raised on the north coast of California, where there is just “too[Read More…]
McAlister honored for dispatch work
RANGELY | At the Town of Rangely board meeting March 12, Dispatch Supervisor Mercy McAlister was recognized by the NG911 Institute as a “public safety professional from the public sector for their leadership, professionalism, initiative, creativity, and diligence in assisting a person reporting and/or experiencing an emergency situation or solving[Read More…]
Internet safety for kids
RBC | “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times …” Dickens’ infamous opener has been an accurate description of our world since it was printed in 1859. Wars, recessions and natural disasters continue alongside astounding leaps in science, technology, and human imagination. The explosion of[Read More…]
SNOWPACK …
River basins in the area continue to report above average snowpack, with the White River basin at 120 percent of normal, Laramie, North Platte, and Yampa basins at 106 percent, and the Little Snake river basin at 107 percent. For the most up to date information about Colorado snowpack and[Read More…]
Breaking down the cannabis debate (part 1)
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first in a three-part series to examine the impact of cannabis on our health, our economy and our communities. RBC | There are few subjects that stir up stronger emotions among doctors, policy makers and the public than cannabis—aka marijuana. (Cannabis is the actual name[Read More…]
County Beat: March 14, 2019
RBC | Members of the public present for Monday’s meeting of the Rio Blanco County Board of Commissioners urged the board to “use every tool in the tool box” to fight back against SB19-181. “There was a power failure in Rangely yesterday [Sunday],” said Rangely resident Jimmie Dearman, 80, who[Read More…]
Fire Rescue members honored at annual banquet
RBC | At the 85th annual Meeker Fire Rescue Banquet on Saturday, March 9, Gary Merriam received an award for his 40 years of service to the department. Some, not all, of the members of Meeker Fire Rescue, were present Saturday to receive their recognition awards for years of service,[Read More…]
New CPW District Wildlife Officer in Rangely
RANGELY | In January, Parachute native Garrett Smith relocated to Rangely and took on his new position as the Colorado Parks and Wildlife District Wildlife Manager. Officer Smith, a wildlife biology graduate of the University of Wyoming in Laramie, took over management of unit 10 and the north end of unit[Read More…]
Water Conservancy District in pre-permitting phase for Wolf Creek Dam
RANGELY | The Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District (RBWCD) is as busy as ever with many projects in the works that affect residents on both ends of Rio Blanco County. District Manager Alden Vanden Brink explained that the board is in the pre-permitting process for the White River Storage Project.[Read More…]
Nuclear medicine new to PMC
MEEKER | A mere four weeks ago, in addition to other state of the art technology recently launched, Pioneers Medical Center added “nuclear medicine imaging” to its services, a year-long process that has finally arrived. Greg Hanberg, PMC’s radiology director, discussed this cutting edge technology with the HT. Hanberg received[Read More…]
CNCC Flight Team headed to nationals, fundraising efforts underway
RANGELY | On Tuesday, Feb. 26 members from the Colorado Northwestern Community College’s flight team met with community members about the team’s past successes and to ask for contributions to help the team attend the 2019 National Intercollegiate Flying Association (NIFA) competition to be held May 16-19 in Janesville, Wisc.[Read More…]
