RBC | A months-long Colorado Parks and Wildlife investigation of a private hunting ranch near the northwest Colorado community of Dinosaur began with the discovery of several prohibited exotic sheep species on the property and ended with last month’s conviction of the business owner from Utah. On June 19, Vernal[Read More…]
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BLM HQ headed to Grand Junction
RBC | U.S. Senator Cory Gardner may have stolen the spotlight Monday, taking credit for the Bureau of Land Management’s anticipated move from Washington, D.C., to Grand Junction, Colorado, but Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior Joe Balash made it official Tuesday during a conference call with[Read More…]
More than a facelift: MHS demolition, abatement underway
MEEKER I The high school in Meeker is actually getting more than just a facelift; It’s getting some major reconstructive surgery. On July 8, members of the Meeker Board of Education were given a tour of the progress of the renovations. A great deal has been done so far, including[Read More…]
A community champion remembered
RANGELY I A community champion is anyone—a public official, a community leader, a concerned citizen, a health or human service worker, a volunteer. This person works hard and well to start and/or support an initiative or intervention, to bring a program or idea to reality, or to otherwise improve the[Read More…]
Wyoming wolf sighted in Jackson County
RBC I A wolf recently sighted and photographed in Jackson County, Colorado, was confirmed by Wyoming Game and Fish to be a dispersing male gray wolf from Wyoming.
Meeker Moving Forward seeks inclusive dialogue about community’s future
MEEKER | Meeker Moving Forward ProjecWhat type of place do you want Meeker to be in the future? That’s the question the town of Meeker wants all members of the community to provide input on over the coming months. Beginning during Meeker’s Fourth of July festivities, the entire community is[Read More…]
Unsung Hero: Melissa Norman, New Eden director
RANGELY | The definition of an unsung hero is one who does great deeds but receives little or no recognition for them. They are ordinary people who make themselves extraordinary. Melissa Norman has done just that through her work with New Eden Pregnancy Care Services. She and the volunteers at[Read More…]
Sober Buddy Shuttle offers safe rides, affordable transportation alternative
MEEKER | What sprang from a desire to provide a service to others is turning into a business venture for Meeker’s Lonnie White, a 2012 transplant from the East Coast. There aren’t a lot of places for single folks to hang out in Meeker besides the bar. White, an electrician[Read More…]
Rangely Area Chamber’s Board of Directors questions hospital about mill levy presentation
RBC | Rangely Community Medical Health and Wellness Center (formerly Rangely District Hospital) CEO Nick Goshe and Hospital Board Director Stephen Petersburg gave their presentation about the need for a mill levy increase at the Rangely Area Chamber of Commerce board meeting on June 20. Currently the hospital provides several[Read More…]
Lightning ‘fries’ broadband tower, CR 8 residents without internet
RBC | Last week’s stormy weather proved detrimental to the county’s broadband program, as a direct hit to the side of the Pollard tower bypassed the lightning and grounding rod and melted most of the components inside, cutting internet service to 69 residents along County Road 8. The loss of[Read More…]
Despite reports, Mind Springs Health not closing doors
RBC | Mind Springs Health is not “closing down all our doors and ceasing all services,” following a change in the state’s crisis policy, said vice-president Chriss P. Flynn via email Monday, following a story published in several western slope newspapers last week. In a press release, Mind Springs Health,[Read More…]
Water, water, everywhere …
Water poured over Taylor Draw Dam at Kenney Reservoir last Thursday at between 3,000-3,100 cubic feet per second. Significant debris, including whole cottonwood trees, were washed into the reservoir with a combination of heavy rain and runoff last weekend. Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District Manager Alden Vanden Brink said they’ll[Read More…]
