RBC I I’d like to take this time to thank all that signed my petition to be RBC Commissioner for District 1 and for the delegates who voted for me at the local assembly. I am on the ballot! I’m honored and excited to continue listening and meeting with the[Read More…]
County
NEWS NOTES: March 24, 2022
Conservation district river committee meeting Mar. 30 RBC | The Planning Advisory Committee (PAC) of the White River Conservation District will be meeting on Wednesday, March 30 at the Rio Blanco Fire Protection Building in Meeker. The meeting will run from 6-8 p.m. The PAC will be updated on the[Read More…]
Voting system a federal/state req.
RBC | The 2-1 vote on March 15 by the Rio Blanco County Commissioners to move forward with a plan to “defund” the county’s Dominion voting equipment and go to a hand count resulted in the receipt of a letter from the Colorado Secretary of State’s office. The vote to[Read More…]
Republican assembly results
RBC I The Rio Blanco County Republican Party held its assembly last weekend to determine which candidates will proceed to the primary ballot in June. The following individuals were nominated for the four-year terms that are up for election: • Commissioner District 1 – Virginia “Ginny” Love and Douglas Overton.[Read More…]
COUNTY BEAT: MARCH 24, 2022
RBC | RBC Extension Agent Linda Masters updated commissioners on the possibility of a specialist position paid for by a CSU program. The program is “still very fluid” she said, and details have yet to be confirmed. Masters also sought direction regarding the open position at the extension office being[Read More…]
Area aquifers more like ‘geological deposits that happen to hold water’
RBC I “The more I learned about these aquifers, the more I looked at them as not really storage” Said Dr. Mario Sullivan, Instructor of Science/Oceanography at Colorado Northwestern Community College in Rangely. He spoke with members of the White River Alliance last week, detailing known geologic hydrologic information on[Read More…]
Two new scholarships available for RBC students
RBC I George C. Wenschhof (1941-2022) and Glenda F. Wenschhof (1949-2011) were ranchers and active members of the community in the Meeker, Colorado area. George was best known for having designed and, with the assistance of skilled professionals, constructing the first private hydroelectric plant on his ranch in Meeker. Glenda[Read More…]
DAYS GONE BY: March 17, 2022
The Meeker Herald 125 years ago • County Surveyor Moog returned from Rangely, on Saturday evening, where he laid out approaches to the new bridge and surveyed a road from the north side of White River to connect the Rangely road with the old Thornburg road. • The town council[Read More…]
Colorado unveils new license design
RBC I After almost two years of development, over 55,000 votes and more than 400 entries by 119 Centennial State artists, the Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) unveiled the state’s newest driver license and identification (ID) card. Governor Jared Polis revealed the Iconic Credential and announced the new card[Read More…]
CPW launches new app
RBC I Colorado Parks and Wildlife launched a new smartphone application that will make purchasing hunting and fishing licenses and state park passes easier. My CPW is the official mobile application for CPW’s license and pass purchasing system, IPAWS, and it is available to all CPW customers (residents and nonresidents).[Read More…]
DONATION …
The owners of Marvine Ranch have donated $275,000 to the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office as a “thank you” for duties performed by Undersheriff Travis Mobley and others in the department following the abduction of a female employee from Westlands (property owned by Michael Bloomberg) in February. The woman was[Read More…]
State of the River meetings return; local events to highlight various issues
RBC I After two years of virtual and hybrid gatherings, the Colorado River District will once again host in-person State of the River events across the West Slope throughout spring 2022. Twelve events across the 15-county River District will bring District staff, local partners, hydrologists, and water users together to[Read More…]
