RBC | Wildlife managers, biologists, and researchers from Colorado Parks and Wildlife are gearing up for a busy winter season. During the winter months, CPW will be using helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft to capture and classify big game species. Winter study work will include operations to capture, assess, and collar[Read More…]
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New quarantine guidelines released by the CDC
RBC | Fourteen days of vacation at the beach whizzes by at warp speed, but enduring 14 days of stay-at-home quarantine due to COVID is almost as much fun as watching paint dry. Quarantines are one of the oldest and simplest tools for slowing the spread of contagious disease, but[Read More…]
White River Alliance hears from water engineer Erin Light on drought preparedness and other issues
RBC | The White River Alliance, a local stakeholders group for the White River, met Dec. 4. Erin Light, the Division 6 Water Engineer, who is in charge of all administration of water rights on the White River (and Yampa and Green), was the guest speaker. She announced that Governor[Read More…]
Colorado Secretary of State certifies 2020 election results
RBC | Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold today certified the 2020 General Election, thereby making the results of the election official and final. The certification was conducted after each county’s bipartisan canvass boards submitted their official abstract of votes to the Secretary of State’s Office, as well as the[Read More…]
Days Gone By: Dec 10, 2020
The Meeker Herald – 125 years ago Walter James had a rather exciting adventure with a mountain lion on Saturday. He had shot and wounded the puma, which was a large one, when it turned on him and was only a few yards away when a well-directed shot stopped its[Read More…]
RBC Board of Commissioners Set to Adopt 2021 Budget
RBC | Rio Blanco County’s proposed 2021 budget is set for adoption by the Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020. During work session Tuesday the board reviewed the budget with Budget and Finance Director Janae Stanworth. Overall revenue is projected to increase by $355,772 and expenses by[Read More…]
Homicide suspect arrested after body found near Dinosaur
DINOSAUR | Griffin James Loughlin, 24, was arrested Wednesday in Salt Lake City, and charged with first-degree murder in connection with a homicide reported Nov. 30, according to a press release from the Moffat County Sheriff’s Office. Around 5:30 p.m. on Monday, November 30, the Moffat County Sheriff’s Office was[Read More…]
Colorado’s shadow epidemic: heightened anxiety, depression are testing families, communities and Colorado’s already-frayed mental health safety nets
RBC | On Denver’s west side, an elderly man had been managing his solitude just fine until the pandemic hit, taking with it what social life he had and leaving in its place a loneliness he had not felt for years. Not far from his house, a young woman fights[Read More…]
News Briefs: Dec 10, 2020
Window shop with The Upstairs Gallery MEEKER | The Upstairs Gallery is closed at the moment, however, it will be open for some Small Business Saturday window shopping. Shop the Hugus building windows, text or leave a voicemail for Pat @ 970-799-9375 with your name and item numbers. Pick up[Read More…]
CPW now offering GOCO grants for wetlands projects
RBC | Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) is seeking applications for wetland and riparian restoration, enhancement, and creation projects to support its Wetlands Program Strategic Plan. CPW will award up to $2.5 million in funds from Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) and Colorado waterfowl stamps to projects in Colorado that support[Read More…]
$75K grant aims to grow new apprenticeships in Northwest Colorado
RBC | Helping Americans get back to work fast while growing their skills and at the same time filling critical labor shortages for rural employers is the aim of a new apprenticeship initiative being developed at the college. “Apprenticeships have been a tried and true option for growing trade skills.[Read More…]
BLM Christmas tree permits available online
RBC | Permits for cutting Christmas trees on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands are available from the White River Field Office in Meeker, Colorado and online at forestproducts.blm.gov. Permits cost $10 per tree. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., however, due to changing COVID-19 impacts, office access[Read More…]
