Editor’s Note: After press time on Tuesday, the CDPHE notified the county that RBC would be moving to yellow status on Nov. 30, rather than red as they had previously indicated. Read our full update at theheraldtimes.com/state-moves-rbc-to-yellow-instead-of-red/rio-blanco-county/ RBC | The Rio Blanco County Board of Commissioners work session Tuesday, Nov. 24 began[Read More…]
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Tri-State community solar program advances additional member flexibility
RBC | Members of not-for-profit interstate power supplier Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association will soon have expanded opportunities to pursue community solar projects through a new program developed by Tri-State’s members. Consumer-members of Gunnison County Electric Association in western Colorado stand ready to benefit from the new option. Community solar[Read More…]
RBC to move up on COVID dial
Editor’s Note: After press time on Tuesday, the CDPHE notified the county that RBC would be moving to yellow status on Nov. 30, rather than red as they had previously indicated. Read our full update at theheraldtimes.com/state-moves-rbc-to-yellow-instead-of-red/rio-blanco-county/ RBC | As of Monday, the county had recorded 102 new positive COVID-19[Read More…]
News Briefs: November 26, 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…]
State moves RBC to Yellow instead of Red
RBC | As of press time Tuesday (early deadline), all indications were that the Colorado Department of Public Health would be moving to Level Red: Severe Risk, according to communications between RBC Public Health and the state last Friday. Late Tuesday RBC Public Health received word from CDPHE: “CDPHE is[Read More…]
Understanding abandoned water rights
RBC | Every 10 years, the Colorado Division of Water Resources’ (DWR) publishes its water right abandonment list. The list — released on July 1, 2020 — represents water rights that each division engineer is recommending for abandonment based on real or perceived non-use over the last 10 years. A[Read More…]
Confirming elections in Colorado begins with the roll of a dice
RBC | On Monday morning, employees of the Secretary of State’s Office convened to roll a 10-sided dice 20 times, creating a sequence of numbers, or a “seed,” to determine which ballots the counties must check to confirm the accuracy of the 2020 election. It’s the first step in what’s[Read More…]
First COVID-19 death in RBC
RBC | The first death due to “complications from COVID-19” has been reported in Rio Blanco County, according to a press release issued Friday, Nov. 20. Due to HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) laws, no other details will be made public at this time. The county asks that[Read More…]
Commissioners Regular Meeting Nov 17
RBC | In work sessions, the regular board meeting and a Board of Health meeting on Tuesday in Rangely, Commissioner Gary Moyer presided over the meeting while Commission Chair Jeff Rector was quarantined awaiting the results of a COVID-19 test and Commissioner Si Woodruff participated by telephone. Commissioners discussed revisions[Read More…]
County Advertising for Three New & Updated Positions
WORK SESSION: RBC | On Nov. 10 during a work session with Rio Blanco County Board of Commissioners, HT staff met the board to address concerns over allegations of misrepresenting information to the public. Editor Niki Turner started by presenting the commissioners with the HT’s Corrections Policy, stating, “if you[Read More…]
Conservation Corner: Forest health and watershed impacts
Forests play a major role in natural systems. Forests can protect watershed health and function, provide suitable habitat for numerous wildlife species, promote a robust logging industry, provide soil erosion control, supply forage for livestock, and offer endless recreational opportunities. While healthy forests provide these benefits, a mismanaged or unhealthy[Read More…]
From an ER physician: COVID is no hoax and no joke; an experience to be missed
RBC | Former Pioneers Medical Center emergency room physician Kurt Papenfus, MD, was recently released to his home in Cheyenne Wells to continue recuperating after a week’s stay in a Denver hospital while battling COVID-19. He was interviewed by friend and part-time Meeker resident James Magid by telephone last week,[Read More…]
