RBC I Prospective Rio Blanco County jurors found themselves summoned to court this week for a trial. In July, members of the Elk Creek Ranch Owners Association, a nonprofit corporation, filed a “complaint and jury demand” against William Wheeler of Elk Creek Ranch Development, Inc. According to court documents, Wheeler[Read More…]
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News Briefs: Oct. 15, 2020
ERBM program updates MEEKER | Oct. 18 is the registration deadline for all dance classes. Oct. 23 is the registration deadline for Tiny Tumble ERBM Dance Company will perform during half-time of the Meeker High School football game on Friday, Oct. 23, home game. Drop in to the Saturday, Oct.[Read More…]
Obituary: Queeda Evelyn Walker
March 9, 1933 ~ Oct. 13, 2020 Queeda Evelyn Walker, 87, of Boulder, Colorado, passed away on Oct. 13, 2020, after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. She was born in Pool Creek, Colorado, on March 9, 1933, at Chew Ranch, and graduated from Wasatch Academy before attending the University[Read More…]
More discussion about dispatch, but no decisions
RBC I The county continues “gathering data” to determine whether transferring dispatch services to the regional Colorado State Patrol call center in Craig would save the county money. The Board of County Commissioners invited representatives from the Town of Meeker and Meeker Volunteer Fire and Rescue to a work session[Read More…]
These hay fields know something we don’t; how to save the Colorado River
RBC | Grand County rancher Paul Bruchez stands in a hay field near Kremmling, holding a small tuft of hay between his fingertips, twirling it back and forth, seeing how quickly it disintegrates after a summer without water. The plant, known as timothy, feeds thousands of cattle here in the[Read More…]
Conservation Corner: Natural Resource Technical Assistance in Rio Blanco County
RBC | The White River and Douglas Creek Conservation Districts (Districts) participate in multiple federal, state, and local partnerships to increase on-the-ground natural resource conservation. One such partnership provides additional technical assistance to landowners on private and public lands with a District Conservation Technician (DCT). Kendra Young is the DCT[Read More…]
Interview with Lauren Boebert
EDITOR’S NOTE: After initially declining a request for an interview, Boebert’s campaign reversed course on the decision. We spoke with the candidate on Monday, Oct. 12. RBC | Lauren Boebert is running for Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District this election. She comes to the race against opponent Diane Mitsch Bush after[Read More…]
Rio Blanco County 2021 budget discussion recap
RBC | The preliminary county budget for 2021 is now available for public review on Rio Blanco County’s website, followed by budget workshops with individual county departments beginning Monday, Oct. 19 and stretching into Nov. (the full schedule is included at the bottom of this post.) Budget discussions so far[Read More…]
Interview with Diane Mitsch Bush
By LUCAS TURNER | [email protected] RBC | Diane Mitsch Bush is running for Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District this election. She comes to the race citing past experience, having served as a Routt County Commissioner from 2007 to 2012, and as a Representative for the 26th House District in the Colorado[Read More…]
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PREVENTION IS THE BEST MEDICINE…
RBC Public Health offered flu vaccines via drive through clinic in both Meeker and Rangely this year, with spectacular turnout. 104 people were vaccinated in Meeker and 56 were vaccinated in Rangely. A flu shot is especially important this year. Overloading hospital systems with sick patients from the flu and/or[Read More…]
Wolf Creek Dam project heading to trial in January
RBC I A water court case is headed toward trial because the state of Colorado and a water conservancy district still cannot agree on whether the district actually needs the amount of water it claims it does for a large dam and reservoir project in the northwest corner of the[Read More…]
