Last week, the Conservation Corner discussed the value in protecting your water right. This week we share an opportunity for you to hear valuable updates from key water policy decision makers for the State of Colorado as well as a group that is promoting the connection between our forests’ health[Read More…]
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Highway 13 project nears end
By LUCAS TURNER | [email protected] RBC | The final sections of concrete were paved last week and the latest iteration of Highway 13 construction is set to conclude on Nov. 23. On Tuesday the HT toured the site with Project Engineer Adam Cornely from the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT). [Read More…]
2020 RBC Fair Results
***DEPARTMENT*** DIVISION First Name, Last Name, Division Awards, Class, Class Placing, Class Awards ***4-H EXHIBITS*** CAKE DECORATING Alexandria Trout, 2601 Jr.: Cake Decorating Unit 1, 1 McKenna Berthelson, Reserve Grand Champion, 2601 Jr.: Cake Decorating Unit 1, 2 Dawn Arnold, 2601 Jr.: Cake Decorating Unit 1, 3 Hoyt Garcia, 2601[Read More…]
Conservation Corner: Sagebrush in the ecosystem
While large clusters of brush on the landscape can be a nuisance to many agricultural producers by competing with grasses and other palatable plants, sagebrush can have several positive effects on the ecosystem. Sagebrush provides critical forage and cover to numerous wildlife species. Sagebrush can also have large effects on[Read More…]
The life of a mail ballot
By NIKI TURNER | [email protected] RBC | Voting by mail has been a hot topic in this year’s election, complete with errors and innuendos about the safety and veracity of the process coming from multiple sources. For Colorado voters, voting by mail isn’t new. Every county in the State of[Read More…]
CCCS will lead apprenticeship model approach to higher ed
PRESS RELEASE | Special to the Herald Times RBC | As a critical part of the Administration’s efforts to expand access to in-demand job opportunities, the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) announced that they selected the Colorado Community College System (CCCS) as one of 18 organizations in the nation to[Read More…]
Stage 2 fire restrictions lifted
Special to the Herald Times RBC | Rio Blanco County dropped from Stage 2 fire restrictions to Stage 1 restrictions Sept. 30, 2020, consistent with local Forest Service and BLM lands. PROHIBITIONS: 1. Building, maintaining, attending or using a fire or campfire except within agency-provided fire grates at developed recreation[Read More…]
News Briefs: Oct. 1, 2020
Drive thru flu clinics in Meeker, Rangely RBC | RBC Department of Public Health and Environment is holding drive through flu vaccination clinics this year. Meeker’s clinic will be held Thursday, Oct. 1 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m at the RBC Fairgrounds and Rangely’s clinic will be held Tuesday, Oct.[Read More…]
Interview with Karl Hanlon
RBC | Long time northwest Colorado resident and Glenwood Springs-based attorney Karl Hanlon is running for Colorado’s 8th Senate District this election. The district encompasses six counties in northwest Colorado, including Rio Blanco County. Karl Hanlon described SD8 as large and diverse, noting that resort communities like those in Garfield[Read More…]
Benefits, mask usage and more at BOCC meeting
RBC | Commissioners and budget and finance director Janae Stanworth discussed the possibility of making changes to the county’s employee benefit plans in a work session Tuesday. Currently, the county pays 100% of the monthly health insurance premiums for staff, with a $1,000 deductible. The monthly premium for an individual[Read More…]
New Briefs: Sept. 24, 2020
Drive thru flu clinics in Meeker, Rangely RBC | RBC Department of Public Health and Environment is holding drive through flu vaccination clinics this year. Meeker’s clinic will be held Thursday, Oct. 1 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m at the RBC Fairgrounds and Rangely’s clinic will be held Tuesday, Oct.[Read More…]
RBC Dispatch switch more complicated than expected
RBC | Transferring dispatch services from the Communications Center in Meeker to the Colorado State Patrol’s (CSP) regional call center in Craig won’t be as easy as simply signing a contract and pushing a button, RBC Commissioners learned Tuesday in a work session with Jeff Davis, director of CSP’s communications[Read More…]
