RBC | The Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) for Rio Blanco County have been released and on July 21, representatives from infrastructure firm AECOM, the Colorado Water Conservation Board, the National Flood Insurance Program, and FEMA met with community members in Rangely and helped answer property owners questions via virtual[Read More…]
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CNCC Corner: CNCC aims for ‘as close to normal as possible’ for fall semester
RBC | Over the last few months, we all have faced very challenging times. At CNCC we have worked hard to cope with the situation and still provide our students with the best possible education. As we have approached the fall semester, we have looked at and worked on several[Read More…]
News Briefs: Aug. 6, 2020
White River Planning meeting Aug. 11 MEEKER | The White River Planning Advisory Committee (PAC) will meet Tuesday, Aug. 11 at 6 p.m. in Meeker at the Rio Blanco Fire Protection District building. The committee will continue finalizing the Scope of Work starting with identifying goals for the various reaches[Read More…]
Back to school, with precautions
RBC | The goal is to get kids back in the classroom for in-person learning and to take all necessary precautions to keep them there, according to superintendents for both Rio Blanco County school districts. The official first day of school for the 2020-2021 school year is set for Aug.[Read More…]
COVID-19 case count rises to 20; 14 active
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been updated from the Aug. 6 print and online edition to reflect 8 new cases added after press time. Of the 20, 15 are laboratory-confirmed positive, five are probable (symptomatic with known exposure); 14 are active, and six are recovered. RBC | The county’s Board[Read More…]
School protocol documents for COVID-19
RBC Days Gone By: July 28, 2020
The Meeker Herald | 125 years ago • True love is all the sweeter because its course doesn’t run smooth. • There is a growing suspicion that the noisiest politician is usually the one who is always ready to entertain a cash proposition from the opposition. The Meeker Herald | 100 years[Read More…]
RBC Fair rabbit show moves to virtual format
RBC | The Rio Blanco County Fair Board has implemented biosecurity measures for the 2020 Fair in regards to the rabbit show due to an outbreak of rabbit hemorrhagic disease in Colorado. In an effort to protect RBC, its exhibitor’s projects, and the species, the Fair Board has changed the[Read More…]
RBC reports 7th confirmed COVID-19 case and ‘probable’ 8th case, pending test results
RBC | The Rio Blanco County Public Health Department announced late Friday the seventh laboratory-confirmed case of COVID-19 and one probable case pending test results. According to Public Health, both individuals have been appropriately isolated and instructed on self-care home recovery. Both individuals are symptomatic with fever, fatigue, muscle aches,[Read More…]
RBC WEEKLY CALL REVIEW
WEEKLY CALL REVIEW AT THE RIO BLANCO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DISPATCH CENTER July 20-26, 2020 Meeker Dispatch Center administered 498 phone calls last week including 22 911 calls, answered 72 calls for Meeker Police Department (MPD) and placed 143 outgoing calls. A total of 230 calls for service were created, 100[Read More…]
The Colorado River District is seeking a mill levy increase
RBC | The Colorado River District’s board of directors adopted a resolution Tuesday, July 21, 2020, to ask voters in November to support a property tax increase to protect water security in Western Colorado while funding projects to improve water use and healthy streams. River District General Manager Andy Mueller[Read More…]
Conservation Corner: Water Law in a Nutshell
Did you learn the definition of an alluvium this weekend? Or what estoppel means? If you attended the Douglas Creek Conservation District’s “Water Law in a Nutshell” class this weekend, presented by Mr. Aaron Clay, you now know the answers to both questions. The Water Law in a Nutshell class[Read More…]
