Ten new kiosks and a public fishing area map have been developed through a Fishing is Fun Grant with the Colorado Department of Wildlife. The kiosks are located alongside County Road 8 noting areas along the White River that are accessible to the public. These were installed to inform the[Read More…]
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Stage 1 fire restrictions to begin July 15 in Rio Blanco County
After multiple wildland fires ignited early this week, Rio Blanco County Sheriff Anthony Mazzola issued an order Tuesday enacting stage 1 fire restrictions beginning July 15 and effective until rescinded for Bureau of Land Management-administered lands, unincorporated and private lands in the county. The order follows White River National Forest’s[Read More…]
Wildland fire update
The Fawn Creek Fire in the Piceance Basin is reported at 930 acres as of 10:19 a.m. on July 14 by the Rocky Mountain Area Coordination System. A Type 2 Incident Management Team has been dispatched. An update from county officials is expected later today on the status of the[Read More…]
Sluggish Census response could hurt RBC
Counties most in need of accurate population and demographic data to be considered for state and federal funding are the counties that have been slowest to respond to the 2020 U.S. Census this year, including Rio Blanco County. As of July 1, Front Range counties were leading the state in[Read More…]
RBC reports 6th confirmed COVID-19 case
Rio Blanco County Public Health has confirmed the county’s sixth positive case of COVID-19 Monday, July 13. Out of the six positives, four are considered recovered. County health urges citizens to continue to be vigilant in social distancing, hand washing and face coverings.
News Briefs: July 9, 2020
Floodplain public meetings this month RBC | Rio Blanco County, the Town of Meeker and the Town of Rangely are hosting public meetings for the State to present updated floodplains as a result of the ongoing restudy over the last few years. These updated floodplains are displayed on preliminary Flood[Read More…]
RBC election results from uncontested races
Last week the HT published the unofficial election results only for the contested primary races due to space limitations. There were multiple uncontested races on the ballot as well. Here are the results for the uncontested races: • U.S. Senator – Republican – Cory Gardner – 1,767 • State Board[Read More…]
Colorado’s record-breaking state primary proves vote-by-mail model is successful
“In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Colorado just set a record turnout for a state primary. A total of 99.3% of voters cast a mail ballot, and there were not lengthy lines or wait times reported at in-person voting centers,” said Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold. “Despite misleading[Read More…]
RBC WEEKLY CALL REVIEW
WEEKLY CALL REVIEW AT THE RIO BLANCO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DISPATCH CENTER June 29-July 5, 2020 Meeker Dispatch Center administered 529 phone calls last week including 37 911 calls, answered 62 calls for Meeker Police Department (MPD) and placed 179 outgoing calls. A total of 225 calls for service were created,[Read More…]
Conservation Corner: Water Law in a Nutshell Class July 25
Do you know the origins of the water saying, “first in time, first in rights?” Do you now that one-acre foot of water equals 43,560 cubic feet or 325,850 gallons, about a football field covered in one foot of water? What water rights perfection means? Maybe you just want to[Read More…]
5th positive COVID-19 case in RBC
Rio Blanco County Public Health has announced a fifth laboratory-confirmed positive COVID-19 case. Cases and contacts of cases are present in both Meeker and Rangely at this time. RBC Public Health has contacted all individuals who are considered close contacts of this case. All citizens are advised to continue being[Read More…]
Correction: Page 6B
We are trying to track down what went wrong between our office and the printer on this week’s Page 6B. Somehow the printer ended up printing Page 7B from October 2019, instead of this week’s 6B. The online edition is correct, and we will be posting the missing ads to[Read More…]
