The following information is a weekly review of the calls for service that were reported to the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Communications Office. If you have any questions or would like an explanation of the call types listed please call 878-9600. We will not regularly post any information as to[Read More…]
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Community revitalization workshop July 27
RBC | There will be a half-day multi-county community revitalization workshop focusing on brownfield resources July 27 in Craig. The workshop is for community leaders and property owners who are working on economic development, revitalization and brownfield site redevelopment. The workshop is free, but interested parties should register in advance[Read More…]
Colorado Open Records Act update makes public records more accessible
Courtesy of the Colorado Press Association Special to the Herald Times RBC | On June 1, Governor Hickenlooper signed SB17-040 into law, and this new law becomes effective Aug. 9. Thus Colorado takes a meaningful step forward on behalf of the people. By updating the Colorado Open Records Act (CORA)[Read More…]
Summer kids’ camps underway
MEEKER | CNCC summer kids’ camp opportunities: Stamp Camp (ages 10-14) June 6-July 18 (six sessions), 10 a.m. to noon. For further information, call 878-5227 to get on a class list, stop by CNCC Meeker Center at 345 Sixth St. on Tuesday or Wednesdays to register. Registration forms may be[Read More…]
Adventure Rally registration now open
RANGELY | Register now for the Rangely OHV Adventure Rally Aug. 1-10. Registration is open until July 31 for $65. After July 31 registration is $75. Kids under 10 are free. Visit www.wagonwheeltrails.org to register. For more information, call the Rangely Area Chamber of Commerce at 970-675-5290.
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Wildfire Updates: Sunday, July 9
The Wilson Fire north of Meeker off County Road 9 is at approximately 205 acres and 10 percent containment. Command was transferred to a Type 3 fire team and a Wyoming Hot Shot crew working together with ground crews on Sunday. The Deer Gulch fire is off mile marker 4[Read More…]
CORRECTION
RANGELY | In last week’s story in the print edition about Lyle Peterson’s weight loss success through the TOPS program, we inadvertently misspelled his last name. We sincerely regret the error.
Wildfire off Buford-New Castle Road fully contained; five acres burned
Firefighters successfully contained the five acre Clark Creek fire located approximately 14 miles north of Rifle, Colo., off of Forest Service Road 245 in Garfield County this week. The 245 road, commonly referred to as the Buford New Castle Road, remains open. The fire was called in on July 2.[Read More…]
Mountain bike clinics July 14-15
MEEKER | Join Blair Seymour, the development program director and cycling program director for Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club, as she shares her passion for teaching and educating all ages in the sport of mountain biking on July 14 (youth and coaches) or July 15 (adults). She is an outdoor[Read More…]
Dinosaur ‘with skin on’ a rare paleontology find
By Pat & Niki Turner [email protected] RANGELY | They call him Walter, and they’re working as fast as they can to get him, or her, out of the side of a rocky sandstone cliff in northwest Colorado where he’s been for the last 74 million years or so. “They” are[Read More…]
Adventure Center RFQ deadline July 10
MEEKER | The deadline for submitting a response to the Meeker Adventure Center Request for Qualifications (RFQ) is 5 p.m. MST, July 10. Respondents can get ore information on the requirements for the RFQ from the checklist at bit.ly/2tjwrxx or at meekeradventure.com/rfq/. Interested firms should submit one electronic copy of[Read More…]
