County
Letter to the Editor: Commissioners, emergency manager involved behind the scenes
Dear Editor: I would like to take this opportunity to inform the citizens of Rio Blanco County of some behind-the-scenes work that your commissioners and your County Emergency Manager Ty Gates have been involved in the past year and half. First, the statute for emergency management lies within the commissioner[Read More…]
Commissioner Jon Hill attends national conference to address Western issues
RBC I Rio Blanco County Commissioner Jon Hill joined 500 county officials at the National Association of Counties’ (NACo) Western Interstate Region (WIR) conference in Jackson Hole, Wyo., from May 25-27.
Letter to the Editor: Jon Hill for county commissioner
Dear Editor: Rio Blanco County is in a precarious position. We have lost a tremendous amount of revenue mainly due to the decline of the oil/gas related industries. Not only do the employees directly employed by this industry suffer, the effects trickle down to almost every household in the county[Read More…]
Tipton on huge gas find
RBC I Congressman Scott Tipton (R-CO) issued the following statement in response to Thursday’s announcement by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) that the Mancos Shale deposit in the Piceance Basin has the potential to be the second largest natural gas deposit in the United States.
Big changes in store for many NW Colorado insurance carriers
RBC I The Colorado Division of Insurance (DOI), part of the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA), on Monday released the preliminary information for proposed health plans and premiums for 2017, including several agencies dropping plans for next year.
Business expert to speak in Meeker and Rangely
RBC I Business and community leaders looking to revitalize their community and strengthen their businesses won’t want to miss an upcoming seminar titled “Once Optional, Now Required: The New Rules of Small Business Success” by Jon Schallert in Meeker and Rangely.
County GOP holds primary
RBC I Rio Blanco County’s Republican primary ballot, mailed to active Republican voters this week, is an exciting one as there are five contested races on the ballot.
Hunter education opt-out available; apprentice licenses available
RBC I Colorado Parks and Wildlife now offers apprentice licenses and hunter education test-out options. The changes, now in effect, are intended to encourage people to get active in the outdoors and interested in hunting.
Wyoming man finalist for CNCC presidency
RANGELY I On May 26, following a three-month search process the announcement from long-time Colorado Northwest Community College President Russell George that he was retiring this summer, Dr. Nancy McCallan, president of the Colorado Community College System, announced the name of the finalist for Colorado Northwestern Community College’s new president.[Read More…]
RBC commissioner candidates comment on what is important
RBC I The Rio Blanco County County Republican Party sponsored its second public forum May 23 for the county’s four county commissioner candidates, who shared ideas and opinions on issues they thought were important to county voters. All four candidates are Republican and will face each other in the party’s[Read More…]
Bennet bill would return severance tax to counties
RBC I Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet has introduced an amendment to force the federal government to return revenues that were promised to and are rightfully owed to Northwest Colorado.
