MARCH 2016 WARRANTY DEEDS
County
Trapper Mine can continue
RBC I U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) said on Friday that he welcomed the U.S. Interior Department’s Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) announcement that Trapper Mine’s environmental assessment is completed and development of the mine located near Craig can continue.
Yampa, White drainage holds 224 percent of last year’s May 1 snow
RBC I For the first time during 2016, statewide snowpack improved over the previous month as opposed to the declines that have occurred each month since Jan. 1, including in the Yampa and White River Basin.
A Look At the Government: Transparency and accountability needed in government
RBC I Over more than three decades in Congress, I had the chance to question a lot of federal officials. Most of the time I wasn’t after anything dramatic; I just wanted to understand who was responsible for certain decisions. Want to know how often I got a straight answer?[Read More…]
County commissioner candidate forums set
RBC I Candidate forums have been scheduled in the next two weeks for Rangely and Meeker, giving county voters a change to better decide who will be the best candidate for Rio Blanco County commissioners.
Curtis Keetch appointed as new USFS ranger for Blanco District
MEEKER I Curtis Keetch grew up in a small ranching community in the southeast corner of Idaho on a family-owned cattle ranch. He learned to love and respect the outdoors at an early age.
Letter to the Editor: Open letter to hunters, guides, outfitters
Dear Editor: This is an open letter to hunters, guides and outfitters. Please take a second to review the current proposed actions of Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW). This past week, the CPW released the recommended tag allocations for big game animals.
Group honors Russell George
RBC I The next networking meeting of the Community Networking Group will be May 24 in the Weiss Conference Room on the Rangely campus of Colorado Northwestern Community College.
Water talk…
Rio Blanco County Sheriff Anthony Mazzola, White River Conservation District Vice President Gary Moyer, Meeker, Rangely Community Network Guest Speaker John Stulp and Yampa-White-Green Rivers Basin Roundtable member Burt Clements, of Craig, are pictured here following Stulp’s presentation on the State Water Plan last week at CNCC. John Stulp, who[Read More…]
Eskelson re-elected chair of Associated Governments of Northwestern Colorado
RBC I Associated Governments of Northwestern Colorado (AGNC) elected officers and board members for 2016 at the regularly scheduled board meeting. AGNC members include local county and municipal government entities for Garfield, Mesa, Moffat, Rio Blanco and Routt counties.
Community Counts gains visibility in area
RBC I Community Counts Colorado is a 501c3 non-profit organization established to connect the energy and extraction industries and the community through responsive, open communication.
Commissioners appreciated by WPX…
Jeff Kirtland, left, of WPX Energy presented a plaque of appreciation to Rio Blanco County Commissions, second from left to right, Jeff Eskelson, Shawn Bolton and Jon Hill on Tuesday morning for the cooperation between the company and the county over the past couple of years, which, Kirtland said, has[Read More…]
