RBC I Colorado Parks and Wildlife offers free park entrance to active-duty military and veterans during the month of August as a result of House Bill 15-1045, signed into law May 27, 2015. “We appreciate Colorado’s military community and encourage them to take advantage of this offer to enjoy the[Read More…]
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Broadband possible by year’s end
MEEKER I Rio Blanco County’s Information Technology Director Blake Mobley presented a detailed update on the county’s broadband project to the Meeker Board of Trustees at the July 19 meeting. The massive undertaking, which includes a network of fiber lines in Meeker and Rangely as well as several towers at[Read More…]
$3 million available in Colorado for students interested in healthcare
RBC I On Thursday, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announced $3,461,312 in new awards to nine organizations in Colorado.
Motorcycle caution urged
RBC I To date, there have been 58 motorcyclist deaths in Colorado this year, nearly a 14 percent increase over this time last year when 51 deaths had been recorded, according to preliminary data from the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT).
Fair books available; events start Friday with horse show
RBC I Rio Blanco County Fair Books are ready and available at the CSU Extension Office or throughout Meeker and Rangely. The fair starts this weekend with the Horse Show on Friday and Saturday. Entries will be taken at the horse show until 8 a.m. for the morning classes and[Read More…]
Fatal fall claims rafter’s life
DINO I National Park Service rangers and an investigator from the Moffat County Sheriff’s Office have recovered the body of a victim of a reported falling fatality at the Wade and Curtis River Campsite on the Green River in Dinosaur National Monument.
Glenwood Canyon closure may bring more traffic
RBC I The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has announced that an Interstate 70 closure on Wednesday night and today through Glenwood Canyon for safety critical rockfall work and helicopter operations associated with the rockfall mitigation project just west of the Hanging Lake Tunnel may bring an increase in traffic[Read More…]
Rise in fawn deaths evens out good years; all other game thriving
RBC I It is beginning to sound like a broken record—but that is a good thing for the stewards of our wildlife and for area hunters. All of the big game that can be found in Rio Blanco County—with few exceptions—had a fourth-straight winter where conditions were nearly ideal. That[Read More…]
Government agencies to host four special access hunts in Grand Valley
RBC I Colorado Parks and Wildlife, the Bureau of Reclamation and the Western Colorado Wildlife Habitat Association is sponsoring four, limited special access archery hunts in the Grand Valley this fall.
Letter to the Editor: Hill thanks voters
Dear Editor: I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who voted for me in the primary election. At the same time I want to thank all the voters, as you have exercised your right to determine the direction our county will follow for the next four years.
State ready for wolves to start moving in
RBC I Due to a recent increase in unconfirmed sightings and reports of wolves in Colorado, in addition to confirmed sightings over the past several years, Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials say it is increasingly likely that the growing wolf populations and range in nearby states will eventually expand across[Read More…]
A Look at the West: There is a wide role for military veterans in conservation
RBC I Stacy Bare came home from Iraq in 2007 with a traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress, unsure of where he fit into the world, and unmoored without the military. Liquor and cocaine seemed the best means of coping, and he often thought of suicide, until a fellow Army[Read More…]
