I sat with silent happiness and listened to the five candidates who make up the list of folks running for the Meeker Town Board. The Meeker Chamber of Commerce-sponsored event, while unfortunately only drawing about 25 persons who weren’t candidates, was an uplifting event in which each of the candidates[Read More…]
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Letter to the Editor: Today is last day to comment on Use Plan
Dear Editor: The White River and Douglas Creek conservation districts, in partnership with Rio Blanco County, are developing a Land and Resource Use Plan (Plan) for the citizens of Rio Blanco County. The districts and county are requesting input from Rio Blanco County landowners and citizens, and all comments must[Read More…]
The hunt is on…
A little late in starting, but the kids didn’t care Saturday at Elks Park in Rangely during the annual Rangely Elks Club Easter Egg Hunt. Hundreds of kids were on hand, and they made fast work of finding the hundreds of Easter eggs set out for them as part of[Read More…]
RBC Warranty Deeds: Aug.-Oct. 2015
August 2015 SELLER: FRED AND SANDRA GLASS REVOCABLE FAMILY TRUST, SANDRA GLASS BUYER: LLOYD BLAND DESCRIPTION: 1N 102W 02 0 203 E HIGH STREET TRANSACTION PRICE: $135,000.00 SELLER: JOHN AND REBECCA HUME BUYER: DAVID AND TARI KIRBY DESCRIPTION: 1N 102W 01 0 250 SCHOOL STREET TRANSACTION PRICE: $130,000.00 SELLER: MICHAEL[Read More…]
January jobless rate drops 0.4 percent in RBC
RBC I After three months of watching Rio Blanco County’s unemployment rate rise, January’s numbers showed a significant .40 percent drop.
Rangely, Meeker hold child health fairs
RBC I Meeker and Rangely will each hold 2016 Children’s Health Fairs in April for children from the age of birth to five years old.
BLM seeks residents for resource advisory councils
RBC I The Bureau of Land Management announced Friday that it is seeking public nominations for open positions on 34 Resource Advisory Councils (RACs), which advise the BLM on public land issues, including positions in Rio Blanco County/Northwest Colorado.
BLM reminds shed antler hunters that they must park on designated roads
RBC I The Bureau of Land Management Little Snake Field offices in Craig and Meeker are reminding people planning to collect shed antlers in northwest Colorado this spring that it is illegal to travel off existing roads in a motor vehicle on BLM public lands in this area.
Easter Egg hunts…
NOTE: This article is from 2016; please check the online edition (link in bar above) for current information! There will be Easter egg hunts for the kids in Meeker and Rangely on Saturday. Rangely will kick off the day’s activities at Elks Park with members of the Rangely Elks Club[Read More…]
County Democrats focus on Tracy vs. Baumgardner and Bennet; delegates chosen to go to state assembly
RBC I Emily Tracy, the apparent Democratic nominee to run for the Colorado State Senate District 8 seat, which includes Rio Blanco County, against current Sen. Randy Baumgardner, R-Hot Sulphur Springs, headlined the Rio Blanco County Democratic assembly in Rangely on Sunday.
Hunting information, applications are now available online
RBC I Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s brochures for big game, sheep and goat can help and are available now online. In addition, CPW’s online application period and secure license application portal is open now until 11:59 p.m. on April 5. Check out cpw.state.co.us/learn/Pages/PlanYourHunt.aspx to find all the resources CPW has to[Read More…]
Children’s health fairs set in county
RBC I Meeker and Rangely will hold 2016 Children’s Health Fairs in April for children from the age of birth to five years old.
