RBC I It hasn’t happened yet, but one day, bicycles and baby strollers will be welcome in wilderness areas. That’s the goal of the non-profit Sustainable Trails Coalition, which seeks to permit other forms of human-powered trail travel in wilderness areas, besides just walking.
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Letter to the Editor: Squeaky wheel for transportation
Dear Editor: A squeaking wheel, this one voiced by those of us who believe obsolete and dangerous highways on the state highway system should be modernized, almost got greased by a law if passed by our legislature which would have provided funds for several highway improvement projects on the East[Read More…]
A Look at the Nation: A good energy bill would be a boost to country’s strength
RBC I Let’s be honest: The future of the U.S. economy is bleak. A new report from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development predicts that the U.S. economy will grow only 2 percent this year, a downward revision of the already anemic 2.4 percent growth predicted late last year.
Unmanned aircraft in area this week
MEEKER I The Bureau of Land Management will be evaluating the use of unmanned aircraft to assist with natural resource monitoring west of Meeker next week.
Candidates speak in Rangely; forum in Meeker this Monday
RANGELY I On Monday, the four candidates for Rio Blanco County commissioner gathered at the Rangely High School Auditorium to answer various questions and allow the voters to get to know a little more about each candidate in an event coordinated by the Rio Blanco County Republicans.
Dinosaur park adds $19 million to local economies via visitors
RBC I A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 291,800 visitors to Dinosaur National Monument in 2015 spent $17,079,100 in communities near the park. That spending supported 233 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $19,279,500.
Excess snow takes toll on area’s elk and deer
RBC I As a flip on the last three years, when there was good snow, good forage and great calf and fawn survival, an abundance of snow this winter has done some harm to the elk and deer herds found in and around Rio Blanco County, according to the local[Read More…]
Rio Blanco County Warranty Deeds
MARCH 2016 WARRANTY DEEDS
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.
