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.
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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…]
Children’s Health Fair…
Earlier in April, the Rio Blanco BOCES hosted its annual Children’s Health Fairs in Rangely and Meeker. The fair, run by the BOCES for many years, provides a wide array of services to young children. At the fair, kids from birth to preschool received developmental screenings for hearing, vision, academics,[Read More…]
Hunting for shed antlers is illegal in Dinosaur
RBC I Gathering shed antlers is a popular and lucrative activity for many people—with antlers used for items ranging from chandeliers, to knife handles, to dog chews. It is that time of year again for monument staff to remind antler hunters that all objects, including deer and elk antlers, within[Read More…]
Union Wireless upgrades two of its towers in Rio Blanco
RBC I Union Wireless continues to invest in Rio Blanco County and improve mobile communications throughout the region by enhancing its already extensive wireless network.
State broadband grants available now thru DORA applications
RBC I The Broadband Deployment Board within the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) is now accepting applications for broadband infrastructure project grants that support the deployment of broadband internet service to unserved Coloradans in rural communities throughout the state.
Conservation districts weigh in on plan to assist sage grouse
RBC I The White River and Douglas Creek conservation districts staff attended the BLM’s Stakeholder Workshop titled “The Next Steppe: Implementing for the Future,” in Grand Junction on April 19, when several Interior Department staff members from Washington D.C., and Colorado BLM Director Ruth Welch addressed the group.
