RBC I Meeker and Rangely high school Homecoming Week activities are well underway with the respective Homecoming dances on Saturday night culminating the week’s events.
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Community Calendar: Oct. 1-7, 2015
• Fairfield grant applications due today! The deadline for the Freeman E. Fairfield Foundation’s semi-annual grant application deadline is 5 p.m. on Oct. 1. Applications must be mailed to P.O. Box 2302, Meeker, Colo. 81641, or delivered to Diane Dunham, 438 East Market St. in Meeker by 5 p.m. today.[Read More…]
Dinosaur Centennial set for weekend
DINOSAUR I The celebration of Dinosaur National Monument’s 100th anniversary culminates this weekend with a variety of events. Entrance fees will be waived Saturday and Sunday to welcome everyone to join in the festivities and to say thank you to our visitors and local communities.
Dollars available for job seekers
RBC I Grant dollars are available at Rio Blanco, Routt, Moffat, Grand and Jackson counties’ Workforce Centers across Colorado’s Northwest Region. Grant dollars have been provided to the Workforce Centers by the U.S. Department of Labor, designed to help workers update their job skills and acquire new skills so they[Read More…]
County unemployment rate drops
RBC I After a rise in the Rio Blanco County unemployment rate between May and June, the jobless rate fell a full percentage point in July and is also below the rate for July 2014.
Warranty Deeds: January 2015
SELLER: MARY ALICE PATTON BUYER: JB BAR ENTERPRISES LLC DESCRIPTION: CALVAT SUBDIVISION 67909 86 618 SCHOOL STREET RANGELY TRANSACTION PRICE: $20,000.00 SELLER: NICHOLAS AND STEPHANIE KETTLE BUYER: RONALD ODOM DESCRIPTION: WHITE ADDITION 69900 9 188 W BELL STREET RANGELY TRANSACTION PRICE: $97,100.00 SELLER: JOHN AND DIANE HUTCHINS BUYER: JAMES MAES[Read More…]
Area rangers launch ‘Every Kid in a Park’
RBC I The Blanco Ranger District is proud to help launch the Every Kid in a Park program as part of President Obama’s commitment to protect our nation’s unique outdoor spaces and ensure that every American has the opportunity to visit and enjoy them.
USFWS: No ESA listing for sage grouse
RBC I The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced Tuesday that the range-wide population of greater sage grouse does not warrant protection under the Endangered Species Act.
Obituary: Ida Mae (Weldy) Jennings
Ina Mae (Weldy) Jennings of Frankford, Mo., joined her Heavenly Father on Monday, Sept. 14, 2015, at the age of 90. Cremation rites are being conducted by the Bibb-Veach Funeral Home in Bowling Green.
It’s not too early to get flu vaccine
RBC I During the 2013-14 flu season, there were 1,759 hospitalizations in Colorado caused by the flu, and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment advises people to get a vaccine as soon as possible to protect themselves from seasonal influenza. The vaccine now is available at most physician’s[Read More…]
RBCHS celebrates county’s hunting history Oct. 4
MEEKER I The Rio Blanco County Historical Society believes that Rio Blanco County thrives by celebrating its heritage roots. At 1 p.m. on Oct. 4, the society will honor the county’s hunting heritage, and the public is invited. The celebration will be held at the Old West Heritage Culture Center,[Read More…]
West Douglas horse gather should conclude this week
RBC I On Monday afternoon, the Bureau of Land Management finished up day six of the wild horse gather in the West Douglas Herd Area. With a total of 141 horses rounded up, the federal BLM will continue the gather into the week, as they plan to gather up to[Read More…]
