RBC I The U.S. Department of the Interior has approved and signed a modified mine plan for Colowyo Mine, which was subject to a federal district court order requiring the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) to update its environmental review of the mine. In addition to the[Read More…]
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Meeker man loses appeal on conviction for poaching
MEEKER I Convicted poacher and former outfitter Dennis Eugene Rodebaugh, 73, of Meeker, Colo., learned Aug. 25 that his appeal to the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals has failed, affirming the 41-month prison sentence and fines he received in early 2013 for illegally baiting deer and elk with salt.
USFS finalizes process of mine reclamation
RBC I The U.S. Forest Service is finalizing the end stages of reclamation work on the Butterfly and Burrell Mine site located in the Blanco Ranger District. The Butterfly and Burrell mine is a former uranium mine located near Coal Creek in Rio Blanco County.
Letter to the Editor: Comments needed on Colorado Water Plan
Dear Editor: This is an open letter to all area water users: When the waters get rough, the rough retreat. So it was when the Yampa/White/Green Roundtable met in Meeker in a first-ever retreat to discuss where to go from here now that the Basin Implementation Plan for the Colorado[Read More…]
Community Calendar: Aug. 3-9
• Open house today. Kari Brennan, a registered dental hygienist, is opening a new business, White River Dental Hygiene, located at 73521 Hwy. 64 outside Meeker, just past Kum & Go. The open house will run from 6-8 p.m., and the Meeker Chamber of Commerce will be on hand for[Read More…]
Holiday DUI patrols start
RBC I Beginning Aug. 21, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), the Colorado State Patrol (CSP) and local agencies are stepping up education and enforcement for the 2015 Labor Day DUI enforcement period. The enforcement period, part of CDOT’s The Heat Is On campaign, runs from Aug. 21, through Tuesday,[Read More…]
Join Arbor Day Foundation in September, get free trees
RBC | Everyone from Colorado who joins the Arbor Day Foundation in September will receive 10 free trees as part of the foundation’s Trees for America program.
Rio Blanco County on Patrol—Aug. 17-Aug. 24
RBC I The following information is a weekly review of the calls for service reported to the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office from Aug. 17 at 8 a.m. through Aug. 24 at 8 a.m.
Help needed in protecting rock art sites
RBC I The Bureau of Land Management seeks volunteers to help protect unique rock art sites at the Canyon Pintado National Historic District on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Broadband groundbreaking…
Community Calendar—Aug. 27-Sept. 2
• Discover the Parks. Program for children up to age 7 will meet at Foothills Park in Meeker today. You and your children can make new friends and enjoy active play with your kids. ERBM Recreation & Park District, 970-878-3403 with questions. • Polynesian Fire Dancers. Friday at 8 p.m.[Read More…]
Early season hunters warned of horse roundups in western RBC
RBC I Muzzleloader and archery hunters heading to Game Management Unit 21, located south of Rangely and west of Highway 139, are advised that the Bureau of Land Management will conduct excess horse gather operations in the area beginning Sept. 14, coinciding with the start of the early hunting seasons.
