RBC I The Environmental Protection Agency proposed last week to reduce emissions of methane from the oil and gas industry across the country, targeting new wells and equipment but also providing guidelines for existing wells and equipment in areas with poor air quality.
County
Mazzola attends 108th annual National Sheriffs’ Institute in Aurora
RBC I Rio Blanco County Sheriff Anthony L. Mazzola completed participation in the 108th session of the National Sheriffs’ Institute (NSI) held in Aurora from Aug. 31 to Sept. 4.
Community Calendar: Sept. 17-Sept. 23
• Colorado Grand Car Tour. Downtown Meeker today from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. • Ribbon cutting for Bear Mountain Inn. The chamber is doing a ribbon cutting Thursday from 6-7 p.m at 789 Eighth St. for the Bear Mountain Inn (formerly the Rambullinn). • Shooting range closed Friday morning.[Read More…]
Tipton seeks academy nominees
RBC I The office of Congressman Scott Tipton is currently accepting applications from students who are interested in attending a United States Service Academy in 2015. The deadline for applications to Tipton’s office is Oct. 7.
County receives award for OHV trail system
RBC I Rio Blanco County and its Wagon Wheel Trails Program serves as an excellent example of how to provide off-highway vehicle (OHV) recreation experiences while contributing to a rural economy.
Lawsuit filed to halt scheduled wild horse roundup in county
RBC I Late Friday, a lawsuit was filed in federal court by The Cloud Foundation (TCF), Wild Horse Freedom Federation (WHFF), The Colorado Wild Horse and Burro Coalition (CWHBC), Dr. Don Moore and Toni Moore of Fruita, Colo., and Barb Flores of Greeley, Colo., to block the Bureau of Land[Read More…]
Community Calendar—Sept. 10-16
• Volunteers still needed for sheepdog trials. Volunteers are still needed to work the Meeker Classic Sheepdog Trials, which run now through Sunday at Ute Park in Meeker. It is a great way to meet people, have lots of fun and a great way to help your community. Volunteers get[Read More…]
Feds clear way for Colowyo; final action awaits judge ruling
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…]
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…]
