RBC I As schools are now out for the summer, Youth Service America (YSA) is calling on kids to make this a Summer of Creativity.
County
County’s broadband project to begin soon
RBC I Within the next year, Rio Blanco County will begin construction on its prepared plans to greatly increase communication capabilities countywide through the installation of broadband Internet and potential cell phone services.
CPW: Leave young wildlife alone
RBC I Colorado Parks and Wildlife would like to remind residents that the coming of summer means newborn fawns and other little critters are showing up all over the state.
Leave local firewood at home when camping around the state
RBC | With summer approaching, many people will be packing up the tent and sleeping bags to enjoy all of Colorado’s great camping locations. As such, the Colorado Department of Agriculture reminds outdoor enthusiasts to leave their firewood at home.
Denver man dies in Green River rafting accident
DINOSAUR I The Moffat County Coroner’s office released the name of a 34-year-old man from Denver who perished in a weekend rafting accident on the Green River in Dinosaur National Monument.
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Properly preserve foods for fair
RBC I It is time to start thinking about preserved foods exhibits for the Rio Blanco County Fair in July. There is nothing a fair judge enjoys more than awarding ribbons to exhibits, but nothing is more disappointing than being unable to do so because there is no way to[Read More…]
History Colorado taking grant applications
RBC I History Colorado is announcing the second grant application deadline of 2015 for its nationally recognized historic preservation grants program, the State Historical Fund.
Trans-Pacific Partnership could kick off new boom
RBC I Rifle, Colo., a quintessential Western energy boomtown, has fallen on hard times. High natural gas prices spurred a drilling boom in the surrounding Piceance Basin in the early 2000s. Then, in 2008, prices crashed due to an oversupply of natural gas in the North American market, and Rifle[Read More…]
Colorado NFIB head says: New water rules not good for state
RBC I The White House on Friday approved an Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers’ rule that could give the agencies vast new power over water. The impact of this will be felt by every farmer and rancher in Colorado who happens to have a farm pond or[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: Sometimes longshots win; vote for Sanders
Dear Editor: Gandhi said, “First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.” He might have been talking about Bernie Sanders’ run for president.
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