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4-H members do well at state fair

RBC I Rio Blanco students in 4-H and FFA fared well at the Colorado State Fair in Pueblo the past few weeks, led by Meeker’s Macy Collins, who, according to her mother, Kathy Collins, “just returned from a very successful state fair.”

September 8, 2013 by Sean McMahon Comments are Disabled

Severance taxes released for use by state counties

RBC I Colorado U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and Mark Udall welcomed the announcement Thursday by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) stating that the Department of the Interior would, in fiscal year 2014, restore mineral leasing revenues to Colorado communities that depend on those funds to help run[Read More…]

September 7, 2013 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Fair Board sets public input meetings

RBC | The Rio Blanco County Fair Board will be holding public input meetings in the Meeker and Rangely offices of the CSU Extension Service on Sept. 12 at 6 p.m.

September 6, 2013 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Wilson Park set for road work

MEEKER I The White River National Forest will soon be conducting extensive road maintenance in and around the Wilson Park area on the Blanco Ranger District.

September 6, 2013 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

From My Window… Septemberfest a great showcase for Rangely; Sheep Up!

Rangely residents were out in droves this past weekend as Septemberfest brought residents and visitors to a wide variety of locations for an even wider variety of events to celebrate Labor Day.

September 6, 2013 by Sean McMahon Comments are Disabled

Death Notice: Nick Mahlers

RBC I Nick H. Mahlers, 88, of Grand Junction, Colo., died Sunday Sept. 1, 2013, at his home. The funeral will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Grand Junction with burial to follow at 1 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial Cemetery of Western[Read More…]

September 5, 2013 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

County commission agendas published

RBC I Meeting notices and the agenda of the Rio Blanco County Commissioners are published in the legal section of the Rio Blanco Herald Times each Thursday before their Monday meetings. Or online at www.co.rio-blanco.co.us.

September 4, 2013 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Get 10 trees for free

RBC I 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.

September 4, 2013 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

OHV riding offers Colorado’s greatest scenery

RBC I Off-highway vehicles provide great backcountry transportation in the summertime, but during Colorado’s fall season OHVs provide access to some of the most spectacular scenery in the United States.

September 2, 2013 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Letter to the Editor: Commissioners ignoring public

Dear Editor: Having read the Aug. 22 Herald Times article titled “County has four plans for justice center using old school,” it occurs to me that there is “a rat in the wood pile.”

September 1, 2013 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Rio Blanco Days Gone By

The Meeker Herald — 125 years ago • It is reported that a move is being made to have the Rio Blanco County Commissioners at their meeting to declare the office of sheriff vacant so that nominations can be made for the election of a sheriff in November. No one[Read More…]

August 31, 2013 by Herald Times Staff Comments are Disabled

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Appreciation grant…

Brent Wenning of Craig, right, the operation tech lead for Williams, a natural gas infrastructure company that operates the Overland Pass Pipeline, presents a $500 appreciation grant to John Hutchins, the emergency operations manager for the Rio Blanco Sheriff’s Office. The funds will go to the county’s Local Emergency Planning[Read More…]

August 30, 2013 by Sean McMahon Comments are Disabled