DENVER I The after-party was in a jail cell for 564 Coloradans who drove impaired during the 10-day holiday party DUI enforcement period. The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), Colorado State Patrol (CSP) and more than 60 law enforcement agencies managed checkpoints, patrolled the highways and arrested impaired drivers throughout[Read More…]
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Top hunting, fishing area opens to public along Yampa drainage
RBC I Western Rivers Conservancy, the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service have now completed conservation of a historic property at the confluence of the Yampa River and Sarvis Creek. The project conserves outstanding fish and wildlife habitat and opens new public access to a prime stretch[Read More…]
Don’t let your child’s brain go on vacation during holidays
RBC I You may have heard of “summer slide”—when those summer months cause kids to lose all that glorious information and knowledge they acquired during the school year. But even shorter breaks can cause education rifts for students, too.
Colorado revving up promotion for state’s scenic byways
RBC I As we head towards 2015, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is suggesting another type of New Year’s resolution for Coloradans: experience the byways!
Guest Editorial: Opinions differ widely on the future of natural gas in country
RBC I The wide-scale deployment of hydraulic fracturing, the technique of blasting water and chemicals into the ground to release trapped hydrocarbons, has, over the last decade, vaulted the U.S. into the position of leading natural gas producer in the world.
Sheriff Woodruff gets Purple Heart for knife incident
RBC I Rio Blanco County Sheriff Si Woodruff was awarded the Purple Heart by the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office Saturday in recognition of his on-duty stab wound to the abdomen sustained in Meeker in August.
Campground hosts sought
RBC I Colorado Parks and Wildlife is now accepting resident host applications for a variety of locations for the 2015 season.
USDA wants rural applications for broadband
RBC I USDA Rural Development State Director Trudy Kareus announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is soliciting applications for Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 Community Connect Program grants, providing funds to establish essential broadband services in rural communities where it is currently not available.
Guided hikes set for state parks on Jan. 1
RBC I Colorado Parks and Wildlife will once again sponsor guided hikes in 27 of their 42 state parks on New Year’s Day as part of America’s State Parks First Day Hikes initiative.
State doing away with ‘Wildlife Zones,’ reduced night speeds
RBC I House Bill 10-1238 directed the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) to establish highway Wildlife Zones where there is an increased presence of wildlife near the roadway, with signage that doubles fines for all traffic infractions within the zones.
NW Colorado gets on-the-job-training funds
RBC I Northwest Workforce Centers announced last week that plans are in place to ramp up outreach efforts to notify out-of-work job seekers and employers about on-the-job training, including in Rio Blanco County.
Obituary: John James Caulfield
John James Caulfield was born March 14, 1953, on Portsmouth Naval Base in Kittery, Maine, to James John and Joyce Ann Caulfield. John was taken home to his Lord on Dec. 13, 2014, at the age of 61. John was graduated from Lincoln Academy in Maine in 1972. The same[Read More…]
