MEEKER I The Bureau of Land Management is now seeking public comments concerning proposed gathers of excess wild horses in areas managed by the BLM White River Field Office.
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Letter to the Editor: Regarding oil, gas spills in Colorado
Dear Editor: The recent article in the Rio Blanco Herald Times about oil and gas spills in Colorado provides limited data from the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission and does not provide an accurate context around how much is actually spilled.
From My Window… Drugs increase on DUI list; every NFL pick wrong; set for college
Colorado has indeed entered into a new era of state drivers navigating under the influence. Certainly we know about the attempt in all 50 states to get drunken drivers off our roadways, but I’m talking about those who are hazardous drivers due to driving under the influence of drugs, now[Read More…]
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329 DUI arrests made during the holidays on Colorado highways
RBC I The new year brought new problems for 329 Colorado drivers arrested for impaired driving during New Year’s Eve DUI enforcement that ran between Dec. 30 and Jan. 5. In addition, preliminary reports from the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) indicate that there were 153 impaired driving fatalities in[Read More…]
Tipton continues with plan to improve care for rural veterans
RBC I U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton (R-CO) is working to advance a measure in the U.S. House to ensure veterans living farther than a 40 mile drive from a VA healthcare facility are able to receive and use Veterans Choice Cards to access alternative care providers closer to home.
Dogs chasing wildlife remains a problem in Colorado
RBC I Dogs chasing wildlife continues as a constant problem in Colorado. The issue is particularly serious during the winter, when dogs can easily run down deer and elk in the snow and injure or kill them.
MHS grads on UW honor roll
MEEKER I The University of Wyoming lists 100 students from Colorado on the 2014 fall semester President’s Honor Roll and two of those students are from Meeker.
Host families sought for student exchange program in 2015-16
RBC I The World Heritage Student Exchange Program, a highly respected, non-profit, public-benefit organization, is seeking local host families for high school boys and girls from Scandinavia, France, Germany, Italy, Thailand, China, South Korea and the former Soviet republics.
There were 712 oil and gas spills throughout Colorado during 2014
DENVER I Spills from oil and gas operations in Colorado reached 712 last year, according to the 2014 Toxic Release Tracker issued Thursday by the Center for Western Priorities (CWP). The new data reveal that oil and gas companies were responsible for two spills every day in the state, together[Read More…]
Tipton named to vice chair for 114th Western Caucus
RBC I Members of the Congressional Western Caucus announced last week that U.S. Rep. Cynthia Lummis (WY-At Large) will chair the caucus for the 114th Congress.
Hickenlooper names new CDOT director
DENVER I Gov. John Hickenlooper has announced that Shailen Bhatt will be the next executive director for the Colorado Department of Transportation. He will begin at CDOT in mid-February.
