RBC | According to the Colorado Department of Transportation, traffic on Colorado Highway 13 between Craig and Meeker will be affected through October by construction work.
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Anderson family to host cousins from Sweden
MEEKER I Descendants of Powell Park’s Anderson families will meet their Swedish cousins for the first time on Tuesday, when Harold and Patty Anderson and Mike and Mary Whalin host a picnic for their newly found cousins.
Districts, officials tour Piceance Basin
RBC I The White River and Douglas Creek conservation districts hosted a Natural Resource Tour in the Piceance Basin on Aug. 13, centering the focus on Greater Sage Grouse, excess feral horses and the numerous rules and regulations involved in the management of the public lands.
20,000 hunting licenses left
RBC I Colorado Parks and Wildlife reminds hunters that there are still approximately 20,000 leftover big-game and turkey licenses are available, giving hunters plenty of opportunity to harvest a variety of species and to put fresh, healthy wild game meat on the table.
Meeting set on fair impact
RBC I Public meetings for all county residents who want to voice their input regarding the recent 2014 Rio Blanco County Fair are invited to a public input meeting on Aug. 28.
Hunting, fishing photos wanted
RBC I The Rio Blanco Herald Times is currently working on its 2014 Northwest Colorado Hunting Guide, and the publication wants your hunting photos from last year or previous years.
Familiar teams playing for co-ed softball championship
RBC I The regular season is over, the tournament has started and the championship game was played last night between familiar foes, the defending champions, Ace Trucking of Meeker and last year’s runners-up from Rangely, Prater’s Plumbing and Heating.
From My Window… Students: Get the most from your education; thoughts on Dr. Bob
Schools are back in session. As a small child, this was the highlight of the year. Even though the youngest of seven siblings, I was bored. I was also pretty excited to see my friends again. Besides, I actually liked my teachers — all nuns at a Catholic school in[Read More…]
Obituary: Allen W. Rice
A memorial service will be held 1 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 22, 2014, at the Oregon Trail State Veteran’s Cemetary Chapel in Casper, Wyo., for Allen W. Rice of Spring, Texas.
School year under way in RBC towns
RBC I The summer fun and frolic is over for the school-aged youths of Rio Blanco County as students in Rangely and Meeker reported back to school this week for the beginning of the 2014-15 school year.
Broadband meeting this morning
RBC | An open public meeting will be held today at the Freeman E. Fairfield Center in Meeker to discuss broadband initiatives and progress in Rio Blanco County. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. in the commissioners’ meeting room at the Fairfield Center, 200 Main St.
Trappers Lake: Serenity that is wilderness (Part 3 of 3)
MEEKER I Trappers Lake was not among the places protected by the Wilderness Act upon its passage in 1964. Rather, the creation of a Flat Tops Wilderness Area that included the lake exemplified how the Wilderness Act guided the wilderness debate during the late 20th century.
