RBC I The Yampa Valley and Rio Blanco County have a new air ambulance service that will give local hospitals and search and rescue teams quicker access to a medical chopper during emergencies. Classic Lifeguard landed a newly outfitted medical helicopter Friday at Bob Adams Field in Steamboat Springs to[Read More…]
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Letter to the Editor: Last chance to save old school
Dear Editor: The citizens of Meeker and Rio Blanco County have been informed by the county commissioners that there will be “public hearings” about the proposed design of the “justice center,” which they propose to locate where the historic Meeker Elementary School now stands.
Letter to the Editor: Why tear down old elementary school?
Dear Editor: I was born in Meeker, but moved away after high school and marriage. I moved back to Meeker several years ago and now live at the Fairfield Apartments. In the past year or so I have attended several meetings concerning the Old Elementary School with my friend, Sally[Read More…]
RBC Woolgrowers’ annual meeting is Friday in Meeker
RBC I The Rio Blanco County Woolgrowers’ Association will hold its annual meeting on Friday at Kilowatt Korner, beginning at 9 a.m. with the White River Trail LLC meeting, followed at 10 a.m. with general business.
BLM eyes grassroots effort to close off Western Colorado to drilling
COLORADO I Mark Waltermire squints in the winter sunlight, craning his neck to take in the view from his vegetable farm in Hotchkiss, Colo. He jabs his finger toward a mesa: “There,” he says. “And up in there.”
Having ice a tough task in old days before refrigeration
MEEKER I Early employees of the 101 Ranch, now the Rio Blanco Ranch, may remember the “ice house” and going out to cut blocks of ice to be used for refrigeration throughout the year—or as long as it would last.
CPW offers three youth turkey hunts this year
RBC I Colorado Parks and Wildlife is offering three young hunters a chance to win a mentored spring turkey hunt on private land near Meeker on April 12 and 13.
BLM seeks local input on Rio Blanco County fence
MEEKER I The Bureau of Land Management is asking for local public feedback regarding the proposed construction of five segments of a Herd Management Area (HMA) fence in Rio Blanco County.
Justice center meetings set
MEEKER I In 2013, the Rio Blanco County commissioners launched the Justice Center Project with the objective of improving facilities that serve our citizens, county and district law enforcement, and improve efficiency of county services based in Meeker.
Guided sage grouse mating tours offered
CRAIG I Colorado Parks and Wildlife and Conservation Colorado, along with Rocky Mountain Wild, The Wilderness Society and Friends of Northwest Colorado, are offering the an opportunity to get a unique close-up of mating greater sage grouse during several guided viewing tours in northwest Colorado, March 28 through April 13.
Sheriff’s office offers $5,000 scholarship within county
RBC I Rio Blanco County Sheriff Si Woodruff announced Monday that the County Sheriffs of Colorado (CSOC) will award a $5,000 scholarship to a deserving Rio Blanco County student this spring.
Udall seeks interns for D.C., state offices
RBC I Mark Udall’s regional offices throughout Colorado and in Washington, D.C., are accepting internship applications from undergraduate students and recent graduates for the summer.
