County

Home of: Tim and Chris Uphoff

PICEANCE CREEK | This week’s home of honorees are longtime residents Tim and Chris Uphoff.

June 15, 2012 by Herald Times Staff Comments are Disabled

News briefs for June 14, 2012 Fitzgibbons on honor roll MEEKER | Northeastern Junior College has released its honor roll list for the 2012 spring semester and reports that 170 students were given high academic achievement recognition, including 69 students who made the President’s List by earning a 4.0 grade[Read More…]

June 15, 2012 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

County

RBC imposes fire ban

RBC I The Rio Blanco County Board of County Commissioners adopted a resolution to imposed a ban on open fires in the unincorporated areas of Rio Blanco County Monday last.

June 14, 2012 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Scenic Byways mobile stories now available

RBC I Travelers now have another way to receive interpretive information about Colorado’s Scenic and Historic Byways.

June 11, 2012 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Bear killed at campground

DINOSAUR I An aggressive black bear that was conditioned to human foods and habituated to people was shot and killed by Dinosaur National Monument staff in the park’s Gates of Lodore campground on Sunday, May 27.

June 10, 2012 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

An RBC tribute to Bill Hume

RANGELY I As the owner of Nichols Store, this year’s county fair board honoree, Bill Hume, has been helping 4-H and FFA Youth successfully complete livestock projects for more than 38 years. Bill, the son of Bea Hume and the late Raymond “Junior” Hume grew up in the business of[Read More…]

June 9, 2012 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Up and Down El Rio Blanco: Christmas in July

Thanks goes to Mary Ann Wilber and Connie Theos, who served as co-presidents for the 2012 Rio Blanco County Pioneers Association’s Old Timers Reunion Dinner and Dance centennial celebration last Saturday.

June 8, 2012 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Workshop in Meeker June 21

MEEKER I Douglas Creek Conservation District, White River Conservation District and the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association are holding a Colorado Resource Monitoring Initiative (CRMI) Workshop in Meeker June 21.

June 7, 2012 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

News Briefs: June 7, 2012

Meeker pageant seeking participants MEEKER | Meeker Pageant director Laurie Zellers is seeking participants for the July 4 Meeker Pageant production.

June 7, 2012 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Meeker, Rangely, RBC are OHV-friendly

MEEKER I “Whereas, a committee formed in Rio Blanco County to promote economic development and increase tourism by providing for the operation of off-highway vehicles in Rio Blanco County and Northwest Colorado, made a presentation to the Town Board of Trustees (Town Board) proposing the Town consider the adoption of[Read More…]

June 7, 2012 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Rio Blanco County Fair: what will you bring?

Spring has sprung and summer is on its way in Rio Blanco County! Local 4-H members are diligently working on various projects from scrap booking to steer projects, eagerly awaiting the first week of August for the County Fair.

June 5, 2012 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled