RBC I Labor Day marked the unofficial close of summer, and for the many arrested for driving impaired on Colorado roadways, the end-of-summer celebrations came to an abrupt finish.
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Laptop computer donated…
Karl Randolph, left, the operations supervisor for natural gas operations at XTO Energy, presents a new Dell laptop computer to Chief Steve Allen of the Rio Blanco Fire Protection District last week. Allen said the computer will come to good use, and he thanked XTO Energy for the donation.
Letter to the Editor: Efforts to secure funds for highways
Dear Editor: Finally, a group, MPACT64, (Club 20 is a member) is leading an effort to secure more funds for our deteriorating state highway system.
All county fire restrictions lifted
RBC | Fire restrictions are no longer being enforced in Rio Blanco County.
Health department has new employees, sets sight to defeat flu
RBC I The Rio Blanco County Department of Public Health and Environment (RBCDPHE) has a new employee in Alexsis Silva.
Letter to the Editor: Community center not needed
Dear Editor: I am totally amused by the number of people who have written letters to the editor and articles for the paper regarding “the Justice Center.” Really people, you should not open your mouth until you have checked out the facts.
From My Window… Pot sales an issue to ponder; Classic a woolly success
Out my window, I see a few unsettling clouds on the horizon in the form of debate that has the potential to divide the “old school” residents of Meeker and Rangely from what could be described as the “new thought” residents of the two towns.
Spring Cave, others closed until April for area bat protection
RBC I As of Aug. 1, all caves on the White River National Forest have been managed under new direction. An adaptive management plan was developed to reduce the potential spread of white-nose syndrome in bats, while providing reasonable access to the caving community.
Fair Board public input meeting today
RBC | The Rio Blanco County Fair Board will be holding public input meetings in the Meeker and Rangely offices of the CSU Extension Service on Sept. 12 at 6 p.m.
Mental health trainees sought
RBC I Mind Springs Health, formerly known as Colorado West Regional Mental Health (CWRMH), has been selected to participate in the 2013 class of the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare’s “Adoption of Trauma-Informed-Practices Learning Community.”
10 free trees to residents for Arbor Day
RBC I Everyone from Colorado who joins the Arbor Day Foundation in September will receive 10 free trees as part of the Foundation’s Trees for America program.
4-H members do well at state fair
RBC I Rio Blanco students in 4-H and FFA fared well at the Colorado State Fair in Pueblo the past few weeks, led by Meeker’s Macy Collins, who, according to her mother, Kathy Collins, “just returned from a very successful state fair.”
