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News Briefs: March 29, 2012

Horseshoe tournament RANGELY | Horseshoe tournament at Elks Park in Rangely on April 1, beginning at noon. $20 per team, great prizes. To sign up contact 970-210-0772. Proceeds will benefit Jamie Brasfield. There will be inflatables for the kids.

March 30, 2012 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

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Fire danger unusually high

RBC I Recent windy, dry conditions have already prompted Red Flag Warnings for northwest Colorado. Green-up, which helps to slow fires spread, has not yet occurred in most areas and dead grass and brush is ready to burn.

March 30, 2012 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Up and Down El Rio Blanco: Get Involved

Get involved seems to be a common theme in the county of recent, as there is a lot to do. Hopefully we all heed the call.

March 29, 2012 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

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Health care solutions …

More than 20 people from Meeker and Rangely participated in discussions regarding sustainable health care solutions, brought to Rio Blanco County by the Colorado Trust in cooperation with Club 20 Education and Research Foundation and Colorado Mesa University.

March 29, 2012 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

New campaign targets smokers

RBC I The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has launched a national education campaign depicting the harsh reality of illness and damage real people suffer as a result of smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke.

March 28, 2012 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Fishing licenses on sale at Colo. Parks and Wildlife office

RBC I Colorado Parks and Wildlife is reminding anglers anxious to start their fishing season that fishing licenses for the 2012-2013 season are on sale now at license agents, Parks and Wildlife offices, online and by phone. The 2012 license season begins April 1 and runs through March 31, 2013.

March 27, 2012 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Letter to the Editor: Exported fuel cause of price increases

Dear Editor: The increase in gasoline prices is not attributable to worldwide supply problems. Threats by Iran to close the Strait of Hormuz are partly responsible for the increased prices, but another culprit is our oil industry.

March 27, 2012 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Colorado still a big game hunter’s paradise

RBC I Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s recently released 2011 big game harvest statistics show that the Centennial State continues to offer some of the best and most diverse big game hunting in the country.

March 26, 2012 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

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RBC judging team “ready for business”

RBC I The Rio Blanco County 4-H livestock judging team started out the season with style. The team, consisting of 15 juniors and two seniors, traveled to Cortez, Colo., to the Four States Ag Expo on Friday, March 16.

March 26, 2012 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Rio Blanco County Days Gone By

The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago n Some things smell worse the more you stir them. One of these is a polecat, another is a neighborhood quarrel. The polecat you may sometimes have to tackle; but steer clear of the other thing if you have to run for dear[Read More…]

March 25, 2012 by Herald Times Staff Comments are Disabled

BLM introduces new website

RBC I The Bureau of Land Management Colorado state office is unveiling a new website to highlight its quarterly oil and natural gas lease sales and create an easy, transparent process to engage the public in light of oil and gas leasing reform.

March 25, 2012 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Sen. White protects voter privacy

RBC I A bill sponsored by Senator Jean White, R-Hayden, and Rollie Heath, D-Boulder, to protect voting privacy while also ensuring transparency in the process unanimously passed the Senate State Veterans and Military Affairs Committee this week.

March 23, 2012 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled