November seems to be the month when everyones’ minds turn to the holidays — Thanksgiving, then Christmas. It is also the time to put out the annual call to buy locally during the Christmas season.
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Veterans are remembered…
Kids benefit from early signup as 4-H members
RBC I Although most 4-H clubs won’t begin project work until next year, enrolling your child in 4-H now comes with some benefits.
County-wide donations…
Chris Archuleta, right, a graduate of Meeker schools and a representative of Chevron, presented a check worth $15,000 to Iris Franklin, left, the president of the Meeker School District Board of Education, on Tuesday night.
Permits for multi-day river trips through Dinosaur Monument available online
DINOSAUR I Changes are coming to the river permit lottery at Dinosaur National Monument. Starting with the 2014 season, if you want to participate in the lottery for a high season permit to take a multi-day float trip on the Yampa or Green rivers, you can apply online through Recreation.gov[Read More…]
Udall, senators push for rural broadband
RBC I Mark Udall, a staunch advocate for rural Coloradans, joined a bipartisan coalition of senators calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to do more to encourage rural telecommunications companies to upgrade phone and Internet service in rural areas in Colorado and across the country.
Champion barrel racers…
These are the 2013 National Barrel Horse Association Colorado District 10 Finals Champions with their buckles.
Letter to the Editor: Area power plants endangered
Dear Editor: Are you ready to live in a ghost town? It’s going to happen if the government and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) get their way.
Veterans Day events
RBC | Events are planned by the Veterans of Foreign Wars chapters in Rangely and Meeker on Monday, which is Veterans Day.
Watch out for game on county roads
RBC I Wildlife may not have to wrestle with changing the time on their microwave oven, but the weather and human clock changes can pose some challenges for animals moving to lower elevations in advance of the coming winter.
Sen. Udall seeks Colo., D.C. interns
RBC I Sen. Mark Udall’s regional offices throughout Colorado and in Washington, D.C., are accepting internship applications from undergraduate students and recent graduates for the spring.
New birthing option in Grand Junction
RBC | Women in Rio Blanco County and northwest Colorado now have a third birthing option available to them with the opening of the free-standing birth center, Bloomin’ Babies Birth Center, LLC in Grand Junction.
