RBC I Meeting notices and the agenda of the Rio Blanco County Commissioners are published in the legal section of the Rio Blanco Herald Times each Thursday before their Monday meetings. Or online at www.co.rio-blanco.co.us.
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Get 10 trees for free
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.
OHV riding offers Colorado’s greatest scenery
RBC I Off-highway vehicles provide great backcountry transportation in the summertime, but during Colorado’s fall season OHVs provide access to some of the most spectacular scenery in the United States.
Letter to the Editor: Commissioners ignoring public
Dear Editor: Having read the Aug. 22 Herald Times article titled “County has four plans for justice center using old school,” it occurs to me that there is “a rat in the wood pile.”
Rio Blanco Days Gone By
The Meeker Herald — 125 years ago • It is reported that a move is being made to have the Rio Blanco County Commissioners at their meeting to declare the office of sheriff vacant so that nominations can be made for the election of a sheriff in November. No one[Read More…]
Appreciation grant…
Brent Wenning of Craig, right, the operation tech lead for Williams, a natural gas infrastructure company that operates the Overland Pass Pipeline, presents a $500 appreciation grant to John Hutchins, the emergency operations manager for the Rio Blanco Sheriff’s Office. The funds will go to the county’s Local Emergency Planning[Read More…]
From My Window… Heartwarming support for Avery; busy start to September
It is truly heartwarming to see a community jump behind one of its members and throw out a rope to help support that member who has fallen prey to a truly tough time.
How to deal with West Nile threat to horses, humans
RBC I Rio Blanco County’s first confirmed case of West Nile Virus was announced last Tuesday with the news that a horse on County Road 7 (Strawberry) had died following a bout with the virus.
Suit filed to stop in-city fracking
A Loveland citizen has filed with the City Clerk’s Office a protest of petitions seeking a ballot measure setting a two-year moratorium on the practice of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, to recover oil and gas within the city limits of Loveland.
What to do if you spot a wildfire; prevention urged
The Northwest Colorado Fire Management Unit would like to thank the people who have reported wildland fires.
Sage grouse draft plans released; public comment sought on plan, DEIS
RBC I On Friday, the Bureau of Land Management and Routt National Forest released the Draft Northwest Colorado Greater Sage-Grouse Resource Management Plan Amendment and Draft Environmental Impact Statement for a 90-day public comment period.
Piceance Basin wildlife habitat benefits from new restoration plan
A five-year Colorado Parks and Wildlife research project is improving techniques to restore wildlife habitat in northwest Colorado’s Piceance Basin after intense energy development.
