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RIO BLANCO COUNTY DAYS GONE BY

The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago Clem Eller and Dick Everts brought in the largest buck seen in Oak Creek this season. It weighed 300 pounds and had a splendid head. ~The Oak Creek Times

October 24, 2011 by Herald Times Staff Comments are Disabled

How’s RBC spending your tax dollars?

RBC I If you are interested in the answer to that question, this is the best time of the year to look into it – while next year’s financial plan is being formulated.

October 23, 2011 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Up and Down El Rio Blanco: Vote

Ballots have been mailed to registered voters in Rio Blanco County and I encourage everyone to please vote.

October 22, 2011 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Hwy. 13 project south of Meeker begins

RBC I Motorists along Hwy. 13 south of Meeker are in for another round of road construction. The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) began a full depth reconstruction project Monday on a 1.95 mile stretch of highway between mile markers 25 and 27. The project will widen shoulders, add guardrails,[Read More…]

October 21, 2011 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Meeker ballots will be hand counted

MEEKER I Rio Blanco County Clerk and Recorder Nancy Amick discovered a printing error in the Meeker School District RE-1 ballots but the ballots will still be counted.

October 21, 2011 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

OHV applications available

RBC I Applications for the 2012-2013 Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) State Trails Grants are now available. There are $4 million in grants available for projects related to the use of OHVs on lands open to the public.

October 19, 2011 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Gulf War illness list expanded

RBC | The Veterans’ Administration has broadened its list of undiagnosed illnesses afflicting 1991 Persian Gulf War veterans.

October 19, 2011 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Days Gone By …

The Meeker Herald – 100 years ago n Much opposition has developed in Meeker and Rio Blanco County generally over the recent scheme to hold the Meeker-Rifle stage until nine o’clock in the morning, in order to catch the Grand Junction daily papers. The proposed change would give them a[Read More…]

October 19, 2011 by Herald Times Staff Comments are Disabled

Rangely artists’ trading card club

RANGELY I Remember all the fun you had trading baseball and Pokemon cards? Here’s a new twist to an old favorite: artist trading cards.

October 18, 2011 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Letter to the Editor: Obama obsessed with oil company taxes

Dear Editor: On Fortune magazine’s recent list of the most profitable companies in 2010, Exxon’s profit as a percent of revenues was 8.6 percent. By sharp contrast, Coca-Cola’s was 34 percent. Google’s was 29 percent.

October 17, 2011 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

BLM’s Director’s Challenge initiative

RBC I As part of its ongoing effort to ensure the health of Western public rangelands, the Bureau of Land Management is announcing its “Director’s Challenge” initiative to expand volunteer participation in monitoring and sustaining the health of wild horse and burro Herd Management Areas (HMAs).

October 15, 2011 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Fritzlan wins world title

RANGELY I Colten Fritzlan, 11, left for Ogden, Utah, with dreams and determination to be a world champion. The Chris Shivers Miniature Bullriding World Finals entailed two long rounds with the top 15 advancing to the short round, a total of 40 boys in the junior age group representing 17[Read More…]

October 15, 2011 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled