RBC I World Heritage Student Exchange Programs is looking for American families to host high school students from Eurasia. All these exceptional students have received scholarships through the U.S. State Department-sponsored Future Leaders Exchange Program (FLEX) Program and will spend an academic year in the U.S.
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Community Networking meeting April 23
RBC | The next Community Networking Group meeting will be held Tuesday in the Weiss Conference Room on the Colorado Northwestern Community College campus in Rangely with the public invited. The event will run from noon to 2 p.m.
Reduce wildfire risk now
RBC I The 2012 wildfire season was the worst in Colorado history, with more than 650 homes destroyed in four major fires, six fatalities and damage estimates in excess of $500 million. Suggestions are being offered by the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) to help rural landowners help protect[Read More…]
Provencio named new deputy forest supervisor
RBC I Heather Provencio has been selected as the new deputy forest supervisor of the White River National Forest. Provencio is currently the district ranger in the Red Rock Ranger District of the Coconino National Forest in Sedona, Ariz.
DA’s office seeks coordinator for sexual assault response team
RBC I A coordinator is being sought to develop a community Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) specifically targeting rural communities that do not currently have a SART program.
RBC fair board meeting set
RBC I The next meeting of the Rio Blanco County Fair Board is Thursday, April 18 at 6 p.m. in the Western Annex Building in Rangely.
WRNF’S Potter wins award
RBC I In Washington, D.C., on March 27, White River National Forest employee Kim Potter was honored at the 2013 Wings Across the Americas Conservation Awards ceremony for her outstanding work in the field of bird conservation.
Display of hope…
This display, laid out on the grass at the Rio Blanco County Courthouse in Meeker, points out that April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month and that we all need to be watchful of the children we observe. Child abuse can be physical, sexual, emotional and mental. Abuse and neglect,[Read More…]
SET meeting works for economy
RBC I More than 40 officials from three counties and three cities gathered in Meeker on April 3, focused on working together to benefit the area with economic development.
New Eden hosts month-long diaper drive
RBC I For many families in Rio Blanco County, paying monthly bills is complicated by another expense: diapers. With the cost of keeping one child in clean, dry diapers ranging upward of $100 per month, the expense is a hardship for one in three American families, according to many “diaper[Read More…]
Jail incarcerations see sharp decrease since 2009
RBC I The Rio Blanco County Jail is still a busy place, but the number of persons incarcerated at the facility has seen a steady decrease since 2009, which was, by far, the highest incarceration year in the last six.
Rio Blanco County crime holds steady
RBC I The incidence of crime in Rio Blanco County during 2012 remained in line with figures from 2011, with some figures showing slight increases and other types of incidents showing slight decreases.
