County

Economic development meetings

Several people from Rio Blanco County attended Governor John Hickenlooper’s Bottom-Up Economic Development Plan Initiative in Craig,

March 30, 2011 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

The Meeker Herald — 125 years ago n Al Hall of Leadville arrived on Coal Creek Saturday where he will join his brother J.E. Hall in the ranch and cattle business. n William A. Keller’s new residence is nearing completion under the artistic hands of Jack Yonkers and Oscar Harkness.

March 28, 2011 by Herald Times Staff Comments are Disabled

Shale comment time extended

RBC — The Bureau of Land Management announced today that it will accept public comment on the Oil Shale-Tar Sands Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for an additional 30 days.

March 27, 2011 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Loose Ends: Once a Westerner…

Most everyone’s view of the west is based on the romanticized, gussied-up version of this region of the country.

March 26, 2011 by Dolly Viscardi Comments are Disabled

BLM solicits wild horse proposals

As part of its ongoing effort to reform the Wild Horse and Burro Program, the Bureau of Land Management announced today that it is soliciting proposals for private-public partnerships to establish wild horse “ecosanctuaries” on non-BLM managed land.

March 26, 2011 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

County grew by eleven percent in last decade

It has been two years since the Census Bureau admonished us to fill out our forms and the numbers are finally in. What changes have occurred in Rio Blanco County since the last census?

March 24, 2011 by editor Comments are Disabled

Commissioners attend meeting

Rio Blanco County commissioners Kai Turner and Ken Parsons attended the final meeting of the joint select committee on redistricting in Grand Junction last Saturday.

March 24, 2011 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Leah Kenney-Coy: There’s a fiery way about her

“It’s not the size of the man in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the man.” Change it to “woman” and that quote is perfect for Leah Kenney.

March 24, 2011 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

4-H News

4-H reports on club meetings and other activities.

March 22, 2011 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Cochran earns Eagle Scout award

MEEKER I Collin Cochran earned the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America, the Eagle Scout Award, March 10.

March 22, 2011 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

4th quarter sales and use tax revenue up 4 percent

RBC I Sales and use tax revenues are an indicator of the state of the economy and a vital factor in local government budgets.

March 22, 2011 by editor Comments are Disabled

LEAP benefits increase for families

RBC I Colorado’s Low-income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP)has already helped thousands of hard-working families pay their heating bills this winter, but there are still Coloradans eligible for the program that have yet to apply.

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