RANGELY I Colorado Northwestern Community College experienced one of their most successful student orientation days to date Saturday, Aug. 18.
County
Schott brings 20 years of experience to RBC BOCES
RBC I The new executive director of the Rio Blanco Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) comes to Rio Blanco County with two decades of administrative experience in public education on the Western Slope.
Health department urges people to get immunized
RBC I Dr. Chris Urbina, chief medical officer and executive director of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, said, “We are alerting the public to an epidemic number of pertussis cases in Colorado and are urging Coloradans to get vaccinated against pertussis.”
News Briefs: Aug. 23, 2012
Mobile pantry coming to Meeker today MEEKER | Food Bank of the Rockies (FBR) mobile pantry truck will be in Meeker providing assistance to community members Thursday, Aug. 23 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Fairfield Center, 200 Main St. For info. Contact Debra Barney (970)878-9650 or Jill[Read More…]
Holiday tradition continues with Capitol Christmas Tree
RBC I This holiday season, the U.S. Forest Service and the White River National Forest, with help from their nonprofit partner Choose Outdoors and major sponsors including the Colorado Tourism Office, Mack Trucks and The National Association of Convenience Stores, will present a gift to the nation from the people[Read More…]
RBC Fair Results 2012 – Part 1
4-H Overall Record book
Rangely’s new school staff Q & A
RANGELY I This week, Rangely Junior/Senior High School and Parkview Elementary School kick off the school year with several staff members who are new to the district or filling a new position within the schools.
Obituary: Homer Wilson
Homer F. Wilson was born Aug. 7, 1927, in Axial, Colo.
Obituary: Elmer Monahan, MD
“I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith…” (St. Paul). Elmer Perry Monahan Jr., M.D., 92, passed away on Aug. 2, 2012, at home, with family and friends by his side.
AGNC requests action on sage grouse report
RBC I Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado (AGNC) chairman Mike Samson, acting on behalf of the five-county membership, has written to Colorado Governor Hickenlooper asking for immediate assistance regarding the damaging impact that will result if the BLM adopts the National Technical Team’s (NTT) report. The report is considered by[Read More…]
Protecting your home from lightning damage
RBC I Colorado experiences the second highest incidence of lightning strikes in the nation, second only to Florida, and direct or nearby strikes may cause devastating damage to buildings, start fires and even cause severe injury or death.
RBC sees rise in percentage of college graduates
RBC I Rio Blanco County has experienced a brain gain in the last 40 years, joining the rest of the country in what has been a massive increase in the number of adults who have earned college degrees.
