County

RBC to hold mail ballots

RBC I Rio Blanco County commissioners passed a resolution during their regular meeting Monday last designating Nancy Amick the election official and they authorized the county clerk and recorder to conduct the June 26, primary election by mail ballot.

Rio Blanco County Days Gone By

The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago Painters Baldwin and Setter put the finishing touches on the two handsome Clark residences on east Main Street this week. One is an up-to-date brick, containing six well-arranged rooms, with a bathroom and numerous closest, heated by hot air and hot and cold[Read More…]

CNCC magazine asking for entries

RBC I Colorado Northwestern Community College is once again accepting submissions for publication in “The Waving Hands Review,” the school’s annual literary and arts magazine that highlights “exemplary works by emerging and established writers and artists” from northwestern Colorado.

Lunch-n-learn Feb. 16

RBC I Rio Blanco County administrator Kimberly Bullen said the county has teamed up with WPXEnergy to host the first Lunch-n-Learn on Feb. 16, in the commissioners’ meeting room, starting at noon.

History good for economy

RBC I A report that examines the impacts of historic preservation practices in Colorado found that historic preservation helps to build strong communities, support a healthy job market and a future for Colorado that is more environmentally sustainable. 

Shale, tar sands draft released

RBC I The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has published the notice of availability (NOA) of the draft programmatic environmental impact statement (PEIS) and possible land use amendments for allocation of oil shale and tar sands resources on lands administered by the BLM in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming. The publication[Read More…]

Free screenings, fluoride for kids

RBC I Connections 4 Kids, the early childhood council of Moffat and Rio Blanco counties, will be offering free oral health screenings and fluoride varnish to children during the Children’s Health Fairs in Meeker and Rangely.

CLUB 20 winter policy meetings

RBC I Community leaders from across the Western Slope of Colorado will gather in Grand Junction over the next few weeks to participate in CLUB 20’s 2012 winter policy committee meetings.