RBC I “Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night…..will stay us from the swift completion of our appointed rounds.”For more than 235 years, the U.S. Postal Service has adhered to this unofficial creed.
County
What does a county administrator do all day?
RBC I This is the first in a series of articles intended to inform you about Rio Blanco County government and issues important to the county.
Sept. 1 marked reinstatement of wildlife zones
RBC I Roadside reminders are back in the form of lowered nighttime speed limits and/or doubled fines for nighttime speeding within designated wildlife zones.
BLM accepting RBC comments
RBC I The Bureau of Land Management has released an environmental assessment for public comment on an application for a coal exploration license northwest of the Deserado Mine in Rio Blanco County.
BLM seeks input on pipelines
RBC I The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on two adjacent 31-mile pipelines proposed in western Garfield and Rio Blanco counties.
Energy gives back
Dear Editor:For Northwest Colorado residents, last week brought excitement and anticipation building up to a well-earned holiday weekend.
Developing workforce in NW Colorado
Dear Editor:The Northwest Colorado Workforce Centers are hosting a series of employer field trips at their local offices in celebration of workforce development month which is in September.
Colorado State Fair Results
Macy Collins — Goats–10th and 11th; sheep–seventh and 10th; meat pen for rabbits–10th and 11th; single meat rabbit reserve champion; junior breeding heifer–fourth in showmanship and champion shorthorn plus heiferTrey Morris — Market swine crossbreds–ninth and 10thTaylor Morris — Reserve champion Hampshire and seventh market swine-crossbredsTaylor Neilson — Taylor’s steer[Read More…]
Second quarter tax receipts remain below 2010 numbers
RBC I The town of Meeker bore the brunt of a reduction in sales and use tax receipts for the second quarter of 2011, reporting a 32.9 percent reduction from $406,357 in the same period in 2010, to $272,677 in 2011.
Days Gone By in Rio Blanco County
The Meeker Herald — 125 years ago n To the teachers of Rio Blanco County: I ask you to be circumspect, and so act in the wild, unsettled country, that there will be no gossip about you. I do not think that girls should go to public dances without chaperonage,[Read More…]
Six arrested in Rangely
RANGELY I “This is not easy to do and it takes a lot of time,” Rangely Chief of Police Vincent Wilczek said of the recent arrests involving the illegal distribution of drugs within the town. “There is a sense of pride for our police department for taking the stance and[Read More…]
Workforce centers “taking care of business”
RBC I In recognition of the 2.7 million men and women who make up Colorado’s labor force and the more than 168,000 private sector businesses that make up the state, this September is workforce development month, an annual tradition in Colorado.
