RBC Planning Commission: Holly Postmus — Applicant — January 2013 Travis Day — Reappointment — January 2013 Tim Winkler — Reappointment — January 2013 RBC Fair Board: Adair Norman — Reappointment — January 2013 Beth Hairston — Reappointment — January 2013 Ed Coryell — Reappointment — January 2013 Columbine Park[Read More…]
County
Children’s Health Fair will be in early March
RBC I The annual Children’s Health Fair will be held in Rangely March 1-2, and in Meeker March 8-9. Here are some commonly asked questions: • What is Child Find or the Children’s Health Fair?
Preliminary hearing set for Jerry Snider Jr.
RBC I A preliminary hearing for Jerry Snider Jr. — charged with killing his father — was set for March as the first-degree murder case moves closer toward a trial.
BMS eighth-graders win big, Rangely loses close game to Steamboat Sailors
RANGELY I There were some close games last week involving the county’s junior high basketball teams.
Classifieds: February 11, 2010 edition
ANNOUNCEMENTS ATV, Boat and Snowmobile Owners! You can now renew your Colorado OHV registrations on line at: www.parks.state.co.us The Rio Blanco Herald Times accepts all major credit cards. You can fax your classified ad or subscription to (970)878-4016 or e-mail to: [email protected] RIO BLANCO Masonic Lodge #80 meets 2nd and[Read More…]
Shared grief is yet another attribute of small towns
When news spread of the Jan. 19 accident involving two children, one who later died, the community grieved, right along with the family.
Letter: Does Hidden Gems have hidden agenda?
As the Hidden Gems wilderness campaign gathers speed, maybe it’s time to slow down and ask some questions that have yet to be posed.
Letter: Cattle group leader went too far in letter
Last week, Jon Hill, president of our Rio Blanco Stockgrowers Association, in a letter to the editor on these pages, challenged “every rancher — to join the association,” in order, he suggested, to have more political clout. This is a noble call with which I wholeheartedly agree.
Police Blotter: Jan. 29-Feb. 4
Law enforcement activity for January 29-February 4, 2010, included:
Rio Blanco County Days Gone By
The Meeker Herald — 75 years ago Jan. 24, 1935 • Bond Norman reports 14 head of cattle missing from his pasture along government road 5 miles west of town.
Survey shows county economy rebounding
MEEKER I In spite of local perception, the recession hasn’t hit Rio Blanco County as hard or affected it as deeply as other areas of the country, nor is the current economic situation as dire as the bust experienced in the early ’80s.
Census recruiting workers for county
RBC I Kathleen Martynowicz of Rangely is looking for help. Or, more specifically, helpers. Martynowicz is the recruiting assistant for the U.S. Census Bureau in Rio Blanco County.