RBC I At a field hearing held Monday in Grand Junction, chairman of the House Small Business Subcommittee on Agriculture, Energy and Trade Scott Tipton (R-CO) examined federal energy industry regulations and policies and their impact on small businesses, jobs and consumer prices.
County
Letter from the Editor: Thank you, Thank you,
No room for a column this week but always room to squeeze in a thank you.
RIO BLANCO COUNTY DAYS GONE BY
The Meeker Herald — 125 years ago n The south Mesa and Little Beaver districts will benefit from a new rural mail route to be established.
Letter to the Editor: Commissioner responds
Dear Editor: This letter is in response to a letter concerning H.R. 1581, the Wilderness and Roadless Area Release Act.Let me start by talking about wilderness areas.
Fourth annual Energy Expo Sept. 28
MEEKER I The fourth annual Energy Information Expo in Meeker will be held Wednesday, Sept. 28 at the Fairfield Center.
Salazar to open new center
RBC I Dinosaur National Monument’s renowned fossil quarry will reopen to the public early next month, one week after Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar dedicates the park’s new Quarry Visitor Center nearby, superintendent Mary Risser announced.
Opinion: USPS can survive as a business
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.
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.
