RBC I Nathan McDermott, along with his mother, father and sister, visited Dinosaur National Monument and Brigham Young University as a Make-A-Wish family.
County
Reserve your fair booth now
RBC | Call the extension office at (970)878-9490 to reserve a fair exhibit booth now.
Rio Blanco Days Gone By
The Meeker Herald — 125 years ago ~ The round-up is approaching a close. Wednesday they worked Little Beaver, Thursday Coal Creek and Friday Curtis Creek and today they finish on the Rawlins road and Sulphur, tomorrow begin on Strawberry. The calf crop will not be so large as last[Read More…]
Early deadline for Herald Times
RBC | Due to the Fourth of July holiday, the deadline for the July 7 Rio Blanco Herald Times is 5 p.m. Thursday, June 30. The Herald Times office will be closed July 1-4.
Letters to the Editor: June 23, 2011
Johnson family thanks Dear Editor: We would like to thank the ExxonMobil medic, Patti Merriam, the Shell EMT, sheriff’s deputies, the ambulance crew, Pioneers Hospital and doctors for their response to Pat. The Family of Pat Johnson Meeker Visitors displeased with Kenney changes Dear Editor: Folks, for the past three[Read More…]
Aviation appreciation
RBC I Governor John Hickenlooper has issued a proclamation declaring June 2011 as General Aviation Appreciation Month in order to recognize the industry for its critical role in the lives of Colorado citizens and in the operation of businesses and farms.
Flowers, feathers and old fashioned fun
RBC I This is the time of year that 4-H and FFA members from Rio Blanco County are working diligently to complete their projects.
Veterans’ representative on Western Slope
RBC I A Veterans Benefits Administration expert from the Denver Regional Office will be on the Western Slope June 27–30. Her schedule is as follows:
Habitat program awards grants
RBC I The Colorado Division of Wildlife’s Habitat Partnership Program has awarded $500,000 to five recipients in Colorado that will fund habitat enhancement projects on private and public land with the goal of keeping big game animals from coming into conflict with adjacent private agricultural landowners.
RBC I “The deer herd is extremely important to our agency, it’s the biggest deer herd in the state,” Bill de Vergie, area supervisor for the Colorado Division of Wildlife (CDOW), told a crowd of almost a 100 concerned citizens, ranchers, energy representatives and hunters at a public meeting Monday[Read More…]
Panthers host tournament
By bobby gutierrez RBC I Boys and girls, varsity and JV basketball teams from Meeker and Rangely and several other towns, gathered in Rangely for a round-robin tournament last weekend.
RBC Road 5 cleanup
Meeker Chamber of Commerce director Katelin Cook thanked area energy operators, including representatives from EnCana, Shell and Williams, and the 15 groups of volunteers who helped clean up Rio Blanco County Road 5 (Piceance Creek) last Saturday. Energy operators donated $500 to each non-profit group organized by Cook and Rangely[Read More…]
