County

Bolton joins commissioners

RBC I The commissioners meeting came to order Tuesday, Jan. 11 with newly elected commissioner Shawn Bolton officially seated. Kai Turner was selected chairman as well as being appointed to the Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado (AGNC) committee, the County Investment Policy committee and as the E911 board member representing[Read More…]

Project impact to be assessed

RBC I The Bureau of Land Management and Western Area Power Administration have issued a notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the TransWest Express Transmission (TWE) project — a regional transmission system upgrade that will deliver 3,000 megawatts of clean energy from Wyoming to the[Read More…]

Historical Society elects officers

RBC I Rio Blanco Historical Society met Sunday afternoon at Kilowatt Korner in Meeker to share a soup luncheon and elect officers. Amid the quarterly meeting agenda which included an interesting presentation on rural schools in Rio Blanco County by Margie Rogers and Janice Clark, the group elected new officers[Read More…]

Letter: Points to ponder

I’ve taken several days to “recover” from the event that took place Jan. 3 at Moffat County Courthouse. This allowed me to regain a sense of reason and objectivity. Consequently, I’ve decided to provide “points to ponder” rather than an “opinion piece.” My “opinion,” however, will not change.

Letter: Social services office appreciates support

The Department of Social Services wishes to thank all the many organizations and individuals who took time out of their busy schedules to remember those less fortunate within our communities with gifts of food, money, gift certificates and time during this past holiday season.