County

WR Snowmobile Club will ride March 28

RBC I The White River Snowmobile Club Ride has been rescheduled for March 28. Snowmobilers will depart the Lost Creek Trailhead (Ripple Creek) on County Road 8 at 10 a.m. Riders can choose to stay on the trail, or explore the backwoods. Both groups will be led by a snowmobile[Read More…]

James Branch of ExxonMobil and Susan Alvillar of Williams were two of the speakers at the March 10 Energy Forum.

Energy Forum attracts crowd

RBC I Perhaps in a sign of the times, the second chamber of commerce-sponsored Energy Forum attracted a standing-room-only crowd. Eighty-three people packed the community room at Mountain Valley Bank to receive updates — and perhaps in the hopes of hearing some encouraging news —

December reports down 28.6 percent

RBC | During December 2009, the Rio Blanco County Communications Center logged 588 incidents, down from December 2008 totals of 823, which is a 28.6 percent decrease in activity.

Spring CNCC courses open for registration

MEEKER I Spring CNCC Community Education Classes starting in March and April are open for registration. GED pre-preparation and GED preparation begin March 30-May 4. Times are 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 1-3 p.m. Book club: “New authors in America” with Jane Yazzi is scheduled for March 30-April 13, 4-5:30 p.m.,[Read More…]

Letter: Message of farm safety important

Rio Blanco Farm Bureau strongly promotes safety on our farms and ranches. Unfortunately, agriculture is still one of the most dangerous industries and children are too often hurt or even killed while playing or working on farms.

Shawn Bolton

Three vie for seat on county commission

RBC I Editor’s note: In advance of party caucuses March 16, the three candidates, all Republicans, vying for a seat on the Rio Blanco County Commission, which will be vacated by Joe Collins, who isn’t seeking reelection, were asked to respond to the same set of questions.

Letter: CDOT priorities don’t seem to make sense

How ironic! Rio Blanco was recently denied $9 million of impact funds for improvements to County Road 5, the Piceance Creek road that is the only all-weather public road providing access to two major natural gas refineries and the dozens of gas wells in the Piceance Basin.