County

Veterans’ benefits expanded

RBC — Many veterans living on the Western Slope, to include the Utah counties of San Juan and Grand, will benefit by recent changes in VA policy and law. One change was a mileage allowance increase from 11 cents to 28 cents a mile for veterans living more than 50[Read More…]

February 7, 2008 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Conditions worsen for wildlife in NW Colorado

RBC — The Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) is continuing to closely monitor winter conditions in northwest Colorado to determine if feeding operations will become necessary for deer, elk, pronghorn and bighorn sheep. Continuing snowfall has made conditions worse in some areas but biologists aren’t yet calling for a full-scale[Read More…]

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News Briefs: February 7, 2008

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Angled oil, gas wells growing more popular in Colorado

RBC (AP) — Energy companies in Colorado are increasingly turning to directional drilling, a technique that reduces environmental damage and simplifies land-use negotiations by using a single site to sink multiple wells.

February 7, 2008 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Mineral rights top agenda at meeting

RBC — The National Association of Royalty Owners-Rockies Chapter is holding an all-encompassing meeting for mineral owners in Garfield and all surrounding counties. NARO-Rockies has held statewide meetings, from Yuma County to Ignacio, during the last six years to provided mineral owners with the information they need to negotiate good[Read More…]

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Senator Allard announces Anvil Points clean-up plan

RBC — U.S. Sen. Wayne Allard (R-Colo.) announced today that the U.S. Dept. of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Dirk Kempthorne has notified him that he will sign a contract in June of this year to begin cleaning up the Anvil Points research site. This action will allow the State of[Read More…]

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Ice fishing clinic set for Feb. 23

RBC — The Colorado Division of Wildlife and Wyatt’s Sports Center will sponsor an ice fishing clinic Feb. 23 for kids ages 5-15.

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Transportation panel report released

RBC — Gov. Bill Ritter today presented his Blue Ribbon Transportation Panel’s final report, “A Report to the People”î to the legislature’s joint transportation caucus. The complete report is available by visiting Gov. Ritter’s Web site, www.colorado. gov/governor.

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Police Blotter: February 7, 2008

Activity for Jan. 25-Jan. 31, 2008

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December 2008 Warranty Deeds

Seller: Shipp, K.W. and Joyce Buyer: Shipp, Roy Don and Myra Description: Lot: F Block: A Section: 28 Township: 1N Range: 90W Transaction Price: $37,500

February 7, 2008 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Consumers spend 10% on food

RBC — Food Check-out Week, Feb. 3-9, commemorates the time of year when the average American will have earned enough income to pay for the entire year’s food supply. It takes just five weeks to pay for an American family’s food supply for the year. In contrast, Americans must work[Read More…]

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Arthritis: Big burden for boomers

RBC — A recent study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that arthritis is hitting the nation’s aging population of baby boomers and is projected to increase by 40 percent in the next two decades.

February 7, 2008 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled