RBC — Bracing for a worst-case scenario in its court case over collection of use tax, Rio Blanco County commissioners adopted a proposed 2009 budget Monday night of nearly $49.7 million.
County
Charlie Bradshaw earns Forest Service honor
MEEKER — The range management team on the Douglas Ranger District earned the prestigious 2008 Regional Forester’s award for Forest and Grassland Health.
Pinedale residents warn of energy impact
RBC — Officials from Pine-dale, Wyo., visited Rio Blanco County in August to compare notes with officials here about the impact of energy development.
Pipelines race out of the mountains into yards
DENVER (AP) — In the push toward more energy independence, massive infrastructure projects that will help to deliver it have clashed with cherished rights of land ownership.
Is your goose cooked? here’s how …
(AP) — Goose was so important in the Victorian-era people would save — and save — for the big day, often joining the equivalent of modern-day Christmas club accounts to afford a plump, juicy bird.
Hunting keeps getting better and better
Every year, I think hunting for antelope just can’t get any better, and every year it does. The days are warm, the nights are cool, the aspens are golden and so are the memories. Let me explain.
Agencies publish impact statement on energy corridors
RBC — Four federal agencies Nov. 26 released a Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (Final PEIS) proposing to designate more than 6,000 miles of energy transport corridors on federal lands in 11 western states.
RBC Days Gone By: December 4
The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago
September incidents up 4.37 percent over 2007
RBC — The number of incidents received by the Rio Blanco County Communications Center rose from 937 in September 2007 to 978 in September 2008, an increase of 4.37 percent.
Police Blotter: December 4
Activity for Nov. 21-27
Senator-elect White to continue on panel
RBC — Bringing eight years of experience from the House of Representatives, including two years as the House Republicans’ only member on the powerful Joint Budget Committee, Senator-elect Al White of Hayden was appointed by Senate GOP chief Josh Penry to continue to serve on the key budget-writing panel.
Diapers for cigarettes
County program hopes to entice pregnant women to quit smoking RBC — Women who are smoking while pregnant have a new incentive to stop — free diapers for a year.
