County

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…]

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.

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…]

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.

Arbor Day poster deadline is March 7

RBC — The National Arbor Day Foundation, Colorado Tree Coalition and Toyota invite all fifth-grade students in Colorado to showcase their artistic talents by creating posters for the 2008 National Arbor Day Poster Contest. This year’s theme is “Trees are Terrific — inside and out!” The deadline to submit posters[Read More…]

SGM announces scholarship

RBC — Schmueser Gordon Meyer, Inc. (SGM), an 85-person engineering and surveying firm headquartered in Glenwood Springs, is offering up to two $1,000 scholarships to area high school and college students interested in pursuing civil engineering or surveying degrees.

IRS partners host free tax help for elderly

DENVER — Many free tax preparation sites will be open in Colorado this year as the Internal Revenue Service continues to expand its partnerships with nonprofit and community organizations performing vital tax preparation services for low-income and elderly taxpayers.