The commissioners will hold a public meeting in Rangely Monday, May 19 at 1:15 p.m., in the Colorado Room of the Weiss building on the Rangely campus of Colorado Northwestern Community College. The commissioners will be in Meeker Tuesday, May 27 in the Mountain Valley Bank’s meeting room at 1:15[Read More…]
County
Recreation districts, RDH, elect new board members
RBC — The eastern and western Rio Blanco Metropolitan Recreation and Park Districts and the Rangely District Hospital elected new board members during the May 6 special district elections.
Agencies, energy companies track western Colo. water quality
CRAIG (AP) — A western Colorado water district has received a state grant to work with energy companies and local governments to track water quality and quantity in the south Piceance Basin as the area’s natural gas boom continues. The West Divide Water Conservancy District has received $300,000 from levies[Read More…]
Area trout hitting spinners
RBC — For many Colorado anglers, the opening of Spinney Mountain Reservoir marks a symbolic, if not a truly official, beginning of the new fishing season. The winter finally is at an end. Hopes are running high. The ice is gone, trout are on the move and a full season[Read More…]
Reclamation board meets May 14-15
RBC — The Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board will hold its monthly meeting in Denver Wednesday and Thursday, May 14-15 at 1313 Sherman St., Room 318, beginning at 9 a.m. The board will hold several public hearings on mining operations in Colorado. Questions on specific agenda items can be addressed[Read More…]
Concert series membership drive begins
CRAIG — The Craig Concert Association today announced the six artists selected for the 2008-2009 concert season.
Police Blotter: May 1, 2008
Activity for April 18-24, 2008
DOW asks for halt on some oil, gas leases
RBC (AP) — The Colorado Division of Wildlife is recommending that several proposed federal oil and gas leases be withdrawn or issued with conditions in an upcoming auction to protect greater sage grouse, lynx, native cutthroat trout and other wildlife.
Public to review horse herd removal
MEEKER — The Bureau of Land Management released an environmental assessment for public review which addresses the removal plan for a small herd of wild horses south of Rangely. Under the proposed plan, BLM would begin gathering approximately 150 wild horses in the West Douglas herd area this fall.
News Briefs: May 1, 2008
Hurricanes host free swimming clinic RANGELY — The Rangely Hurricanes Swim Team is proud to announce the 2008 Hurricanes Stroke Clinic. The clinic is intended for anyone between the ages of 6 and 13 who can swim the length of the pool (25 yards) and who want to improve his[Read More…]
Regulators tell FNBR to sell holding
RBC — Federal bank regulators are forcing First National Bank of the Rockies to liquidate a portion of the bank’s holdings in some mortgage-backed securities.
Calls for law enforcement up 18 percent
Types of calls becoming more serious in nature RBC — The number of incidents for February 2008 increased 18.77 percent year to date, according to a report released from the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office.
