Nearly 100 take part in Cardboard Derby races MEEKER I More than 100 people attended and 93 participated in the annual Eastern Rio Blanco Metropolitan Recreation and Park District’s Winter Blast at Paintbrush Park on Saturday with contestants ranging from the 6-and-under class to those well into their adult years.
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Classifieds: January 14, 2016
Ads for 01/14/16 ANNOUNCEMENTS ATV, Boat and Snowmobile Owners! You can now renew your Colorado OHV registrations on line at: www.parks.state.co.us The Rio Blanco Herald Times accepts all major credit cards. You can fax your classified ad or subscription to (970)878-4016 or email to: [email protected] RIO BLANCO Masonic Lodge #80[Read More…]
County jobless rate up slightly
RBC I For the second month in a row, the unemployment rate in Rio Blanco County has gone up, and the increase from 4.5 percent of the available workforce to 4.9 percent of that workforce is the largest increase in the county’s jobless rate in two years.
Marsh mallards chosen as top art for waterfowl stamp
RBC I Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the Colorado Wildlife Heritage Foundation are pleased to announce the winner of the 2016 Waterfowl Stamp Art Competition.
MSD, RSD superintendents displeased with ACT switch; state may delay action
RBC I The state may be reconsidering its most recent state testing change, and that would make local school superintendents happy.
Grouse, clean air topics of turmoil for West states
RBC I When Interior Secretary Sally Jewell announced in September that the greater sage grouse would not be listed as endangered, Nevada’s Brian Sandoval, a Republican, was one of four Western governors applauding. States retained management of the bird in what Sandoval described as a “big win” resulting from intense[Read More…]
Buck out and about …
This big buck used the terrain and some thin fence posts to blend his antlers into the background while wandering just outside of Meeker along Highway 13 on Dec. 18. With the hunting threat over, the bucks seem to know they are safe wandering around.
Including Rio Blanco County, all state watersheds above normal
RBC I Including the Yampa and White River Basin, all Colorado river basins reported above-normal snow water equivalent as of the last day of 2015.
What lies ahead for the nation, world on climate change?
RBC I Well, before the final negotiations of the COP21 climate talks in Paris, business was already making a big difference on the ground. For the first time, superstar entrepreneurs showed up with plans to fund major initiatives.
Sheep walk…
In a practice that has been repeated for decades, an area sheep farmer ran his sheep down Market Street in Meeker just prior to Thanksgiving on the way to lower pastures for the winter. The scene above is a frequent sight in the late fall and early winter and again[Read More…]
Obituary: Donald Duane Sell
Donald Duane Sell was born in Sidney, Neb., to John and Regina Ackerman Sell on Feb. 22, 1936. He died Dec. 22, 2015.
Letter to the Editor: Thankful for snow plow operators
Dear Editor: At this time of year, we tend to think about people and things that we are thankful for. One group of people is the public employees, specifically the snow plow operators.
