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Congressional bill fully funds PILT program
WASHINGTON, D.C. I The Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program, which last year provided Colorado counties with $34.5 million to carry out vital services like fire and police protection, school construction, and road maintenance, received $372 million in the government funding bill, which passed Congress last week.
RBC retirement party on Jan. 9 expanded
RBC | The Rio Blanco County Clerk and Recorder’s Office will host a retirement party on Jan. 9 for County Clerk Nancy Amick and assistant Jackie Brennan, who are both retiring after several years of service. Amick is retiring Jan. 13 and Brennan is retiring Jan. 16. As of Monday,[Read More…]
Snowy stegosaurus…
Piper hearing over stabbing incident set for Feb. 6
RBC I There was a hearing at the Rio Blanco Courthouse Dec. 19 concerning the case of Meeker resident Logan Piper, 19, who reportedly stabbed Rio Blanco Sheriff Si Woodruff during an incident at Pioneers Medical Center in Meeker on Aug. 21.
River permit changes
With the start of Dinosaur National Monument’s river permit lottery on the National Recreation Reservation System last year, more changes are coming for 2015. Applicants who successfully secure a launch will now confirm their acceptance of the date they won and pay for the permit online. After payment is verified,[Read More…]
Rangely VFW special meeting Jan. 8
RANGELY | Rangely Post No. 5261 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will hold its next meeting at Rangely Library at 7 p.m. on Jan. 8 under the direction of Cmdr. John “Hoot” Gibson. District and state officers have been invited, and also present will be a service officer to[Read More…]
Frosty weather…
Another View: Oil boom hasn’t busted, but our falling oil prices can’t be ignored
RBC I It was just last month that I asked, in this magazine (High Country News), whether falling oil prices would kill the shale revolution. At the time, a “low” price for oil was $80 per barrel, which was more than 30 percent lower than the summer high.
‘Oz’ auditions on Tuesday
MEEKER I The Meeker High School Drama Club and International Thespian Society Troupe No. 1284 will present the classic musical “The Wizard of Oz” in April, MHS Drama Club directors Gary and Laurie Zellers have announced.
Unemployment rate in Rio Blanco County up to 3 percent in Nov.
RBC I The unseasonably adjusted unemployment rate inched up half a percent during November in Rio Blanco County. The increase was the first in the past 12 months, following a low of 2.5 percent in October.
Speed, ice cause several Rangely-area accidents
RANGELY I Three weather-related accidents in fewer than 24 hours caused damage to vehicles and injury to some occupants during the first substantial snowfall of the season Dec. 25 and 26.
