RBC | Colorado Parks and Wildlife will continue working to restore the Rio Blanco Lake State Wildlife Area fishery. The lake will remain open during this work; however, the lake will likely not fill with water in 2022. In 2021, CPW began work to remove fish that are not compatible[Read More…]
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USAF TSGT David Ormsbee, grandson of Bob and Gloria Ormsbee of Dinosaur, Colorado, graduated from Community Colleges of the Air Force Friday, 6 May, 2022. Ormsbee is assigned to the 62nd Maintenance Group of the 62nd Air Mobility Wing, Joint Base Lewis-Mcchord in Washington State. Ormsbee received an associate degree[Read More…]
Interview: HD26 Rep. Dylan Roberts
RBC | Colorado state Representative Dylan Roberts is wrapping up his second term serving CO House District 26, formerly consisting of Routt and Eagle Counties prior to redistricting that resulted from the 2020 U.S. Census. Roberts is now running for State Senate District 8 which includes 10 Northwestern Colorado counties[Read More…]
DAYS GONE BY: June 2, 2022
The Meeker Herald125 years ago • The shower was very acceptable.• There is a brisk demand for rentable houses.• We were premature last week in predicting that the river had reached its highest stage. The warm weather of this week has brought it up to a higher point than ever.[Read More…]
RPD completes crisis intervention training
RANGELY | The omnipresent factors of life can cause a person to lapse in coping with difficult circumstances. Taking a look at the news or any given social media platform, it’s easy to see why there is an increase in mental health crises. Sometimes resources are available, but they are[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Bias
Bias and impartiality is in the eye of the beholder. Samuel Johnson More than 20 years ago, when I started covering town board meetings and writing an occasional feature story, I asked former editor/publisher Mitch Bettis how to keep my reporting free from bias — inserting my own perceptions and[Read More…]
Holmes graduates from Eastern Wyoming College
DINOSAUR | Tiffany Holmes of Dinosaur, Colorado, has graduated from Eastern Wyoming College.
Letter: Why we support Doug Overton for commissioner
Dear Editor:Rio Blanco County has witnessed the successful progression of Doug Overton as both a committed and honest individual as well as a focused and highly successful business person. Doug’s dedication to and love of Rio Blanco county is a solid foundation for a strong, realistic approach and implementation of[Read More…]
Letter: Vote for Coram
Dear Editor: I will vote for Sen. Don Coram to unseat Rep Lauren Boebert. Don is currently serving as a senator for Colorado District 6 and will finish his term in January of 2023. Since 2011 he has been representing rural citizens in critical issues of agriculture, water, energy and[Read More…]
Letter: Assumptions
Dear Editor: I can appreciate Ms O’Hearon’s desire to serve the citizens of Rio Blanco County and to “positively impact the future of Rio Blanco County.” I believe the citizens of Rio Blanco want what is best for our county. Ms. O’Hearon states having been the Director of DHS, however[Read More…]
Letter: On the outside looking in
Dear Editor: Oh, the tangled web we weave. We try to do the best thing possible for our children and grandchildren. Whether it be sports, dance or academic advancements. But we as a society are still failing the children. When it comes to a child stating there is an issue,[Read More…]
Letter: Where is the integrity?
Dear Editor: Integrity: The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness. Where is the integrity when a sheriff misrepresents and omits the facts known to him, in order to bias investigators conducting an outside agency investigation? Where is the integrity in this sheriff coming to my[Read More…]
