RBC I Rio Blanco area youth have put in months of hard work raising their premium livestock and preparing for the annual Rio Blanco County Fair and Junior Livestock Auction. The annual livestock sale brings the opportunity for area youth to sell their animals at the end of the show.[Read More…]
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Emergency wild horse gather of West Douglas Herd
RBC I To protect the health of wild horses and rangelands, the Bureau of Land Management began an emergency wild horse gather on July 26 on the West Douglas Herd Area about 20 miles south of Rangely in Rio Blanco County. The BLM plans to remove the entire estimated population[Read More…]
Rangely trustees oppose Book Cliffs Highway project
RANGELY I On Tuesday, July 13 at the Rangely Town Board of Trustees meeting, Grand County (Utah) Commissioner Trisha Hedin spoke to encourage the Town’s participation in a call to action in opposition to the Book Cliffs Highway. The Book Cliffs Highway is a $300-400 million dollar infrastructure proposal that[Read More…]
Obituary: Kathy Darlene Slaugh
Oct. 17, 1959 ~ July 23, 2021 Lifetime Meeker resident Kathy Darlene Slaugh died peacefully on Friday, July 23, 2021, at her home in Meeker. She was 61. A memorial service celebrating Kathy’s life will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, July 31, 2021, at the Church of Jesus Christ[Read More…]
Letter: Meeker School District board encourages COVID vaccinations
Dear Editor: School will be starting soon. We anticipate a full year of learning in our classrooms, but the coronavirus persists in our community and it may yet disrupt activities. Following established public health recommendations, we encourage eligible students to be vaccinated against the SARS-CoV-2 virus for the beginning of[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Here we go again
We’re apparently very slow learners. A year and a half into a global pandemic we’re circling around into another wave of illness thanks to a variant of COVID-19. This shouldn’t come as a surprise. We were warned, and we’ve watched it unfold with heartbreaking devastation around the world. If we[Read More…]
Cowboy poetry coming to Trappers
RBC I The first Annual Cowboy Gathering on the Mountain will be held at Trappers Lake Lodge Friday, July 30 at 6 p.m. The poet line-up will include Terry Nash and Kyah Westbrook and musicians performing will be Peggy Malone, Daron Little, and Caitlyn Taussig. Bring your lawn chair, a[Read More…]
Commissioners hear solar array proposal from Spectra Solar
RBC I Solar power could be available for county buildings, if the commissioners decide to move forward on a proposal heard Tuesday. James Talley from Spectra Solar LLC, a Georgia-based company, presented information to the board in a work session. Talley said he had been working with Commissioner Jeff Rector.[Read More…]
GLOU GLOU …
A ribbon-cutting for Glou Glou, the latest evolution of Blanco Cellars and The Little Cheese Shop–was held last Thursday. Glou Glou provides a casual outdoor dining experience area to gather and socialize at 317 East Market Street.
COUNTY BEAT: Changes at DHS questioned by former staff
RBC I In a special meeting last Thursday, July 22, the Rio Blanco County Board of Commissioners discussed providing a letter of support for work performed by dual-county Department of Human Services Director Tia Murry. Murry, hired in January 2021, splits her time 60/40 between Moffat and Rio Blanco counties. [Read More…]
FOR ISABELLA …
On July 15 Rangely residents enjoyed a concert at Elks Park by Lendon James and the Highway 34 Band with a mission to raise money for Rangely fifth-grader Isabella Cox, who has been fighting B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia in Salt Lake City since April. Benefit organizer Steve Osborn reports $4,800[Read More…]
SPLAT …
Meeker celebrated the last farmers market of the season last Friday. Something Rotten! cast member Jesse Yarbrough took tomatoes for the team as part of a fundraiser for Meeker Arts and Cultural Council and WREA hosted their annual member appreciation dinner with Navajo tacos prepared by Meeker Lions Club, free[Read More…]