By NIKI TURNER | [email protected] RBC | RBC Assessor Renae Neilson volunteered to serve as the voice of county employees during a work session Tuesday with the county commissioners as they consider where to make cuts in the 2021 budget with a projected deficit of $2.3 million. “I’m here today[Read More…]
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Editor’s Column: Hindsight is 20/20
By Niki Turner | [email protected] 2020 sucks. On that — if on nothing else — we can all agree. I’m still scraping branches off my roof from this week’s super-early winter storm. I don’t know why any of us are surprised, the weather these days is beyond unpredictable and into[Read More…]
CNCC Corner: Successful semester start
By RON GRANGER | Special to the Herald Times RANGELY | We have been in school for two weeks, and I can say with confidence that we have had a very successful start to this semester. Although we are slightly down in enrollment, we are happy to see the students[Read More…]
Writers on the Range— COVID-19 and recreation: too much poop, too many people
By Todd Wilkinson | Special to the Herald Times RBC | Mark DeOpsomer of Bozeman, Montana, is a backpacker with lots of miles on his soles. For almost four decades he’s gone to the remotest corners of the Northern Rockies. On a recent trek 24 miles into the Bob Marshall[Read More…]
Loose Ends: Finding Fault
By DOLLY VISCARDI | Special to the Herald Times MEEKER | “What are you going to do with it?” A gruff, accusatory voice broke into my peaceful morning walk. I looked over to see who was concerned about the cluster of bright yellow Aspen leaves in my hand. I had[Read More…]
Guest Column: Budget Cuts
By KAYE SULLIVAN | Special to the Herald Times RBC | I think most of us citizens understand the difficult budget cutting decisions facing Rio Blanco County Commissioners because we face similar struggles in our own family households. The answers are often painful, enduring, and revealing of our true character.[Read More…]
CONSERVATION CORNER:
How do the Conservation Districts affect me? (Part 1 of 3) The White River and Douglas Creek Conservation Districts’ (Districts) stated mission is, “To provide guidance and technical assistance to encourage and promote the wise use of all the natural resources within the District by private landowners and government land[Read More…]
TREE-RIFIC …
For this year’s Arbor Day celebration, ERBM staff planted six trees which arrived from Mountain View Tree Farm and Nursery last Thursday, Sept. 3: two cottonless cottonwoods (Sanderson Park), one cottonless cottonwood (Town Park), one sensation maple (Town Park), and two honey locust (Paintbrush Park). All are treated, watered and[Read More…]
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Ursa Piceance files for bankruptcy
By LUCAS TURNER | [email protected] RBC I Last Wednesday Colorado oil and gas exploration and production company Ursa Piceance Holdings LLC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, along with affiliated subsidiaries Ursa Piceance LLC, Ursa Operating Company LLC and Ursa Piceance Pipeline LLC. Currently Ursa has producing wells in the[Read More…]
The CARES Act and local schools
By SOPHIA GOEDERT | Special to the Herald Times RBC I The $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was passed by Congress and signed into law March 27 of this year. Both Meeker and Rangely school districts have taken advantage of some of the funding earmarked[Read More…]
Funeral Notice: Robert Eugene Dunker
Nov. 2, 1936 ~ July 3, 2020 A memorial service and celebration of life will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 18 with a light luncheon following at the old Ace High, 616 East Main St. in Rangely. Due to COVID, please wear a mask.
