RBC | HT editor Niki Turner and editor Susan Greene of The Colorado Independent have received the Carolyn C. Mattingly Award for Mental Health Reporting by the National Press Association for their 2019 work on “Through the Cracks: a stranger, a police shooting, and a rural town’s silence.” “Through the[Read More…]
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PMC announces hiring of Liz Sellers as CEO
MEEKER | The Pioneers Medical Center Board of Directors is excited to welcome Liz Sellers to the Pioneers team. “Liz has 20 years of executive level leadership in healthcare that will be a great asset to the PMC team,” said Kim Brown, President of the PMC Board of Directors. “Liz’s[Read More…]
Construction work in Piceance Creek area and County Road 8 starts in May
RBC | Rio Blanco County has issued “Cone Zone Reports” for the Piceance Creek Area and North Fork Road. Details are listed below.
Rangely boys find and report firearms stolen from True Value
RANGELY | In a plot twist worthy of The Goonies, two young Rangely residents made quite the discovery while hiking near Dragon Trail Road this week. Logan Popham and Warren Peterson were enjoying the outdoors with family when they decided to explore a nearby cave. Inside, they discovered not buried[Read More…]
Stay-at-home order shifts to ‘safer-at-home’; stay in if you can
RBC | Monday was the official day for Colorado’s stay-at-home orders to be lifted. Gov. Polis, as expected, shifted the state public health order to a “safer-at-home” version that will allow businesses to begin to open up in stages and with strict precautions. The phased plan for reopening has led[Read More…]
Cruisin’ Main ~ Photos
Rangely brought out their classic cars and other wheeled conveyances for a socially-distanced ‘Cruisin’ Main’ parade last Friday evening. The event was put on by the Rangely Human Resource Council and was sponsored by a variety of local entities. Kirstie Kilduff & Roxie Fromang photos
Rio Blanco County News ~ Episode 2 (April 30, 2020)
This is your weekly update from the Rio Blanco Herald Times. It will be a beautiful weekend to play outside in Rio Blanco County, with partly cloudy skies and temps in the 70s. Share your best recreation photos with us on Instagram with the hashtag #htsnaps Confused by the safer-at-home orders?[Read More…]
CORRECTION: NO fire ban in place for RBC except on Forest Service lands
RBC | The resolution approved by the county commissioners Tuesday did not enact a current fire ban in Rio Blanco County. The only fire bans in place currently are on Forest Service land. The resolution allows the Sheriff’s Office to implement or cease a fire ban without requiring a meeting[Read More…]
Public Notices: April 30, 2020
NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Meeker Recreation Center (MRC) Roofing Replacement A Public Works Project Eastern Rio Blanco Metropolitan Recreation and Park District 101 Ute Road, Meeker, Colorado 81641 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Eastern Rio Blanco Metropolitan Recreation and Park District (“ERBM”), a political subdivision of the State of[Read More…]
How to submit water usage records
RBC | At the Division of Water Resources, we continually work to balance our available staff and your needs. While we acknowledge the importance of the Deputy Water Commissioner in the White River basin, we will not be filling the position at this time. This means there will only be[Read More…]
Death Notice: Olga Frances Jannes
Death Notice: Olga Frances Jannes Dec. 29, 1934 ~ April 17, 2020
White River Dental Hygiene’s Brennan featured in magazine
RBC | Dental hygienist Kari Brennan, owner of White River Dental Hygiene, has been featured in an industry magazine for her “innovative work” in Colorado. Here is the story she shared with RDH magazine. “I am a Colorado cowgirl, a mother of two — Hattie and Milo — and the[Read More…]
