The non-partisan group Club 20 hosted debates last week featuring candidates for state and national seats. COLORADO HOUSE DISTRICT 26 MEGHAN LUKENS & SAVANNAH WOLFSONN Routt County residents Savannah Wolfson (R) and Meghan Lukens (D) are running for Colorado’s newly formed House District 26. The area comprises Moffat, Rio Blanco,[Read More…]
Tag: 2022 Election
Letters to the Editor: Sept 22, 2022
EDITOR’S NOTE: While we have not had a formal policy for fact-checking letters, we do reject letters that include obvious falsehoods and libelous statements. Sometimes falsehoods aren’t obvious, and libel is a sticky wicket when it comes to political candidates, but we feel it necessary to alert our readers that[Read More…]
POLIS VISIT …
Colorado Governor Jared Polis visited with Town of Meeker trustees Melissa Kindall, Chris Lockwood, Wendy Gutierrez, Scott Nielsen, Tiffany Jehorek and Travis Day; Rio Blanco County Commissioner Ty Gates; CPW Area Wildlife Manager Bill DeVergie, and CPW Commission member and local outfitter Marie Haskett last Friday at the Meeker Café[Read More…]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: June 30, 2022
Public misinformed about Piceance horses Dear Editor: This letter is in response to the recent article in the Herald on the scheduled upcoming wild horse gather in the North Piceance – East Douglas area. We have spend many years observing the stead increase of horses in the Barcus, Big and[Read More…]
Letters to the Editor: June 23, 2022
Vote for Love Dear Editor: I am you asking you to vote for Ginny Love in the June 28 primary election to continue the positive change that has occurred with the Rio Blanco County Commissioners in the past few weeks. Although Ginny has only been a Commissioner for less than[Read More…]
Interview with SD8 candidate Solomon
RBC | “I want to help be the voice and the messenger and the representative in the senate for this northwest corner of Colorado,” said two-time Eagle trustee, business owner and longtime Colorado resident Matt Solomon. He’s running for Colorado’s Senate District 8 against Democrat Dylan Roberts. Solomon cites his[Read More…]
Overton releases campaign statement
RBC | As we head into a primary election season, I’m asking the citizens of Rio Blanco County to elect me to the office of County Commissioner for District 1. I love this county. I was born here, and I chose to raise my family here. I started my first[Read More…]
GOP hosts forums for commissioner, sheriff candidates
RBC I Rio Blanco County Republican party leaders hosted forums last week for the contested primary races for District 1 commissioner and sheriff. Party chair Sam Tolley moderated the debate between commissioner candidates Ginny [Virginia] Love and Doug Overton and sheriff’s office candidates Anthony Mazzola and Rich Garner. Each set[Read More…]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: June 16, 2022
GOP vice chair leave of absence Dear Editor: Immediately after the Rangely Republican forum, I took a leave of absence from my duties as Vice Chair for the Rio Blanco Republican Central Committee effective June 9, 2022, until July 1, 2022. Any questions should be directed to Sam Tolley, Chairman.[Read More…]
LETTERS: June 9, 2022
Vote for Love Dear Editor: It is time to vote again. Please re-elect County Commissioner Virginia Love on June 28. Mrs. Virginia (Ginny) Love knows how to be a servant for the people of Rio Blanco County. Growing up on a farm up Strawberry, she learned about hard work early[Read More…]
Interview with Savannah Wolfson
RBC | As a mother of two, Savannah Wolfson’s love for her family clearly motivates her desire to serve constituents of Colorado’s 26th House District (formerly HD57). She is running against Republican opponent Glenn Lowe in this month’s primary election on June 28. Wolfson and her family moved to Colorado[Read More…]
Primary ballots mailed
RBC | This week, Colorado County Clerks began mailing ballots to eligible registered active voters for the 2022 State Primary Election. “Every election is important because they allow citizens to make their voices heard on important issues, including who represents us in government. The primaries are about getting to choose[Read More…]
