Opinion
Editor’s Column: Conference calls?
We dwell in a county with what may be the very best broadband access in the state, and yet our remote access to public meetings is limited — with few exceptions — to conference call […]
Broadband
Rangely
Pandemic could drive remote workers away from urban environments
Earlier this month the Rangely Development Authority (RDA) and Rangely Development Corporation heard from Town of Rangely Marketing Coordinator Jeannie Caldwell. Caldwell said a lot of the people in chat rooms she is in are […]
County
County Beat: October 24, 2019
RBC | Bringing broadband internet to some of the more remote areas of Rio Blanco County via wireless towers is in its final testing phases. “We’re looking to go live Nov. 1,” said Communications Director […]
County
County Beat: August 15, 2019
RBC | During the regular meeting of the board of county commissioners on Tuesday, Aug. 13, the board named Leif Joy as the planning director following the resignation of former planner Rachel Gates. The planner […]
County
Lightning ‘fries’ broadband tower, CR 8 residents without internet
RBC | Last week’s stormy weather proved detrimental to the county’s broadband program, as a direct hit to the side of the Pollard tower bypassed the lightning and grounding rod and melted most of the […]
County
Protecting yourself on the internet: the basics
RBC I After being gone from the area for the last 30-plus years, I was surprised at how the internet had made its way to Rio Blanco County… and in such a big way. Speaking […]
County
County Beat: April 4, 2019
RBC | As winter weather wraps up, plans to complete the county broadband project are in high gear. During a work session with county commissioners Monday, April 1, Rio Blanco County Communications Director Cody Crooks […]
County
RBC broadband project update
RBC | An afternoon work session regarding Rio Blanco County’s Broadband Project was held in Rangely at 1 p.m. on Monday, March 18 after the regular commissioners’ meeting. The work session began with commissioners Rector […]
County
County Beat: Feb. 21, 2019
RBC | At the Board of County Commissioners’ work session Tuesday in Rangely, Commissioner Gary Moyer presented a mission or vision statement to be sent to all the county department heads and shared with staff. The […]
County
Commissioners choose Visionary to replace LAI
RBC | Rio Blanco County Commissioners named Visionary Broadband, which is a division of Visionary Communications, to replace Local Access Internet as the county’s second value-added reseller of broadband services after hearing interviews with Visionary and […]
County
County Beat: September 27, 2018
RBC | BROADBAND PROVIDER “I’d be completely transparent with you guys. That’s the important thing,” said Jared Harvey of Homestead Fiber Communications during a work session with commissioners Monday. Harvey is one of two companies […]
County
Plan ahead for next week’s broadband outages
MEEKER | Rio Blanco County will be conducting major maintenance on the fiber network in Meeker from 12-6 a.m., starting Saturday, Sept. 22 and ending Saturday, Sept. 29. This maintenance is the final step in finalizing […]
