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Rangely sets town election for April 3

RANGELY| The Rangely Town Council met on Tuesday night where they discussed the upcoming town election and a White River algae investigation. The next town council election will take place on April 3, 2018. Petitions to run will be available Jan. 2 and must be returned by Jan. 22. Three[Read More…]

November 22, 2017 by Jennifer Hill Comments are Disabled

Goodbye, stoplight…

October 21, 2017 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

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CDOT hiring snowplow drivers for winter season

RBC | You might not be thinking of snow, but the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is. As they do each fall, CDOT is looking to hire both permanent and seasonal full-time and part-time snowplow drivers and road maintenance workers across the state of Colorado. Hiring has already begun with[Read More…]

October 4, 2017 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Rangely may lose stoplight; town claims town hall

By Jen Hill [email protected] RANGELY I The Rangely Town Council met Tuesday where they discussed the situation with the Main Street stoplight and approved a solution to clear up ownership of town hall. As most locals have noticed, the stoplight on Main Street and White Avenue has been taken out[Read More…]

July 28, 2017 by Jennifer Hill 1 comment

County

Commissioners updated on broadband project

By Niki Turner [email protected] RBC I County commissioners heard from IT Director Blake Mobley about the broadband project prior to the regular board meeting Monday in Meeker. Mobley said he recently attended two conferences and said it was “extremely surprising how unusual and well-received our approach to broadband has been.”[Read More…]

May 12, 2017 by editor Comments are Disabled

‘Father of Glenwood Canyon’s I-70 project’ recalls experience

MEEKER | To say that the contribution of Meeker resident R. A. “Dick” Prosence to Colorado has been enormous would be an understatement. A former civil engineer for Colorado Department of Highways (CDOH, which became CDOT in 1991), Prosence was among a cadre of gifted engineers who built the 180[Read More…]

January 15, 2017 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

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CDOT encourages motorists to prepare vehicles for winter driving

Special to the Herald Times RBC I Winter weather is coming after a November of unseasonably warm weather and the Colorado Department of Transportation is encouraging drivers to prepare for winter driving conditions. During a winter storm, CDOT maintenance crews are on standby for round-the-clock patrol shifts. Maintenance area crews[Read More…]

November 28, 2016 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

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Hwy. 13 project should be done soon

RBC | Motorists traveling Hwy. 13 between Meeker and Rifle can look forward to the end of a six-month construction project at the end of October. The project, which began in April 2016, covered 2.1 miles of highway from milepost 20.7 to 22.8 north of Piceance Creek. The road was widened[Read More…]

October 12, 2016 by editor Comments are Disabled

Motorcycle caution urged

RBC I To date, there have been 58 motorcyclist deaths in Colorado this year, nearly a 14 percent increase over this time last year when 51 deaths had been recorded, according to preliminary data from the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT).

July 29, 2016 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Rural seatbelt crackdown ends with 1,593 cited

RBC I In response to high traffic fatality rates and low seat belt use in Colorado’s rural communities, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), Colorado State Patrol (CSP) and local law enforcement launched their annual Click It or Ticket seat belt enforcement period from March 28 to April 3.

April 25, 2016 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

State to crack down on distracted drivers

RBC I There were an estimated 15,307 distracted driving crashes in Colorado in 2015, a number that has grown by 16 percent in the last four years.

April 11, 2016 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Daily bus service from Denver to Glenwood Springs available

RBC I Bustang, Colorado’s first-ever state-owned and operated bus system, has begun weekend service on Interstate 70. The Colorado Department of Transportation’s new inter-regional express bus service will offer one round trip on Saturdays and Sundays: Glenwood Springs to Denver in the morning, and Denver to Glenwood Springs in the[Read More…]

November 30, 2015 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled