RBC | Rio Blanco County residents are invited to participate in the Indoor Exhibits at the Fair which are entered on Wednesday, Aug. 2 from 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. Indoor Exhibits are anything along the lines of: baked and canned goods, photography, scrapbooking, painting, drawings, crafts, horticulture, floriculture, sewing,[Read More…]
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TREE PRUNING WORKSHOP …
Don’t think you can grow fruit trees in Meeker? The trees at Connie’s prove that you can. She has 14 fruit trees including plum, cherry, pear and a couple of varieties of apples that are thriving even though they were due for some pruning. Susan Carter, Area Extension Agent and[Read More…]
Ekstrom retiring after 32 years as CSU extension agent
RBC | There are individuals living and working within our communities who impact a lot more lives than we might expect. The county extension agent is one of those positions, and for the last 32 years, Bill Ekstrom has held that role in Rio Blanco County. He’s retiring this week, and[Read More…]
CSU to receive grant from Shell to study revegetation practices on oil shale leases
RBC — Colorado State University’s Warner College of Natural Resources announced today that it will receive $950,000 in the form of a research grant from Shell Oil Company to study revegetation practices on one of three research, development and demonstration leases on federal land in the Piceance Basin in northwestern[Read More…]
CSU-Global Campus, CNCC launch alliance
RANGELY — The alliance recently established between Colorado State University-Global Campus and the Colorado Community College System has been extended to Colorado Northwestern Community College.
Amick earns doctorate from CSU
MEEKER — Julie Amick, daughter of Jim D. and Nancy Amick, received her doctor of veterinary medicine degree from
Washburn graduates from CSU with honors
Resource survey confirms support of diversity
RBC — At the county commissioners’ meeting May 12 the results from the 2007 Survey of Critical Biological Resources confirm that Rio Blanco County is truly unique with an amazing richness of rare fauna and flora well worth preserving for future generations.
