RBC I Moisture recently received has changed the indices and allow fire restrictions to be dropped at this time. Rio Blanco County came out of Stage 1 fire restrictions starting Wednesday at 0001hrs. There are no fire restrictions in place on county/state/private lands as well as the BLM and White[Read More…]
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State of the River: Part 3
Algae bloom effects cause frustration, uncertainty RBC I This week, the HT conducted interviews with Alden VandenBrink, manager of the Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District; Bob Tobin, a former USGS hydrologist and water quality expert; Dr. Bob Dorsett, White River Alliance member; and Callie Hendrickson, White River Conservancy District Executive[Read More…]
2021 Rio Blanco County Fair Schedule
25 new COVID-19 cases
RBC I As of Monday, July 26, there were 25 new COVID-19 cases in the county in the last week. There were four new hospital admissions in the last week (July 18-25) and two were still hospitalized as of Monday. According to the RBC Public Health Department, approximately 20% of[Read More…]
YIPPEE KI YAY …
July 15 Rodeo Results Saddle Bronc–Ty Ivey #8 Team Roping–Ryan Vroman/Lenny Klinglesmith Mixed Team Roping–Lori Ann Klinglesmith/Cade Blunt #11 Team Roping–Joe Wood/Kash Atwood Open Team Roping–Joe Wood/Brett Watson Jr/Sr Team Roping–Leah Wood/Joe Wood Dally Ribbon Roping–Cody Edinger/Ty Ivey Open Breakaway–Paula Cooper Ladies Breakaway–Deena Norell Open Barrels–J’Leah Richardson Jr. Barrels–Jessy Pelloni[Read More…]
Range Call Royalty tryouts
MEEKER I Are you interested in representing Rio Blanco County as a member of the Range Call Royalty team? For junior royalty, if you are turning 5-12 anytime in 2021, tryouts are Aug. 21 starting at 9 a.m. at the Rio Blanco County Fairgrounds in Meeker. No horse is required.[Read More…]
RBC Junior Livestock Auction benefits area youth
RBC I Rio Blanco area youth have put in months of hard work raising their premium livestock and preparing for the annual Rio Blanco County Fair and Junior Livestock Auction. The annual livestock sale brings the opportunity for area youth to sell their animals at the end of the show.[Read More…]
Emergency wild horse gather of West Douglas Herd
RBC I To protect the health of wild horses and rangelands, the Bureau of Land Management began an emergency wild horse gather on July 26 on the West Douglas Herd Area about 20 miles south of Rangely in Rio Blanco County. The BLM plans to remove the entire estimated population[Read More…]
Cowboy poetry coming to Trappers
RBC I The first Annual Cowboy Gathering on the Mountain will be held at Trappers Lake Lodge Friday, July 30 at 6 p.m. The poet line-up will include Terry Nash and Kyah Westbrook and musicians performing will be Peggy Malone, Daron Little, and Caitlyn Taussig. Bring your lawn chair, a[Read More…]
Commissioners hear solar array proposal from Spectra Solar
RBC I Solar power could be available for county buildings, if the commissioners decide to move forward on a proposal heard Tuesday. James Talley from Spectra Solar LLC, a Georgia-based company, presented information to the board in a work session. Talley said he had been working with Commissioner Jeff Rector.[Read More…]
COUNTY BEAT: Changes at DHS questioned by former staff
RBC I In a special meeting last Thursday, July 22, the Rio Blanco County Board of Commissioners discussed providing a letter of support for work performed by dual-county Department of Human Services Director Tia Murry. Murry, hired in January 2021, splits her time 60/40 between Moffat and Rio Blanco counties. [Read More…]
Q&A: Why you need a marketing strategy
The HT recently added marketing guru Haley Turner to our team, and we asked her a few of our biggest questions on the right way to market a local business. Enjoy! Q: Can you introduce yourself? A: My Name is Haley Turner, and my maiden name is McCrary. I was[Read More…]