RBC | The Rio Blanco Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) held a special meeting the evening of Dec. 11 to present and adopt the 2019 County Budget. Budget and Finance Director Janae Stanworth made the public presentation, followed by Road and Bridge Director David Morlan who described the expected spending of[Read More…]
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Candidate Forum Q & A
RBC | Candidates for the two contested county races had an opportunity to answer questions prepared by members of the Meeker High School Student Council Monday. Due to extenuating circumstances for both the forum planners and one candidate, questions from the public were not taken, but questions can be submitted to[Read More…]
County Beat: June 14, 2018
LAI Audit Cody Crooks, Rio Blanco County Communications Director, told commissioners Monday they need a new auditor to complete the LAI audit, as the county auditor is uncomfortable auditing a private company. The board is hoping to get the audit done quickly following concerns that LAI has been “embezzling” funds[Read More…]
Ready for Rain
As early season wildfires engulf huge swaths of the San Juans, ranchers in Rio Blanco County battle other side effects of drought conditions RBC | While Rio Blanco County may not yet register high enough on the drought scale to initiate federal assistance, the effects of the incredibly dry conditions continue[Read More…]
County Beat: May 17, 2018
Deputy accepted to FBI academy Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Deputy Lt. Jeremy Muxlow has been accepted to the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Va., for a 10-week training program this summer. He’ll be the first RBC law enforcement officer to attend the program since the 1970s, when former Sheriff Bob[Read More…]
Should county officials be term-limited?
RBC | At a county commissioner meeting earlier this month Meeker resident Mike Sizemore encouraged the commissioners to consider placing the issue of local term limits on the fall ballot. His suggestion has prompted a county wide discussion about local term limits. Commissioners Shawn Bolton and Jeff Rector are both against[Read More…]
Community revitalization workshop July 27
RBC | In a brief meeting Monday at the Rio Blanco County Courthouse, the board of county commissioners approved a letter from the BOCC and the White River and Douglas Creek Conservation Districts to the Bureau of Land Management regarding the management of wild horses. They also approved a permission[Read More…]
Call your broadband service provider
By JOSH JACKSON FIBER COMMUNITY NETWORK Special to the Herald Times RBC | It’s the spring season officially, which means everyone is excited to shake off those winter cobwebs and start enjoying the great outdoors. It also means that the Rio Blanco County Broadband project is going to be kicking back into[Read More…]
Spring thaw load restrictions underway
RBC | Rio Blanco County Road Spring Load Restrictions began Feb. 8. Affected roads are county roads 5 (Piceance Creek), 24 (Ryan Gulch), 7 (Strawberry Creek) and 21 (Bonanza). Restrictions remain in place until March 1. We appreciate your cooperation in our efforts to protect our paved county roads. For[Read More…]
Meeker and county boards hold workshop
RBC | Rio Blanco County Commissioners and the Meeker Board of Trustees met last week for a workshop updating both boards on the progress Better City has made on their proposed projects, and to discuss some other items including the possibility of a sales tax increase, revamping the town, county[Read More…]
District Support …
Spending, transparency priorities for Woodruff as commissioner
MEEKER | Si Woodruff has been at the heart of local and county affairs for 40 years. He started at the Meeker Police Department in 1977. He served as the Rio Blanco County Sheriff for 12 years, stepping down two years ago in January with the intention to run for[Read More…]
