In 2023, crickets invaded nine different Western states, including northwest Colorado. Anabrus simplex, or Mormon crickets, don’t bite or sting, but they do cause crop damage as they eat their way across the landscape in droves. They’ve also been blamed for traffic accidents when they migrate across county roads and[Read More…]
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Rio Happenings: Aug. 13-19. 2023
ARRESTS There were no arrests for the week of August 13, 2023 CALL SUMMARIES 8/13/2023 @ 2:55 PM. An intoxicated female caused a disturbance at a residence in the town limits of Meeker. Meeker PD and Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office responded. The female was detained and later released. 8/14/2023[Read More…]
New CPW director discusses conservation, recreation, wolves and winter-kill at White River Alliance meeting
RBC | Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s (CPW) newest director, Jeff Davis, joined RBC residents at the White River Alliance (WRA) monthly meeting via Zoom last week. WRA members met at Smoking River Brewery to hear Davis detail his focus and goals as director of the state agency. They also asked[Read More…]
RBC 4-H archers make top 15 in state
RBC | The Rio Blanco County 4-H shooting sports archery team traveled to Pueblo this last weekend to compete against the top archers in the state. The junior compound limited team consisted of Eli Bennet, Auri Murray, Dawn Arnold, Jemma Bair, Taylor Kirkpatrick, and Heath Bennet, they came home as[Read More…]
8 reasons to visit the County Fair
RBC | The 102nd Rio Blanco County Fair started last weekend with the 4-H County Shoot-Off and gets rolling in earnest this weekend with the horse show, fashion revue, cake decorating and team roping. Events continue throughout next week. For long-time residents and 4-H’rs, the Fair is a familiar and[Read More…]
Conservancy dist. issues call on the river
A water rights call on the White River will go into effect on Dec. 1, 2022, following a unanimous decision by the Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District (RBWCD) board of directors. The district officially requested the state’s Division of Water Resources (DWR) begin administration of the river next month, meaning[Read More…]
COUNTY BEAT: July 26, 2022
RBC | In work sessions Tuesday, July 26, RBC Human Resources Director Laura Smith updated commissioners on changes surrounding employee policies and procedures to comply with legislative changes. Some of the changes involve the family leave plan and unemployment benefits, among others. Commissioners also discussed evaluation systems and employee pay[Read More…]
COUNTY BEAT: July 12, 2022 Meeting
RBC | Newly appointed as the director of the Rio Blanco County Public Health and Environment department, Karen Dinwiddie told the county commissioners Tuesday, ““There’s a lot to learn,” after her first week. Dinwiddie has been working at public health for a little over a year, but is new to[Read More…]
CPW provides update on Chronic Wasting Disease
RBC | At the May CPW Commission meeting in Sterling, CPW Terrestrial Programs Supervisor Matt Eckert provided an update to the Commission on the agency’s chronic wasting disease (CWD) testing efforts. Eckert summarized the agency’s findings from mandatory CWD testing for the 2021-2022 hunting season as well as lessons learned[Read More…]
Sales tax revenue up 170%
RBC I Sales tax revenue is up 170% compared to last year, according to RBC Sales and Use Tax director Deb Morlan. She explained that sales tax increases are coming from companies who ship goods into the county, particularly for project materials for ongoing or recently completed industrial activities. Morlan[Read More…]
Rector formalizes resignation
RECTOR RESIGNATION Rio Blanco County Commissioner Jeff Rector’s second term will end early following a resignation announcement Tuesday. “I sent a letter to the Republican Party last night and today’s my last day, I’m resigning my Commission as of today,” he said, thanking “constituents and staff” of Rio Blanco County[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: One Day at a Time
We’re only a week away from Christmas (if you haven’t finished your shopping, there’s a plethora of local options… check out the Shop@Home section!), and we’re two weeks from the new year. That also means we’ve got two weeks till the end of our fundraising campaign for the matching grant[Read More…]
