ANNOUNCEMENTS ATV, Boat and Snowmobile Owners! You can now renew your Colorado OHV registrations on line at: www.parks.state.co.us The Rio Blanco Herald Times accepts all major credit cards. You can fax your classified ad or subscription to (970)878-4016 or e-mail to: [email protected] RIO BLANCO Masonic Lodge #80 meets 2nd and[Read More…]
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Finance director quits as deadline for budget nears
RBC I With more work yet to be done on the 2010 budget — scheduled for adoption next month — the county will soon find itself without a budget and finance director.
Community Visioning meetings scheduled
RBC I The public is invited to attend meetings to learn more about the county’s Community Visioning process. Meetings will be held Nov. 10 in Meeker and Nov. 12 in Rangely to present findings from the initial data collection, review the ongoing Community Visioning process and gather additional feedback. Both[Read More…]
Challengers get elected
RBC I Two newcomers were elected to the Meeker and Rangely school boards during Tuesday’s election. Rebecca Rector was the top vote-getter for the Rangely School Board with 381 votes, outdistancing incumbent Adair Norman, who had 217 votes and will retain his seat on the board, and another challenger, Connie[Read More…]
RBC Warranty Deeds
AUGUST 2009 TRANSACTIONS Seller: Elk Creek Ranch Development, Inc. Buyer: Seagull Associates, LLC Description: Subdivision: Elk Creek Ranch PUD 287707 Lot: 44 Transaction Price: $1,325,000 Seller: Wheeler Ranch, LLC Buyer: Elk Creek Ranch Development
Meeker considers levy decrease, taxes still up
MEEKER I At the Oct. 20 regular board meeting, Town Administrator Sharon Day asked Meeker’s Board of Trustees to consider a temporary mill levy decrease for next year. Due to increased property tax valuations, the town expects an increase of $66,000 in property taxes next year. “It’s probably insignificant for[Read More…]
Classifieds: October 29, 2009 edition
ANNOUNCEMENTS ATV, Boat and Snowmobile Owners! You can now renew your Colorado OHV registrations on line at: www.parks.state.co.us The Rio Blanco Herald Times accepts all major credit cards. You can fax your classified ad or subscription to (970)878-4016 or e-mail to: [email protected] RIO BLANCO Masonic Lodge #80 meets 2nd and[Read More…]
Community meeting on climate change
RBC I Climate change is about more than shifting weather patterns. Like most everything else, it’s political. Kimball Rasmussen, chief executive officer of Deseret Power, will talk about the political ramifications of climate change legislation during a presentation Tuesday at the next Community Networking Group meeting in Rangely.
Educational meeting to discuss beef cattle issues and opportunities in Western Colorado
RBC | What is the market outlook for calves this fall? What will be the situation with agricultural credit in the near future? What is a financial health check-up? What beef cattle cost factors should be considered?
Letter: Wilderness Act would cut off access to land
Diana DeGette, representing the First District of Colorado, is once again proposing a large swath of land or 890,000 acres be set aside as part of the Colorado Wilderness Act of 2009. You may recall that U.S. Rep. DeGette proposed the same 1.65 million acres in 2007 that the Hidden[Read More…]
Family connections among county volleyball teams
Jimmie Mergleman, Rangely’s volleyball head coach, will be on the sideline Friday for the Lady Panthers’ regular-season finale against West Grand. Two weeks ago, she gave birth to a healthy baby boy — Cutler Owen.
County receives first allotment of H1N1 vaccine
RBC I Rio Blanco County received its full allotment of the H1N1 vaccine with its first shipment. However, the second shipment was expected to be about three-quarters of the county’s allotment.
