Ahhhhh-choooo! Bless you! Are you a serial sneezer? I can always tell when the tree pollen emerges because I have fits of repetitive sneezes, sometimes as many as a couple dozen in a row. That’s nothing compared to the Guinness World Record holder for consecutive sneezes. Donna Griffiths of Great[Read More…]

A great weekend to get outside! If the weather prognosticators are right, we’ve got a beautiful spring weekend in store with sunshine and high temperatures in the 60s, to be followed (because this is springtime in the Rockies) by a fresh round of snow/rain early next week. Set aside some[Read More…]

April showers, an eclipse, and election results Greetings! I’m jumping in to fill Caitlin’s award-winning shoes as newsletter creator. There will be a learning curve (and probably lots of ’80s pop culture references… hey, I’m THAT old) but I’m looking forward to learning some new and creative ways to communicate[Read More…]

Your community news roundup: March 28, 2024 Dear community: In October, nearly 200 people joined together to save the Herald through an absolutely WILD $40,000 donation drive. Six months later, we have tons of new subscribers, 2,000+ newsletter readers, and tens of thousands of visitors to the website each month.[Read More…]

Your community news roundup: March 21, 2024 Don’t wait! The front page. A few headlines. Sports digest. Marketing Mixology Spotlight More Easter fun … Did we miss your Easter happening? Send details to [email protected] and we will include it next week! In other news … – From this week’s Rio[Read More…]

Your community news roundup: March 14, 2024 Happening tomorrow! The front page. A few headlines. Looking for a new opportunity? Sports digest. Typo of the week In other news … Hopefully you’re more excited for St. Patrick’s Day than Bernie is! Check out this week’s edition for lots more news![Read More…]

Your community news roundup: March 7, 2024 Hello everybody! Although my name was on the newsletter last week, it’s really actually me (Caitlin) this time! Thanks so much to our professional and courteous first responders and for all the well wishes, notes, and kindnesses after my accident last Tuesday. As[Read More…]

Your community news roundup: Feb. 29, 2024 Happy Leap Day! Once every four years, except on certain years, we get an extra day on the calendar. In February. Couldn’t the calendar people have picked a better month to add a day to? Like July? The front page. Headlines. Sports digest.[Read More…]

Your community news roundup: Feb. 22, 2024 Happy Friday! Here’s your community news roundup, but FIRST let’s ignore the gaping maw of doom that is reality ( … that’s probably just me/lack of sunshine … ) and talk about the REALLY important issues. The front page. Headlines. Milestones. This week[Read More…]

Your community news roundup: Feb. 15, 2024 Good morning, everyone! If you haven’t had a chance to check out the paper yet, here’s your community news roundup! But first, a meme. The front page. Headlines. Sports digest. Several RBC athletes are currently competing at the state competition! You can keep[Read More…]

Your community news roundup: Feb. 8, 2024 Hi friends! We have just about 2,000 subscribers to this newsletter now, so hello to all the new folks here! 👋 I try very hard NOT to think about how many people actually read this email because it gives me ridiculous anxiety ([Read More…]

Your community news roundup: February 1, 2024 Greetings and Happy Groundhog Day, or, for those of us in Rio Blanco County, Happy Yellow-Bellied Marmot Day! Our marmots are *supposed* to be hibernating until April or May, but we’ve had at least TWO confirmed sightings during our weirdly warm weather. Here’s[Read More…]