#87 ~ June 16, 2022 Rio Blanco County Newscast

Episode 87 of Rio Blanco County News. Featuring highlights from the June 16, 2022 print edition of the Rio Blanco Herald Times. It’s primary election season and ballots are out to all registered Rio Blanco County voters. Locally four candidates are running for two seats, District 1 County Commissioner and Sheriff. Rio Blanco County Republican party leaders hosted forums last week for the contested primary races in Meeker and Rangely, where candidates were asked to respond to four questions after giving their opening statements. https://www.theheraldtimes.com/gop-hosts-forums-for-commissioner-sheriff-candidates Despite an entire page of election coverage in this edition, the front page was clear of any politics….well….except of course for the advertisements. PAID advertisements, that is. That’s right, in the latest SHOCKING development, we now sell advertisements. Some are even saying this innovation could revolutionize the newspaper industry. WATCH OUT social media. You’re days are numbered…. Anyway, moving past the news feed, lets talk about the news….news. This week’s feature stories cover two very distinct, but still impressive accomplishments. On the west side of the county, Rangely High School graduate Autumn Curdy received the state Masonic Scholarship and plans to head to the University of Colorado–Denver this fall to pursue a degree in healthcare. https://www.theheraldtimes.com/rangely-grad-wins-state-masonic-scholarship Annnd back on the east side, Dr. Travison Anderson of Pioneers Medical Center discussed his love of biking, following the completion of a 4200 mile coast to coast road trip….on bike. He completed the trip on four segments, the first of which was back in 2008. https://www.theheraldtimes.com/anderson-bikes-across-u-s/meeker/ Congratulations Autumn and Travis on your inspiring accomplishments. I’ll use this burst of motivation to… complete producing this podcast. Gotta start somewhere… This week Rio Blanco County Commissioners Ty Gates, Ginny Love and Jennifer O’hearon went a