July 30 – Aug. 5, 2018 The dispatch center processed 594 phone calls this last week, receiving 21 911 calls, answered 62 calls for Meeker Police Department (MPD) and placed 149 outgoing phone calls. A total of 166 calls for service were created, 69 for the Sheriff’s Office, 96 for[Read More…]
Tag: Accidents
Propane tanker truck accident closes CR 7 for almost 12 hours
RBC | Emergency crews responded to an accident about a mile and a half north of Hwy. 64 on County Road 7 Monday after a propane truck went off the road and the 11,500 gallon tank detached from the truck bed and rolled at least once, releasing the pop-off valve and[Read More…]
UPDATED: Fatal crash on Hwy. 13 south of Meeker
The following official press release from the Colorado State Patrol was released late Friday night: On Friday, March 16, at approximately 10:14 a.m., local emergency personnel were dispatched to a three-vehicle crash on Colorado Highway 13 near milepost 35, approximately five miles south of Meeker. A gray 2011 Dodge Caliber[Read More…]
Accident on Hwy. 13
RBC | A head-on crash between a pickup truck and a semi tanker Tuesday on Colorado State Highway 13 closed the road in both directions at mile marker 15 between Meeker and Rifle. There were two fatalities reported by the Garfield County Sheriff’s Office, a 79-year-old Colorado man and a[Read More…]
Rio Blanco on Patrol: June 8-22
RBC I The following information is a weekly review of the calls for service that were reported to the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office. If you have any questions or would like an explanation of the call types listed please make a comment on this posting. We will not release[Read More…]
Highway 13 crash traps pregnant woman; mother, baby doing well
MEEKER I On Friday at about 3 p.m., a rainy and slushy spring storm asserted itself, allegedly causing a medium-sized SUV to leave the road and roll over into a deep ravine on the side of Highway 13, just south of Meeker. Of the two occupants, a pregnant woman was[Read More…]
Man dies from gunshot wound
RANGELY I A Rangely area man died following an accidental gunshot wound Thursday afternoon, according to the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office.
Meeker man, 19, killed in Hwy. 64 crash
MEEKER I A Meeker man was killed early Saturday morning in a single-vehicle accident along Highway 64 between Rangely and Meeker, the public information officer of the Colorado State Patrol (CSP) released Monday morning.
Speed, ice cause several Rangely-area accidents
RANGELY I Three weather-related accidents in fewer than 24 hours caused damage to vehicles and injury to some occupants during the first substantial snowfall of the season Dec. 25 and 26.
Four cattle die as result of rollover on County Road 7
MEEKER I Just before noon on Dec. 2, a cattle truck carrying 76 head of cattle purchased from Buffalo Horn Ranch overturned on a curve at the 11-mile marker of County Road 7, killing one steer outright and injuring several others.
Speed not a factor in crash that injured five
MEEKER I Excessive speed was not a factor in the Nov. 19 single-vehicle rollover accident that injured five Meeker-area teenagers and young adults just west of Meeker.
Five Meekerites injured in Hwy. 64 rollover accident
MEEKER I Five Meeker-area teenagers and young adults were critically or seriously injured Wednesday afternoon in a one-vehicle rollover just west of Meeker, causing four of the five injured to be airlifted to St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction.
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This year’s batch of Mormon crickets are beginning to hatch. Above is a picture of an immature cricket compared to a dime. JANE TURNBURKE PHOTO Read more online at ht1885.com.
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On April 4, the Meeker Lions Club installed new shelving units for the New Eden Pregnancy Care Center. New Eden asked the Lion’s Club to help them come up with more storage for items within the building, and the Lion’s Club raised money to purchase shelves. OPAL MUNGER PHOTO
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Why are we all so mad? Hear from our Editor in her column this week online at ht1885.com.
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Livestock Judging teams from both sides of the county competed at The Rumble In The Rockies Livestock Judging Contest in La Plata County this past weekend. Read the full story this week online ht1885.com.
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Meeker Cowboy Track continued its season with another meet in Grand Junction, the Frank Woodburn Invitational. The meet went on despite the blustery winds, low temps and snow. Read the story online at ht1885.com.
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