RBC | The preliminary county budget for 2021 is now available for public review on Rio Blanco County’s website, followed by budget workshops with individual county departments beginning Monday, Oct. 19 and stretching into Nov. (the full schedule is included at the bottom of this post.) Budget discussions so far[Read More…]
Month: October 2020
CNCC Corner: Good enrollment numbers at CNCC
RBC | It is hard to believe but we will be halfway through our fall semester this month. We are already beginning to gear up for the spring semester and will be rolling out our spring schedule very soon. As we did this fall, Colorado Northwestern will be offering our[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Town mouse vs. country mouse
We’ve caught six mice in our house in the last two weeks. Statistically that means we probably have 500 mice running loose behind the scenes (if you see one, you have 100). while writing this, I watched one dart under the sofa, in plain view, for the third night in[Read More…]
Town asked to attend commissioner work session on dispatch
By NIKI TURNER | [email protected] MEEKER | Meeker town trustees approved a $5,000 donation to support bringing the skijoring event back in 2021. The donation is designated for the prize “purse” for contestants. The first event, held in February 2020, brought in outside contestants as well as local participants and[Read More…]
Interview with Diane Mitsch Bush
By LUCAS TURNER | [email protected] RBC | Diane Mitsch Bush is running for Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District this election. She comes to the race citing past experience, having served as a Routt County Commissioner from 2007 to 2012, and as a Representative for the 26th House District in the Colorado[Read More…]
Scrub Shirt Classic 5K draws crowd
MEEKER | Pioneers Medical Center and Pioneers Healthcare Center sponsored the annual Scrub Shirt 5K Race to raise awareness for cancer screenings and raise monies for the local Cancer Screening Fund. “We had great weather, and so many fun people came out to participate,” said Margie Joy, Executive Director of[Read More…]
Obituary: Mark Douglas Barlow
Mark Douglas Barlow, 57, husband of Doretta Barlow, of Rangely, Colorado, formerly of Vernal, Utah passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Oct. 1, 2020. Mark was born Sept. 22, 1963, to Carla and Ronald Barlow in Kemmerer, Wyoming. Mark married Doretta Burchett on June 19, 1987, in San[Read More…]
Panthers kick off football at Sangre de Cristo tonight at 7 p.m.
RANGELY | Panther football will play its first game of the season Friday, Oct. 9 at Sangre de Cristo High School in Mosca, Colorado, beginning at 7 p.m. To watch the game live online, visit https://youtu.be/I03Qhl_n15A
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PREVENTION IS THE BEST MEDICINE…
RBC Public Health offered flu vaccines via drive through clinic in both Meeker and Rangely this year, with spectacular turnout. 104 people were vaccinated in Meeker and 56 were vaccinated in Rangely. A flu shot is especially important this year. Overloading hospital systems with sick patients from the flu and/or[Read More…]
WREA board appoints Brett Dearman
MEEKER | The WREA Board held a special board meeting on Sept. 29, 2020, to appoint a director to fill the Town of Meeker District seat left vacant due to Dick Welle’s recent resignation and relocation to Texas. Following the board’s review, Brett Dearman was appointed to fill the remaining[Read More…]
Arrest made in Rangely True Value burglary case
RANGELY I A second arrest has been made in the theft of 28 firearms from the Rangely True Value store in September 2019. Dawn Hoffman, 39, turned herself in to the Loveland Police Department on Oct. 1, 2020. (Of note: this is not the same person as Dawn Conrad Hoffman,[Read More…]
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Our next Marketing Mixology Spotlight is the one-of-a-kind Home.Made in downtown Meeker, Colorado.
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The Grand Opening of The Museum Store is at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 4 at Heritage (594 Main St. ~ The Hugus Building) in Meeker. https://www.theheraldtimes.com/the-museum-store-opens-saturday-at-heritage/meeker/
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Panther track pulls back-to-back meets prepping for state. https://www.theheraldtimes.com/panther-track-pulls-back-to-back-meets/sports/
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With two weeks to the state track competition, the Cowboys are headed to the league meet in Grand Junction this weekend. https://www.theheraldtimes.com/mhs-track-team-heads-to-league-meet/sports/
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This is the 22nd year wildlife biologist Mary Cunningham has introduced classes of students from Meeker Elementary and Barone Middle School, as well as members of the public, to our local assortment of birds in honor of World Migratory Bird Day. https://www.theheraldtimes.com/celebrating-our-migratory-birds/meeker/
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