MEEKER | Last Saturday’s Ashes to Action gathering brought nearly 90 residents together for an update on post-fire recovery efforts from multiple agencies. Rio Blanco County Commissioner Doug Overton opened the meeting with a brief account of the unified response to the Lee and Elk fires.
“We are a county that shows up. That leans in. That protects its own,” Overton said. “The Lee and Elk fires tested us — but they also revealed us.…


