A new blaze in Rio Blanco County flared up Monday evening. RBC Sheriff had emergency personnel en route to the #SmithFire around 5:55 p.m. The Herald Times received an approximate estimate of 3.5 miles from Sage Hills Subdivision as the fire location. Air support and fire crews worked to protect[Read More…]
Author: Caitlin Walker
Wildfire near Sprague Gulch in Piceance Basin
A new fire ignited near County Road 5 and Sprague Gulch in the Piceance Basin the afternoon of Monday, July 9. Per the RBC Sheriff’s Office, the fire is on BLM land at this time. Air assets are conducting retardant drops to slow the growth. BLM, RBSO and Meeker Fire[Read More…]
Fawn Fire 1,065 acres, 100 percent contained
Photo: Rio Blanco County Road & Bridge Department The Fawn Fire was started by lightning and is currently burning on BLM and private lands near County Road 29, about 30 miles southwest of Meeker in the Piceance Basin. It has grown from 450 acres as of 6:53 p.m. Sunday[Read More…]
Ridgetop Fire 100 percent contained
For information on the #FawnFire burning in the Piceance Basin, please visit: https://www.theheraldtimes.com/breaking-fawn-fire-doubles-to-875-acres-zero-percent-containment/rio-blanco-county/ *** RIDGETOP FIRE – 200 ACRES, 100 PERCENT CONTAINED A lightning strike also started a blaze late Saturday afternoon approximately 20 miles south of Meeker. Fire units were immediately dispatched to mile marker 27 along the east side[Read More…]
CALLING ALL CAN-CAN GIRLS …
The “can-can girls” who perform in the Fourth of July parade and the Meeker Pageant have been part of the Range Call festivities for as long as anyone can remember. This year, the tenants of the Hugus Building, organized by Nana Goose Interiors co-owners Sherri Rubin and Janet Henderson, would[Read More…]
Mosquito spraying is a ‘no-go’ this year for Meeker
MEEKER | Meeker’s Board of Trustees announced Tuesday there will be no mosquito spraying this year. Contractor Lanny Coulter has declined to spray and the Town has no one else to do it. There are currently no plans for other types of mitigation at this time. “We’re going into the[Read More…]
Plein Air …
The plein air painters have returned to Meeker for another plein air art competition. CAITLIN WALKER PHOTO
OPED: Digging in the dirt is good for your soul
RBC | Every spring, I tell myself I’m not going to garden. It’s time-consuming, can be expensive (especially if you’re just starting out) and hoeing weeds is one of my least favorite pastimes. Mostly, though, I’m terrified I’ll accidentally kill everything. I hate failing, and my plant survival track record is[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Things we shouldn’t have to explain, and yet, here we are
Purchasing advertising is similar to buying an airline seat, or renting a hotel room or getting a table at a popular restaurant. You make a reservation and then that seat or room or table is held for you. In some cases, you have to pay in full in advance, or[Read More…]
Public Notices: June 7, 2018
NOTICE OF HEARING IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF: JEREMY DAVID MUXLOW FOR THE ADOPTION OF A CHILD Rio Blanco County District Court Case Number 18JA1 To: Jared Cole McQuarty: Pursuant to §19-5-208, C.R.S., you are hereby notified that the above-named Petitioner has filed in this Court a verified[Read More…]
ERBM honors outgoing directors
MEEKER | Tuesday’s meeting of Eastern Rio Blanco Metropolitan (ERBM) Recreation and Park District was a busy one. After regular business, outgoing directors Zach Clatterbaugh, Drew Varland and Kris Arcolesse were honored for their many years of service. Newly elected members were then sworn in and officers were elected. Director Kent[Read More…]
Don’t make me ‘mom lecture’ you {OPED}
RBC | I was a bit of an odd kid. (Nothing has changed, if you’re wondering.) When I was around 4, we went to a hardware store to pick up a few things, and I was instantly enamored, but not with the power tools, the wall of paint chips, or[Read More…]
