With all the turmoil surrounding the Meeker Adventure Center, I think I’ve stumbled across an alternative that might appeal to everyone. Well, everyone who craves the beach during our nine months of winter. Which is everyone, right? (We only have three months when it doesn’t snow, if we’re lucky, so[Read More…]
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Rio Blanco County Fair starts July 28
RBC | The Rio Blanco County Fair kicks off Friday, July 28 at the fairgrounds in Meeker. This year’s theme is Windmills and Wagon Wheels. Kolbi Franklin designed the cover of the fair book. The fair book this year is dedicated to Rangely’s Adair Norman, who has served on the[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Crowdfunding our health
I’m waiting for permission from the Daily Sentinel to share an article about Savannah Edinger, who has lots of Meeker connections, and her recovery from a traumatic accident on I-70 that left her with serious burns and killed two of her beloved horses. Our thoughts and prayers are with her[Read More…]
Need to know where to view the rally in Rangely?
Rally America has a Spectator’s Guide available for download on their website that contains a schedule, maps and viewing information for spectators. http://rally-america.com/VenueFiles/Rally_Colorado_2017_Spectator_Guide-compressed.pdf
County’s assessed valuation drops 6 percent
met Monday in Rangely and awarded a bid for the Coulter Field (Meeker airport) beacon and fence relocation to Flat Rock Construction, Inc. They also approved a grant application with the Department of Local Affairs for the Rio Blanco County Department of Health and Human Services renovation project in an[Read More…]
No RFQs from potential general operators received for Meeker Adventure Center
MEEKER I Meeker’s Urban Renewal Authority (MURA) opened the Requests for Qualifications (RFQ) received for the Meeker Adventure Center project Tuesday. Ten RFQs came in before the July 10 deadline. Unfortunately, none of the RFQs were from entities qualified to serve as the general operator for the center.
Bucket list…
Rangely’s Mary Truitt, 75, knocked another item off her “bucket list” last Saturday when she went for a ride in a Piper Supercub seaplane over Kenney Reservoir.
Editor’s Column: What color is your news?
When I was little, I hated the nightly news, and much preferred the comics section to the front page in the newspaper. I was a kid, that’s how it’s supposed to be. News—real news—isn’t entertainment. It’s not supposed to be “clickbait.” Headlines shouldn’t be embellished just to get you to read[Read More…]
Dorsett urges town to take steps to address river algae problem
MEEKER I The first regular board of trustees meeting for the Town of Meeker was held Wednesday, July 5. Meeker School Superintendent Chris Selle addressed the trustees during public comments to clarify issues about how taxes related to marijuana sales impact public schools.
Meeker residents upset by wording in URA conditions survey letter
MEEKER I The Meeker Urban Renewal Authority (MURA) board members met with a full house at their July 5 meeting. More than a dozen citizens whose homes and/or businesses were included in the first conditions survey attended the meeting to express their concern and disapproval of the wording in a[Read More…]
Rangely, county see decreased sales tax revenue, Meeker up 10 percent
RBC I Sales and use tax revenue for Rio Blanco County is down by .07 percent for the first two quarters of 2017 compared to 2016 numbers. Motor vehicle use tax revenue declined 27 percent compared to the first two quarters of 2016. Construction materials use tax dollars for the[Read More…]
First annual Meeker Days and Wagon Wheel OHV Rendezvous coincide this weekend
MEEKER I On July 14 and 15, Meeker will be offering concerts, horseback trips, yoga on the lawn, mountain bike events, a guided hike and other events for all ages as well as being the site of the sixth annual Wagon Wheel OHV Rendezvous.
