***Updated 11/12/20, 11:05 a.m. Commissioners have rescheduled this meeting for Tuesday, Nov. 17 in Rangely, following their regular meeting. You can call in at the same number, 970-878-9432.*** RBC | The Rio Blanco County Board of County Commissioners have called a special Board of Health meeting for tomorrow, Nov. 12,[Read More…]
Author: Herald Times Staff
Recap: first week of county budget workshops
Editor’s Note: This is not a comprehensive list of the departments. Due to space constraints, we were only able to publish the first week of the budget workshops. RBC | After more than two weeks of almost daily workshops, the county commissioners are ready to start making decisions about the[Read More…]
Ballot issues to watch this election season
RBC | With just a few days to the general election, there are 11 statewide initiatives on the ballot, and one local question. We’re addressing the initiatives to watch that are likely to have the most impact on RBC. TERM LIMITS (COUNTY ONLY) Locally, voters have been asked whether to[Read More…]
Community voices: COVID-19
RBC | Rio Blanco County has been fortunate to have a limited number of COVID-19 cases (25 as of press time). We haven’t lost anyone locally to the disease, and no one affected has required hospitalization. All of that is good news, but that doesn’t invalidate the experiences of those[Read More…]
News Briefs: Oct. 22, 2020
Live Chamber healthcare webinar MEEKER | Join the live webinar with Q&A on Tuesday, Oct. 27 at 8 a.m. to learn about the new Meeker Chamber of Commerce healthcare program. Our partners in the program, the Small Association Leadership Alliance (SALA), will be presenting an overview of this exciting healthcare[Read More…]
Days Gone By: Oct. 15, 2020
The Meeker Herald | 125 years ago • Every man who goes wrong tries to shift the blame upon somebody else, and the greatest coward invariably selects a woman. • The Meeker-Rifle stage changed to winter schedule this week and now gets in close to five in the evening. •[Read More…]
Warranty Deeds: Aug.-Sept. 2020
AUGUST 2020 Seller: James HunterBuyer:Timothy DelgmanDescription: LA MESA P. U. D. REPLAT LT: 49&50 OF REPLAT 1 288873 49A 1390 LA MESA CIRCLE Transaction Price: $240,000.00Seller: Kenneth and Leslie Harman Buyer: Joseph AdamsDescription: MESA VIEW ESTATES SUBDIVISION 180026 4 1 100 MESA DRTransaction Price: $405,000.00 Seller: Michael and Aubrey JanowiczBuyer: Tonja[Read More…]
Rio Blanco County 2021 budget discussion recap
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…]
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
Days Gone By: Oct. 8. 2020
The Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago • Collins, the jeweler, has moved from the Oldland store to the restaurant, two doors east. Good work and moderate prices are building up quite a business for Mr. Collins. • Collins, the jeweler, has moved from the Oldland store to the restaurant, two[Read More…]
Days Gone By: Oct. 1, 2020
The Meeker Herald | 125 years ago • Shoestrings were first used in England in 1797, and English buckle makers presented a petition to the throne asking that such an innovation be prohibited by law. A hundred years have passed and the untied shoestring is as much in evidence as ever. [Read More…]
Days Gone By: Sept. 17, 2020
The Meeker Herald |125 years ago • Asparagus is the oldest known plant that has been used for food. • The train robbers who held up the D. & R.G. Western at Crevasse a few days ago, must have been the same parties who held up the Meeker-Rifle stage some time ago,[Read More…]