RIO BLANCO COUNTY ROAD 73 BRIDGE REPLACEMENT CDOT #BRO C490-007 – PROJECT # 23510 REQUEST FOR BID PROJECT NAME AND LOCATION: Rio Blanco County Road (CR) 73 Bridge Replacement, Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) Project No. BRO C490-007 Construction Project Code No. 23510. This project is located on CR 73[Read More…]
Author: Herald Times Staff
Days Gone By: June 25, 2020
Meeker Herald — 125 years ago • Ex-President Harrison must mean business; he has muzzled his talkative son, Russell. • Money having been the leading family question for many years it is not surprising to find that it has now grown to be a national question. • A shrewd and[Read More…]
RBC confirms 4th positive COVID-19 case
A fourth laboratory confirmed case of COVID-19 has been announced in Rio Blanco County. According to Public Health, the individual has been appropriately isolated and instructed on COVID-19 self-care home recovery procedures. Contact tracing is underway to notify close contacts of the case that they need to quarantine and monitor[Read More…]
Multiple fires reported west of Meeker
Fire crews are responding to multiple reports of fires west of Meeker to the north near the landfill and to the south in the Piceance Basin. High winds with gusts of up to 50mph are expected throughout the afternoon and evening hours. We will update as additional information becomes available.
Public Notices: June 25, 2020
Hey, you! Yes, you, the smart and informed person who chose to read this community newspaper … May we suggest you make a habit of reading the public notices each week? We know what you’re thinking. For one, they’re in teeny, tiny type. (Fun fact: the size is set by state statute …[Read More…]
3rd positive COVID-19 case in RBC
Rio Blanco County Public Health announced a third positive COVID-19 case in the county Thursday. Director Alice Harvey said this case is not related to last week’s positive case and is under investigation. “Rio Blanco County reports our third laboratory confirmed case of COVID-19. We affirm the individual has been[Read More…]
PUBLIC NOTICE: Hospital Board meeting Tuesday, June 23
A meeting of the Eastern Rio Blanco County Health Service District Board of Directors will be held Tuesday, June 23, 2020 at 12 p.m. This meeting will be conducted electronically in response to CoVid-19 directives. Arrangements for the public to participate in the regular meeting can be made by contacting[Read More…]
Days Gone By: June 18, 2020
The Meeker Herald — 125 years ago • The agricultural department has decided that a peanut is a pea, not a nut. This is the worst roast that popular edible ever got. • A heavy frost visited these parts on Monday and Tuesday nights, which did considerable damage to fruit[Read More…]
Happy Father’s Day!
Give dad some personalized reading material this Father’s Day! Print and complete, and then share it with us on social media @heraldtimes1885. Let’s celebrate Rio Blanco County dads!
Rangely residents hold vigil
Organizers Peter Forbes and Julie Noyes of Rangely told the 20 or so people gathered under the pavilion at Hefley Park in Rangely on Tuesday the event — a vigil to remember Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and George Floyd — would likely be “anticlimactic.” That’s not what the 200-plus spectators[Read More…]
Public Notices: June 18, 2020
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Oscar K. Ridgeway, a/k/a Oscar Kenneth Ridgeway, a/k/a Oscar Ridgeway, Deceased Case Number 2020PR4 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Rio Blanco County, Colorado on or before October 5,[Read More…]
Rio Blanco County Days Gone By: June 11, 2020
The Meeker Herald 125 years ago • The Nine-mile hill road has been closed, the road around the hill being the county road. I shall prosecute any person tampering with the fences of my ranch. W.P. Herrick. • There are over 500,000 telephones in service in the United States. • It[Read More…]
