Retired Judge James Boyd reflected on his 20 years serving the 9th Judicial District during a retirement party Tuesday, June 27. Boyd thanked his colleagues, commending their work and competence, and expressing hope for the future in their hands. “These principles that we try and follow the rules of law[Read More…]
Author: Lucas Turner
Horsepower and history combine for new local OHV tours
MEEKER | “It’s pretty cool to think about, what did this valley look like before people were here? Because it wasn’t really that long ago,” said Andrea Gianinetti, local business owner and history enthusiast, describing her own interest in local history and how it sparked an idea to combine historical[Read More…]
Rec district helps fund trail improvement, fireworks display
MEEKER | The board of directors for the Eastern Rio Blanco Metropolitan (ERBM) Recreation District granted funding for two special requests during their June meeting. $4,400 remained in the budget for special unbudgeted requests but is now all spent as of Tuesday. Representatives from Meeker Area Mountain Bike Association (MAMBA)[Read More…]
SUMMER KICK-OFF …
Vendors shared their wares and residents enjoyed live music and tasty treats at the summer’s first Meekerpalooza and farmer’s market downtown. There are two more Paloozas with live music scheduled for June 23 and July 14. The next combined Palooza and farmer’s market will be July 21, along with WREA’s[Read More…]
Extension office connects CSU resources to county residents
RBC | “What’s really cool about the extension office and this idea of bringing the university to the people is that we have resources across the state through CSU [Colorado State University],” said extension agent Tonya Merz from her office at the Rio Blanco County Fairgrounds. The 4-H Youth Development[Read More…]
The Heritage to open this weekend in Hugus Bldg.
MEEKER | “It’s a multipurpose space for the common goal. And that really is celebrating the art, history and culture of Meeker,” said Christy Whitney Borchard, founder of new business “Heritage” in the Hugus Building on Main Street which celebrates its grand opening this weekend. Visitors to the space[Read More…]
County Beat: May 25, 2023
RBC | Rio Blanco County Budget and Finance Director Janae Stanworth and other staff guided the board through upcoming grant applications for the next few months during work sessions on Tuesday. The first grant application for a Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) grant would be for $77K of which the[Read More…]
Love, Moffitt join ERBM Recreation and Park District board
MEEKER | ERBM Recreation and Park District’s new board members Ginny Love and Lisa Moffitt attended their first meeting as board members this week. Directors Vicky Edwards and Travis Mobley both resigned from their positions on the board within the last month. Board business went as usual this month. Following[Read More…]
County Beat: May 11, 2023
RBC | RBC residents packed the county courthouse Tuesday to speak their minds on the White River Valley Solar Project (WRVSP), a renewable energy generation facility proposed approximately 6 miles west of Meeker in the Josephine Basin. Following extensive public comment the board continued a resolution to approve or deny[Read More…]
Proposed solar farm generates surge of interest from public
MEEKER | “We’ve always believed that good land management meant resilience, and my father always preached the highest and best use,” said lifelong Meeker resident, high school teacher and landowner Kathleen Kelley in response to a recent surge of public interest about a proposed solar farm on her family property.[Read More…]
CORA sheds light on missing funds, but questions remain
RBC | “I’m trying to thread a needle here, while having an upset public, without screwing up a process — a legal process and investigation,” said Alden Vanden Brink, director of the Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District (RBWCD). He spoke to the HT regarding the ongoing FBI investigation into the[Read More…]
Western Slope legislators host virtual Town Hall
“I know I sponsor more bills with my Republican colleagues on this call than I do with my Democratic colleagues from the Front Range,” said Senator Dylan Roberts of Colorado’s 8th Senate District (SD8) following a “bipartisan virtual Western Slope town hall” earlier this week. Western Slope legislators from 10[Read More…]
