Three branches of government, Schoolhouse Rock style For those who don’t remember Schoolhouse Rock, it was a series of educational, yet entertaining, animated musical clips inserted into Saturday morning cartoons. You see (putting on my granny voice) back in the days before cable and satellite and streaming on-demand video, the[Read More…]
Author: Niki Turner
New school board members seated
At a special board meeting on Monday, the Meeker Board of Education honored outgoing board members Dr. Bob Dorsett and Kevin Amack for their service to the school district and swore in new members Heather Sauls and Joe Nieslanik. Bill deVergie was nominated and accepted as the new board president,[Read More…]
Veterans Day observed this Saturday, Nov. 11
Originally celebrated as Armistice Day — the signing of the agreement between the Allies of WW1 and Germany on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918 calling for an end to the war — Veterans Day was declared a national holiday for the first[Read More…]
Unofficial 2023 election results
As of press time Wednesday Proposition HH, which promised property tax relief in exchange for a long-term reduction in Taxpayer Bill of Rights refunds, had failed to obtain voter approval statewide. Rio Blanco County voters also voted against the proposition 1,527 to 327. Proposition II was approved statewide, allowing the[Read More…]
Music to the ears, medicine for the soul
To hear Karl Casias play one of his Native American style flutes you’d never guess he’s self-taught and has only been playing for a few years. The music of the flute is mystical and somehow familiar, as if you’ve heard it long ago, but can’t quite place where. The instrument[Read More…]
County projects 8.6% increase in revenue, 2.5% increase in expenses
Rio Blanco County Commissioners, administrators, staff and volunteers from RBC’s various departments, boards and tax districts have met for a combined total of more than 15 hours this month to comb through numbers, review funding requests and set final proposed changes to the 2024 budget based on county goals. The[Read More…]
Editor’s Column – Herald health update
One of the things we’ve committed to following our recent financial crisis is something we’re always harping on our local governments and special districts to do: be transparent, especially about finances. It’s in that vein I write this week’s column. First, some history for those of you who are new[Read More…]
Lou Dean releases eighth book
Author Lou Dean of Dinosaur, Colorado, has released her eighth book, titled “Autumn of the Big Snow.” Dean is an award-winning writer of five memoirs, two young adult fiction novels, and countless magazine articles. “Autumn of the Big Snow” is Dean’s first foray into adult fiction. In the story, heavy[Read More…]
Getting a jump on the cricket problem
In 2023, crickets invaded nine different Western states, including northwest Colorado. Anabrus simplex, or Mormon crickets, don’t bite or sting, but they do cause crop damage as they eat their way across the landscape in droves. They’ve also been blamed for traffic accidents when they migrate across county roads and[Read More…]
BOCC makes board appointments; interim administrator starts in Nov.
RBC | Rio Blanco County Commissioners met Tuesday, Oct. 24 in Rangely for work sessions and a regular meeting. The board conducted interviews with Steven Ray Rust and Rebecca Elder for the Fair Board, Michael Selle for the Historic Preservation Board, Ginny Love and Kay Bivens for the Meeker Colorado[Read More…]
Editor’s Column – October 25th, 2023
The misery quotient I don’t like being miserable, but I know some people who seem to revel in it, and that always makes me wonder why. I think we all have a “misery quotient” – the amount of distress or discomfort one is able to endure before taking the necessary[Read More…]
Superintendent shares statement on unloaded firearm at high school
A letter sent to Meeker High School parents Monday notified them that a Meeker High School student brought an unloaded firearm to school. According to the letter, the firearm was in the student’s backpack. Other students shared this information with school staff. Upon receiving this information, the backpack was in[Read More…]
