Location: 5.5 miles south of Buford and 7 miles northwest of Meadow Lake Campground Fire Size: 1,158 acres Containment: 68 percent Firefighters: 201 Fire start date: 7/29/2018 Management: Rocky Mountain Type 2 Blue Team Crews were able to gain substantial containment on the Cabin Lake Fire yesterday. The fire remains[Read More…]
Author: Niki Turner
Red Canyon Fire Transfers to Local Management
Location: 31 miles south of Rangely Cause: Lightning Percent containment: 74 percent Start Date: Sunday, July 29 Size: 5,766 acres Resources: Approximately 441 The Type II Southwestern Area Incident Management Team 5 will transfer command of the Red Canyon Fire to a local Type III organization, led by Incident Commander[Read More…]
Free National Night Out BBQ Aug. 7
MEEKER | Meeker Police Department, Meeker Fire and Rescue and the RBC Sheriff’s office invite the community to the annual National Night Out, an evening promoting positive police-community partnerships. Come enjoy a free meal with your family and check out the rigs. Meeker Police Department will also be raffling off[Read More…]
BLM WR Field Office releases travel management designations for public review
MEEKER I The Bureau of Land Management today released its preliminary environmental assessment detailing alternatives for travel management area designations within the 1.5-million acre White River Field Office in northwestern Colorado for public review and comment.
What to do when you feel overwhelmed
RBC I The proverbial straw that broke the camel’s back is an illustration of what can happen when you feel overwhelmed. Each straw by itself is irrelevant. Yet, the cumulative weight of enough straw can be unbearable. Life’s events can have the same cumulative impact as the straw. Most situations,[Read More…]
Free park entrance for military, vets in August
RBC I Colorado Parks and Wildlife salutes all active-duty military and veterans by offering free entrance to all 41 Colorado state parks during August. Free access for veterans and active duty military is slated to continue every year in which general fund dollars are appropriated by the General Assembly for[Read More…]
Colorado Day
RBC I Colorado celebrated its 142nd birthday Aug. 1, and you can celebrate this Monday, Aug. 6 with free access to any of Colorado’s 41 state parks.
Red Canyon and Cabin Lake fire updates: Aug. 5
Red Canyon Fire Fire Size Today: 5,766 acres Containment: 44% Firefighters: 469 Location: 31 miles south of Rangely, Colo. Fire Start Date: 7/29/18 Management: Southwest Area Incident Management Team 5 Fire activity: Wetting rains enabled fire crews to work directly on the fire’s edge yesterday, increasing the percentage of containment. The[Read More…]
Obituary: Joyce Elaine Boise Pridemore Hicks
Joyce Elaine Boise Pridemore Hicks Dec. 30, 1939 ~ July 26, 2018 Joyce was born to Arthur and Winell Boise in Cripple Creek, Colo. Her dad was working in the gold mines there, but had a crooked boss, so he moved his family back to Montana. They lived and worked in[Read More…]
Meeker Marlins teams compete in Eagle championship
MEEKER I The Meeker Marlins swimming program consists of two teams, a competitive league sanctioned through USA Swimming.org and the High Country League. Last Friday both teams traveled together to Eagle, Colo., for the 2018 championship swim meet. All of the USA swimmers were extremely excited to be back in[Read More…]
Champs…
The championship coed softball game was held on Wednesday, July 25 at Paintbrush Park. McPhee Construction claimed the championship for the 2018 adult coed softball league 16-12, breaking Ace Trucking’s winning streak. (Back) Doak Mantle, Logan Hughes, Hunter Garcia, Waylon Bennett, Kash Atwood, Mike McPhee, Jake Phelan and Tanner McPhee;[Read More…]
Thank you firefighters
Dear Editor: We have always known that our volunteer firefighters are dedicated, hard-working, and brave men and women. But, Sunday, July 22, when the fire started and the wind picked up, at Sulphur Creek near Sage Hills, we experienced this first hand. These brave, smart, strong, heroic, selfless firefighters from[Read More…]
