Author: Sean McMahon

Big buck…

Usually the big bucks know when rifle seasons start, but this high-scoring mule deer buck must have forgot to check the calendar as he was out Saturday afternoon walking up Miller Creek Road about a mile from the bridge that crosses the White River, oblivious to the fact it was[Read More…]

Trappers…

Burned out snags, killed in the Big Fish fire in 2002, stand as silent sentinels over the west end of Trappers Lake, located about 50 miles east of Meeker. The area is popular with those who like to stay at Trappers Lake Lodge and its cabins as well as the[Read More…]

Fall days…

Rio Blanco County has been enjoying an abundance of above-normal temperatures the past couple of weeks, and one of the fans of the warmer weather is Casey Coryell of Meeker, who was enjoying the day recently in downtown Meeker.

Demolition…

Soon to be just a memory, the demolition of the old Pioneers Medical Center at 345 Cleveland St. in Meeker neared completion on Friday as the last of the building was buried and the ground that once housed the hospital was leveled. Sunny skies and beautiful fall foliage surrounded the[Read More…]

County unemployment rate drops

RBC I After a rise in the Rio Blanco County unemployment rate between May and June, the jobless rate fell a full percentage point in July and is also below the rate for July 2014.

MVB Fall Festival fun on Saturday

MEEKER I Downtown Meeker will be abuzz from mid morning to mid afternoon on Saturday with the 12th annual Mountain Valley Bank Fall Festival. Morning activities will begin with late registration for the ninth annual Scrub Shirt Classic 5K Run/Walk. Pre-registration is taking place through Friday by visiting host Pioneers[Read More…]