Parents, grandparents, and caretakers, if your young kiddos haven’t been to the library for a while, you should go enjoy the newly remodeled children’s room. Littles can enter through the “hobbit” door, sized just for kids. Adults you get your own regular sized door. With beautiful wood and impressive artisanship,[Read More…]
Author: Special to the Herald Times
COVID update
RBC I According to the Rio Blanco County Department of Public Health, there is continued widespread community transmission of covid-19 with an overall decrease in incidence rate. The omicron variant is considered dominant with an anticipated peak by late February. Total Cases to Date: 1,669 Meeker Active: 59 Rangely Active:[Read More…]
Summons issued for Rector
RBC I Rio Blanco County Commissioner Jeff Rector has been summonsed to appear in Moffat County Court on March 10 following a Jan. 13 traffic incident on Highway 40. The summons from the Colorado State Patrol lists offenses of driving under the influence of alcohol, operating an unregistered vehicle and[Read More…]
NEWS NOTES: February 3, 2022
Paid leave mandates presentation MEEKER | Attend this presentation on the new paid leave mandates Thursday, Feb. 3 from 12 to 1:30 p.m. at the Meeker Regional Library, lunch provided Open Mic Feb. 3 MEEKER | Open Mic Night Thursday, Feb. 3, 6 p.m. at Smoking River Brewing Co. Sing,[Read More…]
Mazzola seeking re-election
RBC | Rio Blanco County Sheriff Anthony Mazzola officially announces his 2022 candidacy for re-election. Mazzola has served the constituents of Rio Blanco County as Sheriff for the past seven years, having been elected in 2015. “In 2015, I ran on being fiscally conservative and I am a strong supporter[Read More…]
Annual Meeker Club Wrestling Fundraiser Dinner 2022
The Meeker club wrestling team is raising money to send its wrestlers to the Annual National High School Wrestling Championships in Virginia Beach. Additional funds raised will be contributed to the Meeker Wrestling Club. HOW: Enjoy a taco bar at the Mexican House while the participating Meeker wrestlers clean[Read More…]
Holmes named to Honor Roll
DINOSAUR I Tiffany Holmes of Dinosaur, Colorado, has been named to the President’s Honor Roll at Eastern Wyoming College for the Fall 2021 semester, receiving recognition for achieving high scholastic goals.
RPD welcomes new officer, DOLA economic goals discussed
RANGELY | Rangely’s Board of Trustees met on Jan. 25. Supervisor reports were delivered from Jeff LeBleu and Police Chief Ti Hamblin. Lebleu described in detail several challenges his department has faced due to weather, mechanics and illnesses. Mayor Andy Shaffer thanked LeBleu and the team for the efforts in[Read More…]
KNOW YOUR DISTRICT …
If you live in the town limits of Meeker or Rangely, you may be surprised to learn your county commissioner may not be who you think. The maps above show the boundaries of Rio Blanco County’s commissioner districts, which were last adjusted by commissioners in 2010 and most recently approved[Read More…]
DAYS GONE BY: January 27, 2022
The Meeker Herald 125 years ago • Ambrose Oldland was out to Denver during the week, partly on business and partly on pleasure. • Several cases of measles developed in town and vicinity last week, and in order that the disease might not spread school was closed this week. •[Read More…]
Letter: Should $4 million to Wolf Creek be reconsidered?
Dear Editor: How big is the Rio Blanco County budget? Do our expenses match revenues? And is there adequate public discussion before very large discretionary expenditures when tax revenues are shrinking? If you guessed a 2022 budget of $37 million you would be right, an increase of $7.2 million in[Read More…]
Letter: Thank you for RX transportation plan
Dear Editor: I would like to thank everyone that worked so hard to help us with our prescription needs. It didn’t take long for those to put their heads together to come up with a solution. The representatives of Hospice and Medicare, thank you! The ones involved that I know[Read More…]
