RBC | The Board of County Commissioners will be making annual appointments and re-appointments to at least 10 boards and other panels at their Jan. 28 meeting in Meeker. Boards that have terms now expiring include the Building Board of Appeals, Citizen Review Panel, Columbine Park Board, Council on Aging Board,[Read More…]
Features
Broncos donate equipment to Meeker Police Department
MEEKER | “Earlier this year, Denver Bronco Von Miller was moved to action by the deaths of three Colorado’s sheriff’s deputies and the number of mass shootings across the country. Miller rallied the rest of his team and decided it was time for the Broncos to show tangible support for the[Read More…]
TAG meeting sets stage for continued algae study
RBC I Technical Advisory Team Met Dec. 14 Callie Hendrickson, executive director of the White River and Douglas Creek Conservation Districts, kicked off the Dec. 14 meeting of the USGS-led Algae Study Technical Advisory Group (TAG). Representatives from some 13 local, state and federal government agencies plus one citizen’s group,[Read More…]
Giant Step Preschool provides giant step up for Rangely kids
RANGELY | Nestled in the middle of the town of Rangely is Giant Step Preschool and Child Care Center. A staple in the community for decades for local working parents and CNCC student families, this preschool and child care center has made leaps and bounds from its humble beginnings in the[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Ten easy ways to make our communities even better in 2019
1. Read the newspaper. Informed citizens make better community members. (FYI: an in-county subscription to the print edition will save you almost 25 percent off the single copy price and you get the online edition for free.) 2. Attend public meetings and participate in community events. Hold your elected (and appointed) leaders[Read More…]
Meeker: Project 45 installs new wayfinding signage
MEEKER | They’ve been a long time in coming, but Meeker’s wayfinding signs are finally here. Anyone who has been part of community planning, town board discussions, or attended a “what does Meeker need” meeting in the last 20 years (maybe longer) has heard about the need for wayfinding signs to[Read More…]
2018’s Top Fifteen Stories
1. Cabin Lake Fire 2. Fatal crash south of Meeker on Hwy 13 3. Wilson Creek Fire 4. Indian Valley Fire 5. Seely Fire 6. Highway 13 Fire 7. The Club No One Wants to Join—Editorial 8. Cabin Lake Fire[Read More…]
CPW big game meeting Jan. 7
MEEKER | Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s current five-year Big Game Season Structure expires at the end of 2019 and the agency is now gathering input to develop the succeeding five-year plan. Once approved in July 2019, the new season structure will go into effect from 2020 through 2024. In Northwest Colorado,[Read More…]
RBCSO presents Life Saving Award and commendation to Shaffer, Whinston
RBC | The Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office believes in the recognition of deputies, and those who work closely with the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office, for their actions and outstanding efforts in service to the community. In keeping with this belief, during the annual Christmas celebration and awards ceremony, the[Read More…]
County Beat: December 27, 2018
RBC | Hours before non-essential federal employees were due to be sent home without pay Friday, the RBC Board of County Commissioners (BOCC), in a work session prior to a special meeting, heard and reacted to proposed White River Field Office (WRFO) amendments to the local Resource Management Plan (public land[Read More…]
Koley Borchard Q and A: “I wanted to serve.”
MEEKER | Q: What were you doing the specific moment you decided to join the military? (Whose house, where were you sitting? Who was with you?) A: I actually considered joining the military on two separate occasions. The first time, I had just returned home from living in South America[Read More…]
DAYS GONE BY …
Montey Franklin and his fellow sixth grade classmates at Barone Middle School visited the residents of the Walbridge Wing—including centenarian Ethel Starbuck—just before Christmas and read aloud from the Days Gone By section of the Herald Times. To see more photos, grab a copy of this week’s newspaper, download the[Read More…]
