MEEKER | Mayor Regas Halandras, [email protected], Town of Meeker, City Hall, 345 Market St., Meeker, Colo., 81641; 970-878-5344 (Town Manager Scott Meszaros, [email protected]. co.us; Town Clerk Lisa Cook, [email protected]) Rangely | Mayor Joe Nielsen, [email protected], Town of Rangely, City Hall, 209 E. Main St., Rangely, Colo., 81648; 970-675-8476 (Town Manager[Read More…]
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Spaghetti dinner/dessert auction April 8
MEEKER | The Rio Blanco Rural Schools Team of RBCHS will be holding a Spaghetti dinner and dessert auction fundraiser Saturday, April 8, 5-7 p.m. at the VFW Community Center, 290 Fourth St. $10/adult, $8/senior, $5/child. Proceeds will go toward finishing restoration of the historic Coal Creek School. Come join[Read More…]
Black powder shooting event hearkens back to days of old
MEEKER | This past Saturday there were 27 participants at the Meeker Sportsmans’ Club’s annual Jim Harmon Black Powder/Blanket Shoot event held at the Meeker shooting range south of town on Highway 13. This shoot was open to the public with contestants traveling from as far away as Aurora. Fun[Read More…]
Call your broadband service provider
By JOSH JACKSON FIBER COMMUNITY NETWORK Special to the Herald Times RBC | It’s the spring season officially, which means everyone is excited to shake off those winter cobwebs and start enjoying the great outdoors. It also means that the Rio Blanco County Broadband project is going to be kicking back into[Read More…]
Nuisance barking…
Bob Klenda awarded Saddlemaker of the Year
By Doc Watson Special to the Herald Times MEEKER | Bob Klenda, owner of Klenda Custom Saddles a little south of Meeker on Hwy. 13, was awarded the 2016 Saddlemaker of the Year by the Academy of Western Artists at the 21st annual Will Rogers Awards dinner and show on[Read More…]
CNCC Foundation Dinner…
Adventure Colorado Cover Contest
Crandal Mergelman named new principal at Rangely Jr./Sr. High
RANGELY | Earlier this week Rangely Junior/Senior High School announced the results of their principal search for the 2017/2018 school year. The district will be offering the job to current Assistant Principal Crandal Mergelman. “I am excited to move into the principal position here at Rangely Jr./Sr. High school. We[Read More…]
Pharmacy Choice Bill back at state legislature
RBC | The Herald Times carried reports last year on legislation referred to as “pharmacy choice,” designed to help out consumers and business owners like Meeker’s Cassie Mcguire of Mcguire Auto Parts and Diana Jones of Meeker Drugs. Mcguire and Jones were both concerned that certain health insurance companies had[Read More…]
Courthouse ‘ghost’ frequented law library
RBC | County employees are preparing to leave their temporary offices in the next few weeks and take up residence in the completely remodeled courthouse. Some long-term employees wonder if the 80-plus year old building’s otherworldly guest will be there to welcome them back with a repertoire of strange noises,[Read More…]
Firefighters plan spring prescribed fires
RBC | The Upper Colorado River Interagency Fire and Aviation Management Unit (UCR) is preparing to conduct several prescribed burns on White River National Forest and Bureau of Land Management lands in Eagle, Garfield, Pitkin and Rio Blanco counties, weather and conditions permitting. Prescribed burns are implemented to provide benefits[Read More…]
