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Meeting to discuss fire break set for Feb. 1

MEEKER I A proposed “fire break” north of Meeker may soon become reality after multiple years of discussions, planning and navigating red-tape come to a close. Land managers, first responders and emergency personnel’s various descriptions of the concept can be summarized as a proactive fire-protection measure. By clearing vegetation, (particularly[Read More…]

January 26, 2022 by Lucas Turner Comments are Disabled

Smoking River brewpub license approved

MEEKER I Meeker’s Board of Trustees met Tuesday, Jan. 18 with Tiffany Jehorek filling the interim vacancy left by Scott Creecy. Jehorek’s appointment was officially approved during the meeting and she was sworn in by Town Clerk Lisa Cook. The board held a public hearing to consider an application[Read More…]

January 19, 2022 by editor Comments are Disabled

STATE OF THE SNOWPACK …

Even by Colorado standards, late December storms dumped a LOT of snow, depositing 19 inches of snow water equivalent (SWE) and bringing statewide values for precipitation to 120% and snowpack to 126% of median, including the combined Yampa-White-Little Snake basin at 117% (top left). Despite large amounts of snow, reservoir[Read More…]

January 19, 2022 by Lucas Turner Comments are Disabled

PMC, RDH, and county agencies establish a temporary prescription transportation service from Rangely to Meeker

In response to the closure of Meeker Drugs downtown and the delayed opening of a retail pharmacy at Pioneers Medical Center, the pharmacy at Rangely District Hospital, in conjunction with the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office and the Rio Blanco County Department of Public Health and Environment, and PMC, have[Read More…]

January 19, 2022 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

COUNTY BEAT: Back to drawing board for land use amendments

LAND USE REGULATIONS “I think this is very restrictive. There’s no reason to have a minor subdivision if you’re going down this road,” said RBC Commissioner Gary Moyer during a public hearing this week, referring to resolution 2022-06, one of three land use regulation (LUR) amendments proposed by the county[Read More…]

January 19, 2022 by Lucas Turner Comments are Disabled

FISHING FUN …

Colorado Parks & Wildlife and ERBM Recreation & Park District partnered for their annual ice fishing day at Lake Avery last weekend. | SARA STEPHENSON/ERBM COURTESY PHOTO

January 19, 2022 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

TOYS FOR TOTS …

January 12, 2022 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

County Beat: Pharmacy closure causes a stir

PHARMACY The closure of Meeker Drugs, the town’s only pharmacy, has left many residents wondering where they would get medication. Pioneers Medical Center isn’t expected to open their own pharmacy until sometime in the spring, which leaves a months-long gap in service. Seeking to address the issue until the new[Read More…]

January 12, 2022 by Lucas Turner Comments are Disabled

DERBY DAY PHOTOS

The weather delivered plenty of fresh white stuff for ERBM Recreation & Park District’s annual cardboard derby Saturday, Jan. 8. Fastest sleds by age division were Gannett Sampson, bottom left (ages 3–4), Hudson Hummel (ages 5–7), Rylan Grimes and Noah Hanberg (who was also fastest overall) for the 8–10 age[Read More…]

January 12, 2022 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Three state agencies launch joint audit of Mind Springs

RBC I Three state agencies have launched a joint audit of Mind Springs Health, sending state investigators to review documents and financial records at the nonprofit mental health agency for 10 Western Slope counties. The organization, one of 17 regional community mental health centers that receive millions of dollars each[Read More…]

January 12, 2022 by Special to the Herald Times 1 comment

BLM proposes 3.73 acre sale to CNCC

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is proposing to sell 3.73 acres of public lands in Rio Blanco County to Colorado Northwestern Community College (CNCC) to resolve inadvertent, unauthorized use of public lands. CNCC previously leased this parcel of public land for the operation of a shooting range. The lease[Read More…]

January 5, 2022 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Editor’s Column: What we lose when we lose local

The news that Meeker was losing its independent, family-owned pharmacy, saddened me. I’m old enough to remember being able to call my family doctor at home late at night or on the weekends when we had a medical crisis and getting personal “telemedicine” the old-fashioned way. And there was rarely[Read More…]

January 5, 2022 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled