RBC | It has never been easier to respond to the 2020 Census on your own, whether online (my2020census.gov), by phone (844-330-2020) or by mail (all homes will receive a paper questionnaire if they do not first respond online or by phone) all without having to meet a census taker.[Read More…]
Features
COVID-19 impacts on agriculture
RBC | In the last few weeks no market has been exempt from the “COVID Effect,” including agriculture. Major market fluctuations and unrest coupled with questions about how to conduct business have left many agricultural producers concerned about their future. Since the pandemic panic hit, the price of live feeder[Read More…]
Stay Home: A Plea, a Warning, and a Love Letter to my Home Town
RBC | As of today, March 31, my partner, John, my little dog Milo, and I are entering our 22nd day of coronavirus isolation inside our 650 sq. ft Manhattan apartment. This week, I was supposed to fly to Meeker for my quarterly dose of family love and mountain air.[Read More…]
Watt’s Ranch Market celebrates 65 years
MEEKER | Back in 1955, Meeker was a pretty self-sufficient community, home to multiple drug stores, clothing stores, and several grocery stores. That was the year Tom Watt opened Watt’s Ranch Market, and for 65 years this year, the Watt family has owned and operated what is now Meeker’s only grocery[Read More…]
Meeker Regional Library now offering online check out, curbside pickup
MEEKER | “Books are a uniquely portable magic,” according to author Stephen King, and they’re also an excellent distraction. A lot of Meeker residents need exactly that, and Meeker Regional Library has created a way for patrons to enjoy library books safely during the COVID-19 closure. The library building is[Read More…]
Play Meeker Bingo and win!
MEEKER | Meeker Regional Library is sponsoring two giveaways from April 2-24. Three adults will win $100 and three kids will win $50. All you have to do is play Meeker Bingo, a fun twist on the classic game. The Bingo cards will be published in the HT April 2,[Read More…]
First positive COVID-19 test reported in RBC
RBC | Rio Blanco County Public Health has reported the first positive COVID-19 test result in the county as of Thursday morning, April 2, 2020. A statement released by RBC Public Health stated, “we affirm the patient has been appropriately isolated and instructed on COVID-19 self-care home recovery procedures. Due[Read More…]
Meeker schools ‘increasingly unlikely’ to reopen this year
MEEKER | As Meeker School District’s regularly scheduled spring break winds down, officials are planning for distance learning and meal distribution while schools are closed to slow the spread of the coronavirus outbreak. Ordered school closures currently extend to April 17, but Governor Jared Polis has stated schools are “increasingly[Read More…]
Marriage: Vaughn~Baker
Rilynn and Reagan Brown of Rangely, Colorado would like to announce the marriage of their mom, Emma Vaughn to Kyle Baker of Rangely, Colorado on March 16, 2020. The couple planned to unite in marriage during an intimate ceremony this coming spring but in light of these troubled times they[Read More…]
Birth: Tayslyn Jean Dinwiddie
Levi and Deneé Dinwiddie of Meeker welcomed Tayslyn Jean Dinwiddie on Friday, Feb. 28, 2020, at 11:40 p.m. in Glenwood Springs at Valley View Hospital. She weighed 7 pounds and 8 ounces and was 18 inches long. Her grandparents, all from Meeker, are Alan and Becca Nielsen, Greg and Roxanne[Read More…]
3 in 10 are considered ‘high-risk’ for serious coronavirus infections in RBC
RBC | There are a lot of numbers being tossed around — from tests available, tests completed, negatives, positives, hospitalizations, recoveries, and deaths; to the numbers of ventilators, ICU beds, masks, gloves, and shortages; to staggering economic numbers — jobs lost, unemployment claims filed, businesses shuttered, and the big one:[Read More…]
Custom truck …
The addition of a new rig to the Meeker Volunteer Fire and Rescue fleet increases the department’s readiness for wildfires in hard-to-reach locations. According to Fire Chief Luke Pelloni, the truck will offer additional protection for rural areas in the district.
