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You’ve got three extra days to file your income taxes, thanks to a little-known Washington, D.C., holiday that happens to fall on April 16 this year.

9Health Fair in Meeker April 16

The 2011 9Health Fair is scheduled for this Saturday, April 16. Free and low cost health screenings along with educational health information, will be available at the Fairfield Center from 7-11 a.m.

Feeling lucky

Terrence Casias was the lucky winner of $250,000 on a $10 scratch ticket, which netted him a check from the Colorado State Lottery for $177,500 after taxes.

Rio Blanco County Days Gone By

The Meeker Herald — 125 years ago J.L. McHatton arrived home from Illinois bringing with him 12 head of fine Norman-Percheron horses. County warrants 65 cents at J.W. Hugus & Co.

Commissioners to open review of water plans

The Colorado Wildlife Commission will initiate a formal review of plans to mitigate impacts to fish and wildlife resources that would be created by two major transmountain water development projects at its April 7 workshop at the Fairfield Center in Meeker.