RBC | Rio Blanco County military veterans may be eligible for the “new and improved” Veteran Community Care Program (formerly the Veterans Choice Program, which ended in 2019) to obtain faster access to VA-funded medical care in their local community from civilian physicians under certain circumstances. According to va.gov, veterans[Read More…]
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DAYS GONE BY: July 14, 2022
The Meeker Herald125 years ago • The following is from an Independence Day address delivered in Washington by Hon. Benjamin Butterworth, and is worthy of careful consideration: “There is not a legislature today under this flag that has not its organized banditti within its midst who buy and sell legislation,[Read More…]
NEWS NOTES: July 14, 2022
OHV poker run this saturday RBC | The Wagon Wheel OHV Club’s annual poker run is set for this Saturday, July 16. Meet at Lake Avery and follow the posted signs. Card sales start at Station 1 at 9 a.m and end at 11 a.m., and are to be submitted[Read More…]
Repairs to Lake Avery dam slated to begin in 2023
RBC | Discussion of expanding Lake Avery — aka Big Beaver Reservoir – has been going on since shortly after its construction, Area Wildlife Manager Bill deVergie of Colorado Parks and Wildlife told a packed room at Smoking River Brewing Co. Tuesday. White River Alliance organized the presentation to discuss[Read More…]
Days Gone By: July 7, 2022
The Meeker Herald125 years ago • Experts say that mental dwarfs are much more common than physical ones.• Just as happened oft before, as soon as haying is fairly underway the rainy season sets in in earnest.• E.A. Proctor of Curtis Creek is home again after an extensive trip through[Read More…]
Obituary: Violet Marie Frazier
Oct. 25, 1936 ~ Nov. 1, 2021 Violet Marie “Vi” was born Oct. 25, 1936, in Butler, Custer County, Oklahoma, to George Thomas and Ina (Earp) Rushing. She lived in Oklahoma and Texas until her family left Oklahoma to be a part of the Okie migration to California following the[Read More…]
Days Gone By: June 30, 2022
The Meeker Herald125 years ago • Haying is now well underway in this locality. Prepare for rains.• White River is receding, and trout fishermen line its banks daily with variable success.• It is said that the 13-year and 17-year locusts are both due this year. Should they come wouldn’t it[Read More…]
Celebrate Independence ~ 2022 Fourth of July Special Section
Ushering in a new decade for RBC Fair
RBC | Fair books are out. The county fair will be in full swing in just a few weeks. This year is the One-oh-one, the 101st annual county fair. We’re offering some great new changes in the following areas: Technology is gaining a foothold. Find QR codes for rules, enter[Read More…]
THE PEOPLE’S FRIEND …
A newsletter reader sent us this snap of a vignette at the Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum gift shop. Thanks for sharing! | COURTESY PHOTO
News Notes: June 30, 2022
Play pickleball downtown MEEKER | All are welcome to play pickleball on Mondays and Wednesdays at 6 p.m. between the County Courthouse and the Justice Center in Meeker. No cost to participate. Contact Jim Joy with questions at 970-270-3928. July book club MEEKER | The book club will be reading[Read More…]
County Beat: June 28 Meeting
RBC | Rio Blanco County Commissioners Ty Gates, Ginny Love and Jennifer O’Hearon met Tuesday in Meeker for work sessions and a regular meeting of the board. DHS UPDATE Newly hired Department of Human Services Director Nabila Mason updated the board on steps taken to improve the current situation at[Read More…]
