Open house at The TANK RANGELY | This Labor Day Weekend The TANK again joins with the Town of Rangely to present Septemberfest. The TANK will have Open House hours from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. And on Saturday[Read More…]
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RIO HAPPENINGS: AUGUST 22 ~ AUGUST 28, 2022
ARRESTS There were no arrests for the week of 8/22. CALL SUMMARIES 8/22/2022 @ 8:06 am. A caller reported smelling a bear near a residence in the town limits of Meeker. Colorado Parks and Wildlife was notified. 8/23/2022 @ 9:33 am. A suspicious person was reported in the area of[Read More…]
COUNTY BEAT: August 25, 2022
RBC | Incoming Rio Blanco County Clerk and Recorder Shawn Luce, currently the deputy clerk, updated commissioners Tuesday, as did Assessor Renae Nielson and Treasurer Rhonna Waldref. Luce said motor vehicle numbers are up following a lull during the pandemic. “We thought it might slow down, but now everyone is[Read More…]
NEWS NOTES: August 25, 2022
Wagon Wheel OHV Club meeting MEEKER | The next Wagon Wheel OHV Club meeting will be held Sept. 7 at 7 p.m. at the Mexican House in Meeker. Open house at The TANK RANGELY | This Labor Day Weekend The TANK again joins with the Town of Rangely to present[Read More…]
DAYS GONE BY: August 25, 2022
The Meeker Herald125 years ago • The open season for the killing of deer begins next Wednesday.• Six new dwelling houses are now underway in different parts of the town, and ground will soon be broken for the new Methodist church at the southeast corner of Market and Fifth streets[Read More…]
Dairy Grand Champ …
Amy Jo Rosendahl with her grand champion dairy cow. KIM EKSTROM PHOTO
RIO HAPPENINGS: AUGUST 15 through 21, 2022
ARRESTS 36 yr old male PR Bond granted 8-15-22 by Magistrate Shamis 60 yr old male arrested 8-16-22 by MPD on 2 Mesa county warrants transported by RBSO to Mesa CO Jail 39 yr old male arrested on DUI and weapons charges 8-18-22 PR bond by Magistrate Shamis 19 yr old[Read More…]
Romance versus reality
Range report Sunday, April 11, 2022. Started out in Barcus Creek, road very dry and dusty, several spots were deep mud ruts that had dried. Yellow Creek where it crosses 88 is very low. I saw about 40 horses in the Barcus area. The windmill tank is overflowing making a[Read More…]
News Notes: August 18, 2022
P.E.O. quilt show Sept. 9 and 10 MEEKER | Featuring new quilts from across Northwest Colorado, the P.E.O. Quilts in the Country show will be held from 12-5:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9 and from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10 at the Fairfield Center (200 Main St., Meeker).[Read More…]
Congressional committee approves funding for training center
A congressional senate committee has approved the inclusion of $350,000 in congressionally directed spending (CDS) to go toward the Rio Blanco Law Enforcement Training Center project, funding secured by Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo). The 2023 appropriations bill that includes the funding for Rio Blanco County will have to pass both[Read More…]
DAYS GONE BY: August 18, 2022
The Meeker Herald125 years ago • Among the new buildings in course of construction at present time is a handsome little three room residence by Mr. B.F. Goff, on his lots on the southeast corner of Seventh and Water streets.• Considerable commotion was raised here last Saturday when it became[Read More…]
Aspiring drivers can now take DMV permit test online
The first step in obtaining an instruction permit in Colorado just got much more convenient. The Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is pleased to announce its newest service, online Driving Knowledge testing, which gives Coloradans the ability to test for an instrution permit online at any time, anywhere, no[Read More…]
