Sportsman’s club meeting Jan. 6 MEEKER | The Meeker Sportsman’s Club will hold its regular monthly meeting Thursday, Jan. 6 at 7 p.m. at the WREA Kilowatt Korner (233 6th St.). There is no specific agenda for the meeting but there will be a general update. Election of officers will[Read More…]
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Clarification on license plate press release
RBC I According to Rio Blanco County Clerk and Recorder Boots Campbell, the press release issued last week from Garfield County regarding changes to license plates for Class C (personal property) motor vehicles needs some clarification. First, people do not have to do anything new when renewing the registration on[Read More…]
COUNTY BEAT: County welcomes new building inspector
RBC | “I never want to be that guy, I want to be the guy that people see come in, and they come out to greet me as I go to greet them, and that’s when you get away from the us versus them mentality,” said Matt Franks, Rio Blanco[Read More…]
Mind Springs CEO Raggio resigns, effective immediately
RBC I CEO and President of Mind Springs Health Sharon Raggio announced her resignation Tuesday, Jan. 4, “effective immediately” after 14 years at the helm of the organization. She had been planning to retire in June 2022, but made the decision to leave early following statewide media coverage by the[Read More…]
Smoking River Brewing Co. Masquerade Party details
DAYS GONE BY: Dec 30, 2021
The Meeker Herald 125 years ago • There is nothing like hard work to settle unruly nerves. • Men who have to be taught will never be great leaders either in thought or action. The Meeker Herald 100 years ago • It was a white Christmas at Meeker this year.[Read More…]
Northwest Rural Philanthropy Days conference to be held in Routt County
It was just announced that the 2022 Northwest Rural Philanthropy Days conference will be hosted by Hayden and Steamboat Springs in Routt County from September 13 – 15, 2022. The announcement about the location of the conference came in late October after community leaders were successful in their pitch to[Read More…]
Associated Press investigates claims of voter fraud
An Associated Press review of every potential case of voter fraud in the six battleground states disputed by former President Donald Trump has found fewer than 475 — a number that would have made no difference in the 2020 presidential election. Democrat Joe Biden won Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania[Read More…]
Winter travel season underway in Natl. Forest
The White River National Forest winter travel season is underway. During the winter season, all wheeled vehicles, including bikes, are limited to plowed routes to protect snow conditions for winter recreation and to protect road quality. “These winter regulations are an important part of keeping the White River National Forest[Read More…]
Rio Blanco County COVID update
Please visit https://rbc.us/606/COVID-19-Updates for the most current COVID data and trends available for RBC. case counts Total Cases to Date: 1,397 Meeker Active: 12 Rangely Active: 16 New hospitalizations in the last 14 days: 2 Total Hospitalized: 123 School District Meeker: 1 School District Rangely: 1 TOTAL Deaths: 12 Updated[Read More…]
Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District making progress on rural water project
As you may recall, the Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District (RBWCD) Board of Directors completed a beneficial initial step forward by finalizing a Rural Water Feasibility Study. This report found the project to be feasible with considerable benefits to our community. The project will provide a reliable, high-quality supply of[Read More…]
Black-eyed peas
Call it tradition or superstition, given the course of the first two years of this decade, partaking of some food thought to bring good fortune on the first day of the new year can’t be a bad idea, right? In America, the best-known New Year’s Day good luck dish is[Read More…]
