RANGELY | The first Rio Blanco County baby of the new year and the new decade arrived at 6:52 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020, at Community Hospital in Grand Junction, Colorado. Remus Azrael LeFevre, weighing 6 lbs. 9 oz., was welcomed by his parents Nicholas LeFevre and Jasmine DeFreitas[Read More…]
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RBC Yearly Call Review: Jan. 9, 2020
January-December, 2019 Meeker Dispatch Center administered 25,893 phone calls last year including 1,429 911 calls, 2,994 calls for Meeker PD and dispatchers placed 8,105 outgoing calls. A total of 8,866 calls for service were created. Note the department breakdown of calls may differ from the total number reported due to[Read More…]
Tri-State announces 10-year plan to close Colowyo Mine, Craig Station power plant
RBC | Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, which owns Colowyo Mine and the Craig Station power plant, announced Thursday that the 427-megawatt Unit 1 will close by the end of 2025; and the 410-megawatt Unit 2 and the 448-megawatt Unit 3 will close by 2030. Colowyo Mine operations are expected[Read More…]
Community Calendar: Jan. 9, 2020
– Membership Blitz at the Meeker Recreation Center, Jan. 2–15. Get your annual membership for 50% off during the Blitz! Discount runs from 5 a.m. Jan. 2 though 8:30 p.m. on Jan. 15. No exceptions. Call 970-878-3403 for more info. ERBM Recreation and Park District – WRBM’s 2020 annual membership[Read More…]
National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day today, Jan. 9
RBC | Jan. 9 of each year is set aside as National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day. This day reminds citizens to recognize and thank the men and women who protect and serve our communities on a daily basis. National L.E.A.D. was started by Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.), a non-profit[Read More…]
CPW confirms wolf presence
RBC | Even as the Colorado Secretary of State announced Monday that the “Restoration of Gray Wolves” initiative qualified for the 2020 General Election ballot, Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials in Northwest Colorado are investigating an eyewitness report in October of six large canids traveling together (see video at the[Read More…]
Days Gone By: Jan. 2, 2020
The Meeker Herald 125 years ago – The Pioneers: J.W. Hugus & Company, Inc. Prices Right. Goods Right. We Are All Right. We realize that times are “hard,” and will sell you the best of goods at lowest living prices. Trade at home and save time and money. Support home[Read More…]
Mending Hearts grief group
MEEKER | Mending Hearts is a grief group that is free and open to anyone coping with the death of a loved one. Sessions are held Mondays, Jan. 6 – March 9 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the VFW Building in Meeker (290 4th St.). Although each person’s grief is unique,[Read More…]
RBC Warranty Deeds: July-Dec. 2019
JULY 2019 Seller: Michael R. Santulli Buyer: Thomas Digerness Description: Utah Oil Subdivision 115665 9 A 212 Cottonwood Drive Transaction Price: $100,600 Seller: Alvan Theodore Nye aka Theodor T Nye and Tena L Theos POA Buyer: Keith Leon and Valerie-Ann Ester Nye Description: Town of Meeker 14 92 1137 West[Read More…]
D’OH, A DEER …
This fuzzy family discovered snacks under the latest layer of “The Beautiful.” The mother on the right appears to have a wartlike growth near her eye, caused by a viral disease called fibromatosis–essentially a wart–that will likely disappear on its own. But yeah, we totally thought it was a third[Read More…]
Gather and donate your used shoes
MEEKER | Meeker International Ecology Program is hoping you gather SHOES when you gather with family and friends this month. If you are gathering with out of town friends and family please ask them to gather their shoes too. Collections continue at Meeker Library, St. James Church and the Rio[Read More…]
State parks moving to camping reservation system this month
RBC | Starting in 2020, it will be easier than ever for visitors to reserve a campsite, cabin, yurt, picnic area, or other facilities at Colorado’s 41 state parks. Effective Jan. 1, all of Colorado’s state parks will require campers to book campsites within the Colorado Parks and Wildlife purchasing[Read More…]
