– ERBM Holiday Appreciation Drawings begin Dec. 2 at Meeker Recreation Center. Enter the drawing once a day until Dec. 22 for your chance to win ERBM prizes! ERBM Recreation and Park District, 970-878-3403. – Fair Board Meeting Dec. 19 at 6 p.m., Meeker Extension Office kitchen – The Rangely[Read More…]
County
Trooper Tips: Are you driving impaired?
RBC | How often do you ask yourself if you are driving impaired? I know you’re asking why you would ask yourself that if you are not drinking. But are you actually impaired and don’t realize it? Think of it this way, have you ever driven when you were tired[Read More…]
Days Gone By: December 12, 2019
The Meeker Herald 125 years ago – Sheep men in the northwestern part of Routt County are considerably stirred up over the recent theft of 3,000 head of sheep belonging to Griff Edwards. It seems that Jack McCarthy, Edwards’ foreman, is the guilty party. As foreman, he ordered one J.W.[Read More…]
Weekly Call Review: Dec. 2-8, 2019
WEEKLY CALL REVIEW AT THE RIO BLANCO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DISPATCH CENTER Dec. 2-8, 2019 Meeker Dispatch Center administered 442 phone calls last week including 20 911 calls, 76 calls for Meeker Police Department and dispatchers placed 112 outgoing calls. A total of 161 calls for service were created. Note the[Read More…]
Missing woman died in crash between Dinosaur and Rangely
RBC | Dinosaur resident Robynne Vonbargen (aka Robin), was found dead in her vehicle on Monday, Dec. 16 in a deep ravine five miles east of Dinosaur along Highway 64. Vonbargen was reported missing six weeks ago.
Elks Lodge hoop shoot Dec. 18
RANGELY | The Rangely Elks Lodge local hoop shoot is scheduled for Dec. 18 at Parkview Elementary School. Registration will begin at 6 p.m. and the shoot begins at 7 p.m. There are three age groups, 8-9,10-11, 12-13 for both boys and girls. Age groups are determined by the child’s age[Read More…]
Horizons helps families
RBC | Two-year-old Grayson Campos called out the names of letters in the coworking space window as people signed in for a wreath-making fundraiser to benefit Horizons Specialized Services. His mother, Brittny, was there to share her family’s experience with Horizons during the last year and a half. Grayson is[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…]
County Beat: December 12, 2019
RBC | The county has contracted with an additional attorney to handle Department of Human Services (DHS) cases. Attorney Donald Steerman’s contract with the county, “not to exceed $10,000 a month,” was approved Tuesday during the Rio Blanco County Board of Commissioners meeting. According to the county’s disbursement reports, Steerman[Read More…]
Wolf supporters say they gathered 200,000 signatures, enough for reintroduction question on 2020 ballot
By Jason Blevins | [email protected] Courtesy of the Colorado Sun RBC | The fight to return wolves to Colorado’s West Slope begins now. With wolf pack supporters planning on Tuesday to submit more than 208,000 signatures supporting a November 2020 ballot measure calling for the reintroduction of wolves to Colorado,[Read More…]
Community Calendar: December 12, 2019
– ERBM Holiday Appreciation Drawings begin Dec. 2 at Meeker Recreation Center. Enter the drawing once a day until Dec. 22 for your chance to win ERBM prizes! ERBM Recreation and Park District, 970-878-3403. – Card-making workshop. Join Mountain Valley Bank in spreading Christmas cheer! All children who visit the[Read More…]
Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado designated Economic Development District
RBC | Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado (AGNC) has been designated an Economic Development District (EDD) by the Economic Development Administration (EDA), a division of the United States Department of Commerce. In a letter dated Oct. 11, 2019, and signed by John C. Fleming, M.D., Assistant Secretary of Commerce for[Read More…]
