Did you know? Small businesses make up 99.7% of businesses in the U.S. RBC | This Saturday is the annual Small Business Saturday event, designed to promote holiday shopping at small, local businesses. It’s no secret that shopping at big box stores or online is easy and convenient on shoppers,[Read More…]
County
Officials urge caution after norovirus outbreak in Mesa County
RBC | If you’re headed to Mesa or Garfield counties to shop, socialize or relax during the upcoming holiday anytime soon, take some precautions so you don’t bring home more than you bargained for in the form of a highly contagious gastrointestinal virus. An outbreak of norovirus—a virus which typically[Read More…]
Join us Monday, Dec. 2 for a conversation on mental health in rural Colorado
RBC | Join us for a discussion on mental health in rural Colorado this Monday, Dec. 2 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at CNCC’s Weiss Conference Room, 500 Kennedy Drive, Rangely. December marks the year anniversary of Daniel Pierce’s death. The newcomer to Rangely was suffering from untreated paranoid schizophrenia[Read More…]
ONE BIG RIG …
People lined the streets in Rangely as if a parade were coming through town Monday. The parade was actually a nuclear steam generator estimated to be 23 feet wide by 400 feet long with several pilot cars and additional semi trucks in a long line of DOT compliance. Just the nuclear steam[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 Thanksgiving. 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…]
Get back to nature with Fresh Air Friday
RBC | Reclaim Nov. 29 by avoiding the shopping hysteria and getting outside for a breath of fresh air. On Fresh Air Friday, Colorado Parks and Wildlife welcomes visitors to any of our 41 state parks by providing free entry in what has become an annual tradition of encouraging Coloradans[Read More…]
Community Calendar: November 28, 2019
– Youth Basketball begins Dec. 2 at the Rangely Jr./Sr. High School Gym at 6 p.m. for first through fifth graders. $25 per child. RHS basketball teams will work with the players to learn basic fundamentals. Games will be played Dec. 5, 12 and 20. Call 970-675-8211 or come by[Read More…]
Historical Society joins Colorado Gives
RBC | You can now donate to the Rio Blanco County Historical Society online at coloradogives.org (https://tinyurl.com/y62eylsd). Colorado Gives is a year-round, online giving website that has raised more than $296 million for Colorado nonprofits since 2007. Donors can set up recurring donations, memorial donations, fundraising pages, and more for[Read More…]
Wreath making workshop Dec. 8
MEEKER | Horizons is hosting a holiday wreath making workshop Sunday, Dec. 8 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Meeker Coworking Space. Decorate your own holiday wreath with the help of Annie from Flora Bellas. Drinks and desserts provided by Wendll’s, Blanco Cellars and Ma Famiglia. Wreaths are $40[Read More…]
Conservation district priorities determined by landowner input
RBC | The White River and Douglas Creek Conservation Districts are hosting a landowner input session to hear what natural resource issues are the most important to you, the District taxpayer. This is your opportunity to tell the District board members what priorities should be focused on over the next[Read More…]
Days Gone By: Nov. 21, 2019
The Meeker Herald 125 years ago – Link Taggart, who is now fourth assistant general foreman of the PL outfit, was shaking hands with his numerous friends in this burg during the week. Link says a report had gained currency in the Piceance country that Jimmy Buchan was killed in[Read More…]
Changes coming to 911, dispatch services
RANGELY | The small meeting room at Rangely Town Hall was filled to capacity Tuesday with 911 emergency services professionals, police, fire, EMS, town employees, elected officials and concerned citizens to listen to Rio Blanco County Emergency Manager Ty Gates present the “State of 911 Communications.” In 2018 the Colorado[Read More…]
