RBC | According to the meteorologists it is now officially summer. That means there will be a lot more motorcycles on our roadways. So that is this month’s topic. I was a motor officer for the State Patrol for 11 years, so I have a few insights when dealing with[Read More…]
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Community Calendar: July 4, 2019
– Meeker Summer Rodeo Series Thursdays at 7 p.m. at RBC Fairgrounds. July 11, 18, 25; Aug. 1, 8 and 15. $5 at gate, 12 and under at 65+ free! Nightly raffle. – Gentleman’s Group “Geezer Gather” every Thursday at 9 a.m. at the Meeker Veteran’s Community Center. 290 4th[Read More…]
We hold these truths to be self-evident …
IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776 The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate[Read More…]
RBC Weekly Call Review: June 27, 2019
The following information is a weekly review of the calls for service that were reported to the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Communications Office. If you have any questions or would like an explanation of the call types listed please call 878-9600. We will not regularly post any information as to[Read More…]
Voter registration mailings from non-profit cause confusion
RBC | Some Rio Blanco County residents may have received a confusing message about their voter registration status in the mail recently, and Clerk and Recorder Boots Campbell wants to make sure they know the material did not come from the county or the State of Colorado. The mailed packets[Read More…]
Days Gone By: June 27, 2019
The Meeker Herald 125 years ago – A band of gypsies are camped at the edge of town, and they are ever on the alert for stray sheckels. Besides telling fortunes (for which they ask from $2 to $20) they are ready to match horses with any and all comers.[Read More…]
NEW BUSINESS …
New Business Profile: Taylor Electrical Services, LLC J.D. Taylor, owner and operator of Taylor Electrical Services, has worked in the field of residential and commercial electrical services for more than 18 years. After years of working for other large electrical companies, Taylor opened the doors of his own business in[Read More…]
RBC to get $584,028 in PILT funds this year
RBC | U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt announced that 56 local governments in Colorado are receiving a total of $39.9 million under the 2019 Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program. Rio Blanco County will receive $584,028 this year, a slight increase from 2018’s $569,036. “Payments in lieu[Read More…]
Lightning ‘fries’ broadband tower, CR 8 residents without internet
RBC | Last week’s stormy weather proved detrimental to the county’s broadband program, as a direct hit to the side of the Pollard tower bypassed the lightning and grounding rod and melted most of the components inside, cutting internet service to 69 residents along County Road 8. The loss of[Read More…]
Despite reports, Mind Springs Health not closing doors
RBC | Mind Springs Health is not “closing down all our doors and ceasing all services,” following a change in the state’s crisis policy, said vice-president Chriss P. Flynn via email Monday, following a story published in several western slope newspapers last week. In a press release, Mind Springs Health,[Read More…]
New law amends Colorado Clean Indoor Act to ban vaping indoors
RBC | Starting Monday, July 1, vaping will be prohibited indoors in most public places. The new law aligns smoking and vaping by adding vaping to the Colorado Clean Indoor Air Act, which already prohibited smoking indoors in most public places. The change comes as Colorado high school students are[Read More…]
Historical fund workshop July 10
MEEKER | Create the future and honor the past with History Colorado. The History Colorado State Historical Fund wants to help you earn grant money for historic preservation and archaeology projects that matter to you and your community. Attend a free grant workshop at the Mountain Valley Bank meeting room[Read More…]
