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…]
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Get your 2019 health insurance now
RBC | Connect for Health Colorado open enrollment for health insurance ends Dec. 15, 2018. Depending on your income and family size, you may qualify for premium tax credits and cost-sharing reductions to lower your monthly health insurance costs. The Rio Blanco County Department of Human Services and Greg Neal[Read More…]
ERBM tumbling and dance expo Dec. 14
MEEKER | The public is invited to support the local ERBM Recreation and Park District tumblers and dancers as they showcase their skills on Friday, Dec. 14 at the Meeker Elementary School gym during the annual Tumbling and Dance Expo. Admission is free. The performances will begin at 5:30 p.m.[Read More…]
Algae Group meeting Friday, Dec. 14
MEEKER | The next White River Algae Technical Advisory Group (TAG) meeting is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 14 from 1-4 p.m. at the Sheriff’s Training Room in Meeker (355 Fourth St.). We will send the agenda out as we get closer to the meeting date. This room will be a[Read More…]
County Beat: December 6, 2018
RBC | In what was one of the very last board of county commissioners (BOCC) meetings left for outgoing commissioner and current board chair Shawn Bolton, the BOCC held a special meeting at the courthouse in Meeker Thursday, Nov. 28. The gathering began with a couple work session topics. Bolton was[Read More…]
Yampa-White-Green Basin Roundtable fills three vacancies
RBC | There are 30 possible voting seats on the Yampa-White-Green Basin Roundtable which meets every other month, usually in Craig. At the Roundtable’s November meeting, three individuals were elected to vacancies. Normal Roundtable terms are for five years. New members are elected by active Roundtable members. Will Myers, who grew[Read More…]
2018 marks 100th anniversary of ‘Spanish Flu’ epidemic
RBC | As talented as humans are at destruction, Mother Nature has us beat. On Nov. 11, 1918, the world celebrated the end of the War to End All Wars, blissfully oblivious of the century of even greater bloodshed that awaited them. And as civilians flooded into the streets and the[Read More…]
Award …
In his eighth and final year as a Rio Blanco County commissioner, Shawn Bolton received the Distinguished Service Award from Colorado Counties, Inc. (CCI) at the association’s Winter Conference in Colorado Springs last month. The award is given to a commissioner who has demonstrated length of service as a commissioner[Read More…]
State water reps question need for White River Dam at Wolf Creek
RBC | The Colorado Water Conservation Board has given $843,338 to the Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District since 2013 to study a potential dam on the White River, yet officials at the Colorado Division of Water Resources say the project appears “speculative” and Rio Blanco lacks evidence for its claims for[Read More…]
Holiday Meeker Market Dec. 7-8
MEEKER | Stop by to browse items from arts and crafts vendors, commercial and manufacturing vendors, direct sales and home party merchandisers, farmers market and food item vendors, traditional heritage trades, goat milk soaps and candles, health and wellness, woodworking. Friday, Dec. 7 from 12-6 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 8[Read More…]
“How to Start a Business” workshop
RANGELY | The Rio Blanco County Small Business Development Center will be holding a free “How to Start A Business” Workshop in Rangely on Friday, Dec. 7 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Rangely Town Hall. Lunch will be provided. For more information visit the RBC SBDC Facebook page[Read More…]
Support UMC mission trip to Puerto Rico
MEEKER | The Meeker United Methodist Church will be providing chili at the Holiday Meeker Market Dec. 7-8 in exchange for a donation to support the church’s mission trip to Puerto Rico in January.
