RBC | Club 20 organization—an amalgamation of county, municipal, business and individual members advocating for the well-being of our 20 some western Colorado counties—recently hosted a debate for the candidates of the Third Congressional District, which includes Rio Blanco County, as well as eight State House Districts, three State Senate[Read More…]
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County Beat: September 20, 2018
RBC | Support for Blueprint 2.0 and Trade Zone The commissioners agreed to send a letter to the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trades supporting the Colorado Blueprint 2.0 Program. They believe the program is focused on supporting rural communities They also approved a letter to the Grand[Read More…]
Schools strive to feed students
RBC | Any parent or school teacher can tell you that before a child is able to learn, their primary needs, including nutrition, must be met. As local schools recognized the growing number of hungry students they have instituted a variety of programs to help battle student hunger. “It is very[Read More…]
RBC Sheriff appointed to POST board by governor
RBC| Rio Blanco County Sheriff Anthony Mazzola has been appointed to a three-year term on the Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST) board by Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper.
LIFE IS GRAND …
CAITLIN WALKER | HERALD TIMES Colorado Grand made its annual stop in Meeker last Thursday with lunch and entertainment downtown co-hosted by Pioneers Healthcare Foundation and the Meeker Lions Club. In its 30th year, Colorado Grand has been a great supporter of Pioneers Healthcare Foundation, with grants for the helicopter[Read More…]
Plan ahead for next week’s broadband outages
MEEKER | Rio Blanco County will be conducting major maintenance on the fiber network in Meeker from 12-6 a.m., starting Saturday, Sept. 22 and ending Saturday, Sept. 29. This maintenance is the final step in finalizing the fiber network and moving the fiber to the Rio Blanco County Data Center in[Read More…]
Community Calendar: September 20, 2018
– MHS Softball Clinic. 10 a.m. to noon Sept. 21 at Paintbrush Park Field No. 1. Boys and girls K-8th grade are invited to this free softball clinic run by the MHS Softball Team. ERBM Recreation and Park District 970-878-3403. – National Public Lands Day Volunteering at Sanderson Hills Park[Read More…]
Networking Meeting Sept. 25
RANGELY | The next Community Networking Meeting will be held at CNCC in Rangely on Sept. 25 from 12-1:30 p.m. Rangely School Superintendent Matthew Scoggins will be providing updates regarding their focus for 2018/19 school year. Lunch will be provided. If you are able to attend this meeting please RSVP to 970-675-3219[Read More…]
Weekly Call Review: Sept. 3-9, 2018
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…]
Days Gone By: September 13, 2018
The Meeker Herald 125 years ago – District Attorney Johnstone received a letter recently from J.H. Bloodworth, formerly of this valley, asking if he would sign a petition for his pardon from the state penitentiary. We believe the letter was indefinitely tabled. – Through the courtesy of Mr. F.N. JoHantgen,[Read More…]
GOLDEN SPADE …
Brenda and Peter West of Rangely were the July residential winners of the Golden Spade award, and Moosehead Lodge, accepted by manager Terry Drake, was the business winner. COURTESY PHOTOS
ON THE MAP …
Rio Blanco County presented the Coal Creek School with a replica of a 1917 U.S. map on Friday, Sept. 7. Kay Bivens (left) and Janet Clark (right) with the Rio Blanco County Historical Society, hold up the map while second graders from Ridgeview Elementary in Moffat County look on. The[Read More…]
