MEEKER | Listening to the membership is a daily priority for White River Electric Association but every two years it conducts a telephone and online survey to get specific feedback on everything from customer service to renewable energy and reliability. About 300 members will be randomly selected and contacted to[Read More…]
County
Ready for Rain
As early season wildfires engulf huge swaths of the San Juans, ranchers in Rio Blanco County battle other side effects of drought conditions RBC | While Rio Blanco County may not yet register high enough on the drought scale to initiate federal assistance, the effects of the incredibly dry conditions continue[Read More…]
Hwy 13 chip sealing underway through July
RBC | The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and contractor United Companies began a fog and chip seal project on Colorado Highway 13, from mile point (MP) 20-MP 37, between Rifle and Meeker. The project started Monday, June 11, and has an anticipated completion date the end of July 2018. This[Read More…]
Free concert at Downtown Plaza June 15
MEEKER | The first concert of the 2018 Summer Entertainment Series, hosted by ERBM Recreation and Park District, will be Friday, June 15 at the Downtown Plaza. The Matt Holliday Band will be playing from 5:30-8 p.m. Bring a chair or blanket to sit on and enjoy the music!
Flag Day – June 14
“We meet to celebrate Flag Day because this flag which we honor and under which we serve is the emblem of our unity, our power, our thought and purpose as a nation. It has no other character than that which we give it from generation to generation. The choice is[Read More…]
Community Calendar: June 14, 2018
– Father’s Day Craft at Rangely Rec Center June 15, 10-11 a.m. Ages 6 and up, $10 each. Register by June 11. WRBM Recreation & Park District 970-675-8211. – Glow Pool Party at Rangely Rec Center June 15, 7-9 p.m. Ages 6 and up, $5 each. Register by June 12. WRBM[Read More…]
Weekly Call Review: May 28-June 3, 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: June 7, 2018
The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago – “Pink” Hossack, the well-known and popular freighter, has purchased the truck line—known as the Meeker-Rifle Transportation Company. “Salty” will continue as agent for the line at this end. – Freeman Fairfield sold a 2-year-old heifer the other day, and, with the proceeds,[Read More…]
Community group changes name
RBC | Brenda Bafus-Williams of Montrose is the institutional memory of the Western Colorado Congress. She has worked for the organization—which prides itself in empowering members to more effectively determine their own future and that of their communities—for more than 32 years. She writes that over her long stint with the[Read More…]
RECOGNIZE THESE FELLAS?
These photos are from a camera found on West Miller Creek. If you are the owner of the camera, or recognize any of these gentlemen, please contact the Herald Times office at 970-878-4017 or email [email protected].
Algae surveys open
RBC | It is springtime and the White River Conservation District (WRCD) is looking forward to proceeding with the White River Algae Technical Advisory Groups’ (TAG) mission, “To ascertain what is driving the algae growth in the White River to improve the overall health of the watershed.” The District has finalized[Read More…]
Watchdogs, locals express concerns over land exchange
By REED KELLEY [email protected] RBC | Public Lands Group Weighs In Representatives of Colorado Wild Public Lands (CWPL), a Basalt-based organization that for more than 10 years has specialized in proponent-driven public land exchanges attended the BLM’s informational meeting May 23 on the proposed Buffalo Horn Land Exchange in Meeker.[Read More…]
