You never know where your words will go. Recent columns about “being civil” made their way to Indiana, where the daily Times of Northwest Indiana has initiated a Community Civility Counts campaign in partnership with the Gary, Ind., Chamber of Commerce. I received an email from the Times editor about[Read More…]
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Spaghetti dinner/dessert auction April 8
MEEKER | The Rio Blanco Rural Schools Team of RBCHS will be holding a Spaghetti dinner and dessert auction fundraiser Saturday, April 8, 5-7 p.m. at the VFW Community Center, 290 Fourth St. $10/adult, $8/senior, $5/child. Proceeds will go toward finishing restoration of the historic Coal Creek School. Come join[Read More…]
Community Calendar: April 6, 2017
– Mountain Valley Bank will be doing a “Lobby Blitz” every Wednesday to provide customers with a one on one online banking and mobile banking mini course. Our staff are eager to assist our community and banking family with the information available to them 24/7. – The Meeker Library Book[Read More…]
Days Gone By: March 30, 2017
The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago – Tight, narrow shoes, high heels, tight waists and the habit of candy eating cause in many women benumbed, tender and icy feet and age them early. – Any old time you see a man grab his female companion by the wing and[Read More…]
Weekly Call Review: March 30, 2017
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…]
Pinnacol issues $200K to RBC employers
RBC | Pinnacol Assurance, Colorado’s leading workers’ compensation insurer, will distribute $50 million in workers’ compensation dividend checks this month to its policyholders. More than 53,000 employers throughout the state—roughly 94.2 percent of the company’s policyholders—will receive a dividend in recognition of maintaining safe workplaces. Dividend checks are calculated based[Read More…]
How to contact your elected officials
MEEKER | Mayor Regas Halandras, [email protected], Town of Meeker, City Hall, 345 Market St., Meeker, Colo., 81641; 970-878-5344 (Town Manager Scott Meszaros, [email protected]. co.us; Town Clerk Lisa Cook, [email protected]) Rangely | Mayor Joe Nielsen, [email protected], Town of Rangely, City Hall, 209 E. Main St., Rangely, Colo., 81648; 970-675-8476 (Town Manager[Read More…]
Spaghetti dinner/dessert auction April 8
MEEKER | The Rio Blanco Rural Schools Team of RBCHS will be holding a Spaghetti dinner and dessert auction fundraiser Saturday, April 8, 5-7 p.m. at the VFW Community Center, 290 Fourth St. $10/adult, $8/senior, $5/child. Proceeds will go toward finishing restoration of the historic Coal Creek School. Come join[Read More…]
Call your broadband service provider
By JOSH JACKSON FIBER COMMUNITY NETWORK Special to the Herald Times RBC | It’s the spring season officially, which means everyone is excited to shake off those winter cobwebs and start enjoying the great outdoors. It also means that the Rio Blanco County Broadband project is going to be kicking back into[Read More…]
Wagon Wheel OHV Club meeting April 5
MEEKER | The Wagon Wheel OHV Club will hold the first meeting of the 2017 riding season April 5 starting at 7:30 p.m. in the Kilowatt Korner (233 Sixth St. in Meeker). The club will be holding several events and trail improvement work days this year. Support your local OHV[Read More…]
Fairfield grant applications due by April 3
MEEKER | Freeman E. Fairfield semi-annual grant applications due no later than 5 p.m., Monday, April 3. Completed applications may be submitted to a member of the trust committee: Scott Hollenbeck, Mike Hoke, Bud Ridings, Niki Turner or mailed to P.O. Box 2302. Mailed applications must be received, not postmarked,[Read More…]
