MEEKER | The first annual Saint Pat’s Day Festival in Meeker is set for March 17. There will be activities for kids in the afternoon and a dance with an Irish theme later in the evening at the Hugus Building. Leading up to the event we will be raising funds[Read More…]
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Beef Quality Assurance Workshop Feb. 28
MEEKER | Beef Quality Assurance Workshop to be held at the CSU Extension office in Meeker, Colo., Feb. 28. With recent media attention concerning the quality and safety of beef production, CSU Cooperative Extension, the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association, the Colorado Livestock Association, the Colorado Department of Agriculture and the Colorado[Read More…]
Commissioners meet in Rangely
RBC | The new board of county commissioners held its first Rangely meeting on Tuesday. In addition to commissioner updates the board also moved forward with a resolution regarding a new hydroelectric plant and increased fiscal support of the Wolf Creek Water Storage Project. The commissioners held a public hearing[Read More…]
Community Networking Group Feb. 28
RANGELY | The next Community Networking Group meeting will be on Tuesday, Feb. 28 in the Weiss Conference Room from noon to 1:30 p.m. Community Networking presents: Bonnie Peterson, Executive Director of AGNC (Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado). In an interview right after she took on the job, Petersen said[Read More…]
Plane extracted from Flat Tops Wilderness by helicopter
MEEKER | When a small single-engine airplane performed an emergency landing in the Flat Tops Wilderness in January, everyone breathed a sigh of relief that plane’s occupants were able to walk away from the event uninjured. But that’s not the end of the story. The pilot and his wife were[Read More…]
Community Calendar: February 23, 2017
– Free legal clinic at Meeker Public Library for parties who have no attorney from 2-3 p.m. on March 8. Call 970-878-5911 to be added to the sign-up sheet. – Mountain Valley Bank will be doing a “Lobby Blitz” every Wednesday. This event is to provide customers with a one[Read More…]
Gun and knife show in Vernal March 18-19
VERNAL | Gun and knife show in Vernal, Utah, March 18-19 at the Uintah Conference Center, 313 E. 200 S. Open to the public. Saturday 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Admission $5, proceeds donated to Buckskin Hills Shooting Area. Contact [email protected] or call Bill Lewis at 435-781-1848 or[Read More…]
Weekly Call Review: February 16, 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…]
Days Gone By: February 16, 2017
The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago – Outside papers are commenting on the fact that Rio Blanco and Baca counties are the only strictly “dry” counties in Colorado. On the face of the “returns,” it does look as though our citizens are reduced to the necessity of singing that[Read More…]
Chevron project anticipates 400 temporary contractors coming to Rangely in June
RBC | The Rangely Town Council spent Valentine’s Day in a council meeting. In addition to updates from the town manager, they also discussed the working agreement with the new Board of County Commissioners for Better City’s consulting efforts and joining with the county in requesting a repeal of BLM[Read More…]
RBC commissioners agree to extend moratorium on impact fees
RBC | The Rio Blanco County Board of Commissioners, after discussion prior to the regular meeting with local operators, approved Resolution 2017-08 on Feb. 13, which extends a 2015 moratorium on impact fees for another year, beginning February 2017. In 2008 Rio Blanco County was the first Colorado county to[Read More…]
