Meeker | Current and new 4-H members join us Jan. 5 from 4-7:30 p.m. for sledding and tubing at Paintbrush Park followed by chili and hot chocolate at the RBC Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall. Please bring your own sled. The CSU extension agent, 4-H program director and local 4-H leaders will[Read More…]
County
Community Calendar: January 5, 2017
– Meeker 4-H Enrollment Night and Sledding Party. Jan. 5 from 4-7:30 p.m. at Paintbrush Park and the RBC Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall. Call 878-9490 for more information. – Family Ice Fishing Day Jan. 7 from noon to 4:30 p.m. at Lake Avery. Call 878-3403 or visit meekerrecdistrict.com. – Super Snowday[Read More…]
Meeker Education benefit Jan. 29
MEEKER | On Jan. 29 (the Sunday before the Super Bowl), the Meeker Education Foundation will hold its third annual benefit dinner and auction. The evening’s proceeds will help fund the foundation’s grant award program for the coming school year which provides staff/student grant awards for academic/activity enrichment opportunities and[Read More…]
NOVEMBER 2016 WARRANTY DEEDS
SELLER: NICOLE SIMONES BUYER: JOSEPH AND CASSI ROSE DESCRIPTION: SAGE HILLS RESUBDIVISION 261792 22 7 1341 SAGE RIDGE ROAD TRANSACTION PRICE: $268,000.00 SELLER: TODD AND SHALECE LOW BUYER: KADIAN DENISON AND JERAMIE AND NICOLE FIELDER DESCRIPTION: TAMARRON SUBDIVISION 194871 19 239 E RAVEN AVENUE TRANSACTION PRICE: $145,000.00 SELLER: LISA AND[Read More…]
Historical Society annual meeting Jan. 8
MEEKER | The annual membership meeting for the Rio Blanco County Historical Society will be held Sunday, Jan. 8, from 1-3 p.m. at the Old West Heritage Culture Center in Meeker (517 Park Ave.). There will be a luncheon, annual reports, and the election of officers. The historical society board[Read More…]
King finishes cross-country run
Snowpack in Yampa/White River Basins at 108 percent of normal
RBC | Despite a meager amount of precipitation and unusually warm weather this fall and winter, the Yampa and White River Basins are reporting 108 percent of their median snowpack with 100 percent of water precipitation for the year to date, according to a Dec. 26 report from the United[Read More…]
Ice fishing day rescheduled for Jan. 7
MEEKER | The ERBM Recreation & Park District Family Ice Fishing Day has been tentatively rescheduled for Saturday, Jan. 7. For more information, please contact ERBM Recreation & Park District at 970-878-3403.
BLM taking public comments on sage-grouse projects
RBC | The Bureau of Land Management is accepting comments on a plan to streamline the approval process for habitat improvement projects to benefit Greater Sage-Grouse and other wildlife in northwestern Colorado. As BLM begins developing a programmatic environmental assessment that takes a broad look at possible projects in sagebrush[Read More…]
Safe driving practices around snowplows
RBC | The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) encourages drivers to be aware of snowplow operations as crews are actively working to maintain the roadways. “In the past few weeks, several passenger vehicles have crashed into our plow trucks while they were clearing snow from the roads. All were attempting[Read More…]
Bidding farewell to 2016 and welcoming 2017
RBC | Contentious, tumultuous and full of surprises are all ways to describe 2016. It was “the best of times, and the worst of times.” Here’s a brief glimpse at some of the things that transpired during the last 12 months in Rio Blanco County. – Pioneers Medical Center welcomed[Read More…]
Applicants sought for noxious weed management grants
RBC | The Colorado Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for 2017 Noxious Weed Management grants. This year, the Department plans to award more than $755,000 in grant funds to organizations and associations for projects that focus on controlling the state’s designated noxious weeds. Of that amount, over $105,000[Read More…]