MEEKER | Fifteen people gathered in the Meeker High School auditorium Tuesday for presentations from House District 57 State Representative Bob Rankin (R-Carbondale), and his wife Joyce Rankin, our Congressional District 3 member of the State Board of Education (SBE). Most attending the meeting were Meeker School District employees or[Read More…]
County
County has good showing at Colorado State Fair in 2016
RBC | Rio Blanco County was extremely well represented at the 2016 Colorado State Fair. Our county had 30 indoor exhibits that qualified to go to state fair. We also had six members compete in the shooting sports competitions. Several livestock exhibitors competed and six of our livestock judging members[Read More…]
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Taxing error, reduced valuation lead to 83 percent cut for conservation districts
RBC I The tax valuation within Rio Blanco County has dropped considerably this year and taxpayers will be paying a reduced amount in 2016. Therefore, the county and special districts within the county will be receiving less. The conservation districts’ tax revenues will be reduced significantly more due to an[Read More…]
Community Calendar: September 29, 2016
VFW Tootsie Care Day Oct. 1 from 12-3 p.m. Toenail trimming for anyone 74 years and younger that has trouble with this task. Please call 878-5738 to schedule appointment. Vicki will call you back. Free monthly movie Oct. 3 at 1:30 p.m. in the Meeker Rec Center MP room Featured[Read More…]
News Briefs: September 29, 2016
Fairfield grant applications due Oct. 3 Meeker | The Freeman E. Fairfield Charitable Trust semi-annual grant application deadline is 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 3. Applications may be mailed to P.O. Box 2302, Meeker, CO 81641 or delivered to Diane Dunham, 438 E. Market. Mailed applications must be received—not postmarked—by Oct.[Read More…]
Boosters: September 29, 2016
Days Gone By: September 22, 2016
Meeker Herald — 100 years ago Every man and woman in America—every youth and girl over 15 years should see “The Escape” tin seven stirring reels at The Princess, Wednesday night. Endorsed by press and pulpit. Admission, 35 cents, children 20 cents. Ignorant natures view with suspicion all things that[Read More…]
BLM director says wild horses in captivity will not be euthanized
RBC I Yesterday BLM head Neil Kornze announced that the BLM was not accepting the recommendation from the National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board—an independent panel comprised of members of the public—to destroy wild horses in holding and to offer wild horses that had been passed over for adoption[Read More…]
Smoky mountains …
Smoke from the Lost Solar Fire on the Flat Tops was visible upriver Tuesday morning. The fire is expected to continue burning until the first snow. Pat Turner Photo
