RBC | The Rio Blanco County Commissioners held a special meeting Thursday, Aug. 1 in Meeker. Commissioner Doug Overton was present, while Commissioners Jennifer O’Hearon and Ty Gates joined via Google Meets. The meeting was a work session intended to provide opportunities for the commissioners to come together and study[Read More…]
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RIO HAPPENINGS: JuLY 28-Aug 3, 2024
ARRESTS A 28 year-old male was arrested on 8/4/2024 by Rangely PD and taken to jail for Domestic Violence and False Imprisonment. He remains in custody. CALL SUMMARIES 7/28/2024 @ 11:52 am. A Meeker resident got a surprise when he started his car and found a cat in the engine.[Read More…]
COMMUNITY CALENDAR – August 8th, 2024
MACC community theater production of Mamma Mia! Aug. 8-10 MEEKER | The Meeker Arts and Cultural Council (MACC) presents “Mamma Mia” by the Community Theater. Showings are Aug. 8 and 9 at 7 p.m., and Aug. 10 at 3 p.m. at Meeker High School Auditorium. MACC is celebrating 15 years[Read More…]
DAYS GONE BY – August 8th
Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago A lovely morning greeted the good people of this valley this morning, and it looks as tho’ the rain is over for the time being. Cattle buyers were numerous this week. “Announce another boy down at our house!” is the way Mr. David Smith[Read More…]
Meet & Greet with Adam Frisch
RBC Fair Week wraps up Saturday
RBC | As of press time, the shows of Dog, Cat, Poultry, Rabbit and Goat will have known Champions. All of the Horse Show events are completed, yet the competitors will continue to enjoy their passion for horses and stock. Coming on Thursday morning will be the Swine Show with[Read More…]
Inside Community Development with Leif Joy and Matt Franks
MEEKER | Leif Joy, who is a prominent figure in the community, is known for wearing many different “hats” in terms of his job descriptions. Last Friday, Joy and his co-worker, Matt Franks, sat down to discuss the various roles of the Community Development Department. The department handles numerous tasks,[Read More…]
COUNTY BEAT – August 1st, 2024
RBC to join Mesa and Montrose counties in lawsuit over severance tax funding RBC | In a special meeting held Monday, July 29, the Rio Blanco County Commissioners approved a resolution authorizing the county attorney’s office to join a lawsuit against the State of Colorado alongside Mesa and Montrose counties.[Read More…]
RIO HAPPENINGS: JULY 21-28, 2024
ARRESTS A 35 year-old male was arrested by Meeker PD for out of county Warrants. He remains in custody. CALL SUMMARIES 7/21/2024 @ 10:08 pm. Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office assisted with a fire near Prospect/River St. in the town limits of Rangely. The fire was contained at 10:38 pm.[Read More…]
COMMUNITY CALENDAR – August 1st, 2024
Grand Opening for Grant Family Dentistry in Rangely today, Aug. 1 RANGELY | Grant Family Dentistry is expanding to Rangely, incorporating Dr. Myers’s practice and offering a full range of dental services, including clear aligners and surgical procedures. The new office will be open Tuesday and Wednesday from 8 a.m.[Read More…]
BLM moves to sync oil and gas management with state big-game protections
RBC | The federal Bureau of Land Management has published a new plan (https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2018400/570) for managing public lands which will put oil and gas management in sync with Colorado’s big-game conservation policies. Suzanne O’Neill, executive director of the Colorado Wildlife Federation, said the proposed final plan, which will impact BLM-managed[Read More…]
DAYS GONE BY – August 1st, 2024
Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago Miss Percy Beard returned to Meeker last Saturday evening, after an absence of nearly two years, in attendance at Campbell University, Holton, Kansas. Miss Beard is in poor health, the result of over study. The general land office has finally permitted the Utah sheep[Read More…]
