County

Rio Blanco County Days Gone By

The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago • P.F. Welch has sold his saloon business to John C. Richardson of Glenwood, T.A. House and H.W. Gifford of Rifle. • Luther Dennison of Rocky Ford and Meeker today rode the bucking bull and won the $100 purse offered for this feat.

NSDAR dedicates Wallihan grave site

On Aug. 21, the Augusta Wallihan Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution dedicated the newly renovated and landscaped grave site of A.G. and Augusta Wallihan in Lay. This was the first historic preservation project completed by the chapter that was organized in 2009.

Energy taxes distributed to local boards

RBC I Local governing bodies received word last week about the money they would receive from direct distributions from severance tax and federal mineral lease funds. However, how long those funds will continue — at least at recent levels — is uncertain.