Rio Blanco County Commissioners, administrators, staff and volunteers met over the course of two weeks totaling 20+ hours of meetings to discuss the proposed 2024 budget. COUNTY ATTORNEY The County Attorney is Don Steerman, whose office provides legal counsel in connection with litigation, administrative proceedings, settlement discussions and similar proceedings.[Read More…]
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RIO HAPPENINGS: OCT. 29-NOV. 4
ARRESTS 32 year old male arrested on 11/03 on two Rio Blanco warrants. 47 year old male arrested on 11/03 for a Protection Order violation. He was released on a PR bond on 11/04 CALL SUMMARIES 10/29/2023 @ 4:46 pm. Illegal dumping occured on 7th and Pine. Two juvenilles were[Read More…]
COMMUNITY CALENDAR – NOV 9th
Milk Creek discussion Nov. 11 MEEKER | Come to the Meeker Public Library on Saturday, Nov. 11 at 2 p.m. for a discussion about “the words that tear us apart” and the “words that heal.” The essential question is what do people say to create division? Secondly, what do people[Read More…]
RBC WARRANTY DEED REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS: NOVEMBER 2022-JUNE 2023
NOVEMBER 2022 Seller: Kittle, James L Buyer: Canfield, Curtis & Crystal Description: Town of Meeker 9, 10 760 Water Street Transaction Price: $200,000 Seller: Halandras, Regas & Pegge Buyer: Overton, Lee & Stephanie Description: Sanderson Hills Subdivision 185454 235, 259 Transaction Price: $135,000 Seller: Booner Creek Farms LLC Buyer: ECR[Read More…]
Days Gone By – November 9th, 2023
Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago A good deal of “celebratin’” was indulged in Wednesday and Thursday, as a goodly number of our citizens felt very jubilant over election results. A light snow fell Monday night, and it looked a little squally election morning, but the day turned out all[Read More…]
Community Calendar: November 2, 2023
Backgammon night at Blanco Cellars MEEKER | Every Wednesday with Happy Hour food and drink menu from 4-8 p.m. All backgammon skill levels welcome! Bring your board or use ours. 317 E. Market St. Free legal clinic MEEKER | A free legal clinic for parties who have no attorney will[Read More…]
Where to find a paper now
In order to reduce expenses, we’ve limited the distribution of single copies to high-selling stores only. To ensure you get a paper every week in your mailbox, become a subscriber. To purchase extra print copies, call the newspaper office at 970-878-4017. Single-copy delivery to Rangely and Dinosaur has been discontinued[Read More…]
HOCUS POCUS – Successful Eats N’ Treats
CAITLIN WALKER/ERBM PHOTOS ERBM Recreation & Park District hosted another successful Pumpkins Eats N’ Treats in downtown Meeker Tuesday evening. Participants included the Sanderson sisters, cowboys and cowgirls from White River Dental Hygiene and Streamline Realty, and the Sesame Street muppets/ERBM staff.
County projects 8.6% increase in revenue, 2.5% increase in expenses
Rio Blanco County Commissioners, administrators, staff and volunteers from RBC’s various departments, boards and tax districts have met for a combined total of more than 15 hours this month to comb through numbers, review funding requests and set final proposed changes to the 2024 budget based on county goals. The[Read More…]
RIO HAPPENINGS: OCT. 22-28, 2023
ARRESTS There were no arrests for the week of 10/22/2023 CALL SUMMARIES 10/22/2023 @ 4:43 pm. A juvenile on a dirtbike eluded Colorado State Patrol in the area of Highway 64 & County Road 127. A deputy responded to the area and located the eluder a short time later. The[Read More…]
New Edition Alert! November 2, 2023
Hi everybody (and hello to more than 100 new subscribers!) If you’re new here, welcome! We generally send out a newsletter every week, but it’s been so crazy we missed one. Hopefully you caught all the community news in the October 26 edition, which would have been the last Herald[Read More…]
Citizen help sought in controlling cricket problem
Mormon crickets are flightless, ground-dwelling insects native to the western United States. They eat native, herbaceous perennials (forbs), grasses, shrubs and cultivated forage crops, reducing feed for grazing wildlife and livestock. In large numbers, their feeding can contribute to soil erosion, poor water quality, nutrient-depleted soils, and potentially cause damage[Read More…]
