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…]
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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…]
Do you need help with high winter heat bills?
With home heating costs expected to be at their highest levels in a decade, families struggling to keep their houses warm this winter are encouraged to see if they qualify for assistance from Energy Outreach Colorado (EOC) or the Low-income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP). EOC, which is funded through grants[Read More…]
ALL-STATE
Rangely High School senior Ryann Mergelmann, playing for the Meeker Cowboys softball team this season, has been named to the 3A all-state second team by the Colorado High School Activities Association.
Days Gone By – November 2nd, 2023
The Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago A light snow fell Tuesday night, but on the whole the weather has been lovely during the past week. Judge and Mrs. Walbridge came in from Steamboat Saturday evening. Mrs. W. will spend the winter here with the junior Walbridge family but the[Read More…]
Getting a jump on the cricket problem
In 2023, crickets invaded nine different Western states, including northwest Colorado. Anabrus simplex, or Mormon crickets, don’t bite or sting, but they do cause crop damage as they eat their way across the landscape in droves. They’ve also been blamed for traffic accidents when they migrate across county roads and[Read More…]
RIO HAPPENINGS: OCT. 15-21, 2023
ARRESTS 38 year-old male arrested on 10/19/2023 on a Rio Blanco Warrant. He bonded on 10/19/2023 37 year-old female arrested on 10/19/2023 on a Garfield County warrant. She bonded on 10/19/2023 21 year-old male arrested on 10/23/2023 for harassment and child abuse. A PR bond was granted by Magistrate McConaughy[Read More…]
BOCC makes board appointments; interim administrator starts in Nov.
RBC | Rio Blanco County Commissioners met Tuesday, Oct. 24 in Rangely for work sessions and a regular meeting. The board conducted interviews with Steven Ray Rust and Rebecca Elder for the Fair Board, Michael Selle for the Historic Preservation Board, Ginny Love and Kay Bivens for the Meeker Colorado[Read More…]
CNCC to offer dental hygiene BAS
PRESS RELEASE This January Colorado Northwestern Community College (CNCC) will begin offering a Bachelors of Applied Science (BAS) in Dental Hygiene. The BAS in Dental Hygiene is the first ever bachelor’s degree being offered at CNCC which historically has focused on career and technical education programing, two-year associate degrees, and[Read More…]
County public health may lose state grant funding
The Rio Blanco County Board of Health — the three commissioners, the public health director and the public health nurse — convened Tuesday in Rangely. Public Health Director Makayla Sheridan said the department is ready to submit its Community Health Assessment and Public Health Improvement Plan to the state. The[Read More…]
OKTOBERFEST
Rangely celebrated Oktoberfest put on by the Chamber. The pumpkin carving contest (top) was judged by the Rangely PD and Tim Webber (center.) (Center) winners were Riley Robie (12-17 Age Group), Tucker Raby (6-11 Age Group) and Morgan Raby (5 & Under Age Group.) Other festivities included free carriage rides[Read More…]
