Special to the Herald Times MEEKER | Colorado Parks and Wildlife is sharing important information to keep you, your family and your pets safe from rattlesnakes. Recently, an 11-year old boy was bitten by a rattlesnake during a biking accident near Golden. He fortunately survived thanks to his father’s quick[Read More…]
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GOCO awards CPW grant for thermal drone
RBC | The Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) board awarded an $11,500 grant to Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) to deploy a drone to better manage wildlife and protect natural resources in the northwest region of the state. The grant is part of GOCO’s CPW Director’s Innovation Fund (DIF), a partnership[Read More…]
Days Gone By: July 6, 2023
The Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago Reverend Davis took M.E. Sunday school students at Robertson place to a picnic in Powell Park with a turnout of 33 students. This inspired Reverend Handel of St. James Episcopal church to do the same. Thomas F. Dunn, brother of John, of Big[Read More…]
Rio Happenings: June 18-24, 2023
ARRESTS A 39 year-old male was arrested on 6/19/2023 for abusing toxic vapors, driving under restraint and careless driving. A PR bond was granted 6/20/2023 by Magistrate McConaughy. A 24 year-old male was arrested on 6/21/2023 on a Rio Blanco County warrant as well as a Moffat County warrant for[Read More…]
Boyd retires …
Retired Judge James Boyd reflected on his 20 years serving the 9th Judicial District during a retirement party Tuesday, June 27. Boyd thanked his colleagues, commending their work and competence, and expressing hope for the future in their hands. “These principles that we try and follow the rules of law[Read More…]
Community Calendar: June 29, 2023
Play a part in the Pageant MEEKER | Practices for the Meeker Pageant are June 27-29 at 6:30 p.m. at the Rio Blanco County Fairgrounds. Meet by the grandstands. Youth must have a parent or guardian come to the first practice to sign required paperwork. The Pageant performance will be[Read More…]
Applications open for Camp Good Grief
RBC | HopeWest, a leading nonprofit organization committed to providing support and guidance to individuals and families facing grief and loss, is grateful to announce the return of its highly anticipated annual Camp Good Grief. This transformative camp offers a safe and nurturing environment for children and teens in grades[Read More…]
WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU LEMONS …
RBC economic update released
MEEKER | While the numbers for Rio Blanco County’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) have suffered due to large losses in oil and gas output since 2020, other factors remain fairly constant, including employment, median household income, and inflationary pressure, according to an economic update for the first quarter of 2023[Read More…]
Days Gone By: June 29, 2023
The Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago A man in Virginia, rode 40 miles to Fairfax Station, for the express purpose of getting Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy, and took home with him a dozen bottles of medicine. Another old landmark began to disappear this week. The adobe where Judge Hazen once[Read More…]
Play a part in the Meeker Pageant
Practices for the Meeker Pageant are June 27-29 at 6:30 p.m. at the Rio Blanco County Fairgrounds. Meet by the grandstands. Youth must have a parent or guardian come to the first practice to sign the required paperwork. The Pageant performance will be Sunday, July 2 in the evening.
CLEARING THE WAY …
With the amount of snow that fell on the Flat Tops this winter clearing a couple of the county’s highest roads took a little longer than usual. Rio Blanco County Road and Bridge Operator Steven Brickey took pictures of the process of cutting through remaining snowdrifts at Ripple Creek and[Read More…]
