RBC | At its May meeting, the Parks and Wildlife Commission approved $6.24 million to fund 52 trail projects across Colorado as recommended by CPW for its 2023-2024 OHV Trail Grant funding awards. The grant funding comes from the purchase of over 200,000 Colorado OHV registrations/permits and the federal Recreational[Read More…]
County
Fewer licenses, shorter hunting seasons this year
RBC | Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) and the Parks and Wildlife Commission made unprecedented big-game hunting license reductions and shortened some season dates due to severe weather conditions this past winter season. At the May Parks and Wildlife Commission meeting, CPW staff gave a presentation on the Deer, Elk,[Read More…]
Days Gone By: June 1, 2023
The Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago Mrs. Lockwood and daughter, Miss Bloomfield and Mr. __ had a good scare while crossing the Wilber ford last Sunday. The water was quite high and their team balked when about a quarter of the distance was made, and their appeal for help[Read More…]
Colorado Court of Appeals rules sheriff’s office can be held liable in 2016 wrongful death suit
RBC | The Colorado Court of Appeals has ruled that the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office can be held civilly liable for the death by suicide of Catherine Rowell in 2016 while Rowell was held in the Rio Blanco County Detention Center. Rowell was arrested in Rangely on Feb. 12,[Read More…]
County Beat: May 25, 2023
RBC | Rio Blanco County Budget and Finance Director Janae Stanworth and other staff guided the board through upcoming grant applications for the next few months during work sessions on Tuesday. The first grant application for a Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) grant would be for $77K of which the[Read More…]
Rio Happenings: May 13-21, 1023
ARRESTS A male party was arrested on a warrant on 5/14/2023. Call summaries 5/14/2023 @ 1:40 am. A mother and father walked into the Sheriff’s Office to report they didn’t want their adult son in the residence anymore due to verbal abuse. The adult son had not done anything criminal[Read More…]
Community Calendar: May 25, 2023
Memorial Day ceremony details MEEKER | The V.F.W. Post 5843, its Auxiliary, and the American Legion Post 74 will be starting its Memorial Day ceremonies at 0930 at the Fifth Street bridge with the ceremony and bridge dedication. Then we will move to the 10th Street bridge for another bridge[Read More…]
Grant received for riparian restoration
RBC | RiversEdge West (REW) is pleased to accept a $48,788 grant award from the Colorado River District’s Community Funding Partnership to continue important riverside (riparian) restoration work along the White River in Rio Blanco County. REW leads the White River Partnership (WRP), a group committed to restoring and maintaining[Read More…]
Days Gone By: May 25, 2023
The Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago – Garfield Street is being cleared of sagebrush, and if anyone wants to work out his poll-tax he is at liberty to go up there and grub out say two acres a day — four acres in all — or pay $2 in[Read More…]
Rio Happenings: May 7-13, 2023
ARRESTS A 27 year old male was arrested on 5/10/2023 on an out of County warrant. A 39 year old male was arrested on 5/12/2023 for huffing. A PR bond was granted 5/14/23. A 26 year old male was arrested for an assault on 5/13/2023 and a PR bond was[Read More…]
Community Calendar: May 18, 2023
Piceance Range Improvement Day May 20 MEEKER | Piceance Mustangs will have their Range Improvement Day and barbecue on Saturday, May 20 beginning at 10 a.m. The public is invited and encouraged to attend. The range improvement day will consist of cleaning up the area and sealing the north Barcus[Read More…]
$10.1 million project to improve Harpers Corner Road begins May 30
DINOSAUR | A $10.1 million construction project to improve the Harpers Corner Road within Dinosaur National Monument will begin on May 30. The project includes reconstruction and repaving of seven miles of roadway and adjacent parking areas from US Highway 40 to the Escalante Overlook, plus replacement of drainage structures[Read More…]
