Barbara Jane Bland March 22, 1942 ~ March 9, 2018 Barbara Jane Bland, 75, passed away at home on March 9, 2018. She was born to Lois Beck on March 22, 1942, in Ohio. Barbara married Harold Bland on June 19, 1959, in Las Vegas, Nev. Barbara and Harold made[Read More…]
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Prescribed burn planned for Miller Creek area
RBC | The Upper Colorado River Interagency Fire and Aviation Management Unit (UCR) is preparing to conduct several prescribed burns on White River National Forest and Bureau of Land Management lands in Eagle, Garfield, Pitkin and Rio Blanco counties, weather and conditions permitting. Prescribed burns are implemented to provide benefits to[Read More…]
Robotics …
Rhiwan Williams and Drew Drake from Kirstie Strate’s fifth-grade class demonstrated their robotic project Friday at Meeker Elementary School. Fellow team member Haley Rippy, from Keri Grieser’s class, is not pictured. The robotics project, taught by Ann Bailey, takes 45 minutes a week for eight weeks to teach coding to[Read More…]
Road and bridge questions claim dump fees have increased
RBC | There haven’t been any increases to landfill dump fees in Rio Blanco County for nearly a decade. In fact, the county last changed its rates in 2009. A letter from Eagle River Water Services, providers of residential trash services in Meeker for the last four months, indicates that[Read More…]
Arrow of Light …
Scout Pack 189, sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has awarded the Arrow of Light, Cub Scouting’s highest achievement, to Clay Allred, son of Hank and Julie Allred, and Davin Hinkle, son of Josh and Trish Hinkle. Pictured are Hank, Julie and Clay Allred, Cub Master[Read More…]
Moving livestock? Call Community Counts first
RBC | Spring is just around the corner and we know a lot of the ranchers in the area will be moving their livestock to other pastures. Community Counts Colorado (CCC), an organization that works to help promote open communication between the community and energy/extraction industries, would be happy to provide[Read More…]
Meeker residents encouraged to attend historic district presentation March 20
MEEKER | Meeker National Register Historic District (MNHD) consultant Carl McWilliams, owner of Cultural Resource Historians, will provide a public presentation on the designation on Tuesday, March 20 at 7 p.m. at Meeker Town Hall. All are welcome and encouraged to attend to learn about the economic development, tax credit and[Read More…]
Track practice …
Members of Meeker’s track program were recently running the streets getting ready for the season, which will feature their first home meet in several years. The Bob King Track, which was new last year, will host a home meet March 30 and coach John Strate is asking for volunteers to[Read More…]
Obituary: Michael Don Kochenower
Michael Don Kochenower Aug. 20, 1953 ~ March 7, 2018 Michael Don Kochenower passed away on March 7, 2018, in Scottsdale, Ariz. He is survived by his four sons: Tyrrell Kochenower of Meeker, Colo., Trevor Kochenower of Grand Junction, Colo., Trenton Kochenower of Ft. Collins, Colo., and Troy Kochenower of Grand[Read More…]
Fireman’s Ball …
Meeker Fire & Rescue celebrated 85 years of service to the community at the annual banquet Saturday, March 10 at the Fairfield Center. Among the awards presented by Fire Chief Terry Skidmore and Assistant Fire Chief Vaughn Moody were Officer of the year to Luke Pelloni (left), Firefighter of the[Read More…]
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County’s historical society explores Barn Quilt Trail participation
RBC | All across the country, just off many remote highways and roads, are barns and other historical buildings decorated with a large painted quilt squares. The quilt designates the building as having historical importance and are often part of trail system designed to take tourists on a historical tour of[Read More…]
