The line was not terrible, but the flow was consistently busy on Saturday morning during the annual 9Health Fair, held at Meeker Elementary School. Margie Joy, the Pioneers Medical Center public information officer and the Pioneers Healthcare Foundations’s executive director, said Monday that roughly 500 persons attended the fair for[Read More…]
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From My Window: Health fair, Foundation dinner were successes
Had a great time Saturday, visiting the 9Health Fair in the morning in Meeker and the Colorado Northwestern Community College Foundation Dinner in Rangely that evening.
CPW hosts Native Fish Information open house tonight in Craig
RBC I Colorado Parks and Wildlife and its partners with the Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program will host a Native Fish Informational Open House in Craig today from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Craig City Council chambers.
Three Meeker teenagers hurt seriously in vehicle accident
MEEKER I Just before midnight on Friday, a two-car accident occurred on Rio Blanco County Road 13 (Flag Creek Road) injuring three Meeker youths in the primary vehicle. The driver and passenger of the second vehicle, also Meeker youths, were uninjured.
Ute guests honored at county historical society’s meeting
MEEKER I The Rio Blanco County Historical Society had hoped to have a nice luncheon and conversation about their shared heritage with the Ute guests who came to the quarterly meeting on Sunday afternoon. But, they never dreamed it would be such a transparent and rich dialogue from both sides[Read More…]
Classifieds: April 14, 2016
Ads for 04/14/16 ANNOUNCEMENTS ATV, Boat and Snowmobile Owners! You can now renew your Colorado OHV registrations on line at: www.parks.state.co.us The Rio Blanco Herald Times accepts all major credit cards. You can fax your classified ad or subscription to (970)878-4016 or email to: [email protected] RIO BLANCO Masonic Lodge #80[Read More…]
Meeker sets monthly farmers’ markets for June start
MEEKER I The town of Meeker has announced the dates for the upcoming 2016 Farmers’ Market, starting in June. The market, new this year, will be held on Saturdays, once a month, June through September from 8 a.m. to noon. The dates will be: June 11, July 23, Aug. 13,[Read More…]
A Look at the West: This is just exactly what an oil bust looks like
RBC I In early March, Daniel Fine, associate director of the New Mexico Center for Energy Policy, told a gathering of tribal energy officials that the oil bust is officially on. Those gathered, however, sure as heck didn’t need an expert to tell them that.
Letter to the Editor: David Luzmoor on Fire Board members
Dear Editor: I ask that you offer the following comment to your readers in order to balance the prospective on the Meeker Fire Protection District Board of Directors.
Muley…
The wildlife was out in the open on Sunday afternoon enjoying the warming sun and light breeze as spring is slowly making its presence known. This doe was part of a group of four mule deer does along County Road 8 only about 10 miles east of town. This was[Read More…]
Highway 13 North closed at Craig today
RBC I A full closure of Highway 13 will take place today from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. just south of Craig.
35 members of Meeker Community Wrestling Club place at Craig meet
MEEKER I Winning a high school team state championship has created a lot of excitement in the Meeker wrestling program. The middle school season was just completed and the youth programs in the northwest corner of the state have started. More than 90 youth wrestlers are in the Meeker Community[Read More…]
