MEEKER I The Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) awarded the Town of Meeker an $825,000 grant to assist with extending the water and sanitation utilities to the Curtis Creek Industrial Park and out to Thornburgh Road.
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How to deal with West Nile threat to horses, humans
RBC I Rio Blanco County’s first confirmed case of West Nile Virus was announced last Tuesday with the news that a horse on County Road 7 (Strawberry) had died following a bout with the virus.
Re-1 School District to seek increased tax mill levy
MEEKER I Meeker School District RE-1 voted Aug. 20 to seek an increase in taxes on the Nov. 5 ballot, raising income to fund the district’s current $540,000 budget deficit, to maintain classroom size and support staff, and to add to the district’s capital reserve fund.
Residents give input on use of old school
MEEKER I The Meeker Community Center Task Force requested a public meeting with the Rio Blanco County Commissioners on Monday afternoon, and approximately 29 people participated.
Butterflies for Avery…
Jim Michels, left, holds a butterfly in one hand and his daughter, Avery, in the other Friday afternoon on the Rio Blanco County Courthouse lawn as part of the Meeker Arts and Cultural Council’s Meekerpalooza, held Friday and Saturday. As a fundraiser, 100 butterflies were released in honor of Avery[Read More…]
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Suit filed to stop in-city fracking
A Loveland citizen has filed with the City Clerk’s Office a protest of petitions seeking a ballot measure setting a two-year moratorium on the practice of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, to recover oil and gas within the city limits of Loveland.
What to do if you spot a wildfire; prevention urged
The Northwest Colorado Fire Management Unit would like to thank the people who have reported wildland fires.
Sage grouse draft plans released; public comment sought on plan, DEIS
RBC I On Friday, the Bureau of Land Management and Routt National Forest released the Draft Northwest Colorado Greater Sage-Grouse Resource Management Plan Amendment and Draft Environmental Impact Statement for a 90-day public comment period.
Class of 1973…
Joined by teachers Bill Turner and Lora Hertzke, the Meeker High School Class of 1973 recently held its 40th anniversary in Meeker.
Piceance Basin wildlife habitat benefits from new restoration plan
A five-year Colorado Parks and Wildlife research project is improving techniques to restore wildlife habitat in northwest Colorado’s Piceance Basin after intense energy development.
BLM, vets, youth join to fight fires
Tara Earl is a member of the Rocky Mountain Youth Corp Veterans Fire Crew, which has been training to fight fires, has mitigated fire-supporting conditions and forage and has even fought a wildland fire in Rio Blanco County this summer.
