MEEKER I MHS Art Instructor Ben Quinn and some of his students shared a presentation about their completed projects, including the public murals at the Town Park restroom and in the alley on Sixth and Main. Elijah LeBlanc, who received a pottery wheel for his birthday, is making and selling[Read More…]
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Rio Blanco County was well-represented during last week’s County Sheriffs of Colorado meeting in Denver.
COVID-19 UPDATE: January 27, 2022
RBC I Total Cases to Date: 1,630 Meeker Active: 68 Rangely Active: 37 Hospitalizations in the last 14 days: 2 Total Hospitalized: 126 Meeker School District: 17 Rangely School District: 8 Deaths: 12
NEWS NOTES: January 27, 2022
Empty Bowls fundraiser Jan. 27 MEEKER | On Thursday, Jan. 27 between 4-6 p.m. (before the Rangely/Meeker basketball games) buy a handmade bowl from the MHS art department with soup, salad and breadstick prepared by the MHS FCCLA students for $20. All proceeds go to local non-profit organizations. Please contact Ben[Read More…]
Morlan named to CMC Dean’s List
MEEKER I Caleigh Morlan of Meeker has been named to the Dean’s Honors List for the Fall 2021 semester for her academic performance at Colorado Mountain College in Glenwood Springs.
Alliance talks mosquito control
RBC | Seeking to find out more about effective mosquito control, the White River Alliance asked Jesse Schroeder, the Director of Weed and Pest Control from neighboring Moffat County, to help answer that question. Moffat has been using an Integrated Pest Management program for several years, which targets mosquito larvae[Read More…]
COUNTY BEAT: Foster care program moves forward
RBC | Interviews for board appointments were the first order of business Tuesday, Jan. 25 for the Rio Blanco County Board of Commissioners. Commissioners conducted interviews with applicants for the Rangely Library Board, the Extension Advisory Board, and the Fair Board. Appointments will be made in February. In work sessions,[Read More…]
Grant completes 24-hour workout fundraising event
MEEKER I “If I’m in the scenario of that much pain, and I have the option to quit, what would I do? would I keep going, or would I stop?” Dr. Justin Grant told the HT in an interview this week, describing his harrowing experience over the weekend. For 24[Read More…]
Meeting to discuss fire break set for Feb. 1
MEEKER I A proposed “fire break” north of Meeker may soon become reality after multiple years of discussions, planning and navigating red-tape come to a close. Land managers, first responders and emergency personnel’s various descriptions of the concept can be summarized as a proactive fire-protection measure. By clearing vegetation, (particularly[Read More…]
DAYS GONE BY: January 20, 2022
The Meeker Herald 125 years ago • Large quantities of self control are necessary to keep jokes free from malice. • Scarcity of time is often pleaded as an excuse for want of inclination. The Meeker Herald 100 years ago • If all the undesirable people killed off the rest[Read More…]
Routt County mom announces candidacy for state legislature
RBC I Savannah Wolfson, (R-Oak Creek) announced her candidacy to the State Legislature today. She is running for House District 26 in order to protect the unique way of life that NW Colorado enjoys. Wolfson said she wants to be the voice of NW Colorado, who she feels is being[Read More…]
Obituary: Lonnie Mantle
July 1, 1935 ~ Dec. 26, 2021 Lonnie M. Mantle was born July 1, 1935, to Charlie and Evelyn Mantle, on the way to the hospital, at a neighbor’s house in Elk Springs, Colorado (which doesn’t exist anymore). His family homesteaded at the bottom of the Hells Canyon on the[Read More…]
