MEEKER I Recent numbers show that Rio Blanco County is one of the least vaccinated in the state of Colorado and now swarming with new cases, including deaths from COVID. Since it doesn’t cost you a penny to get the vaccine and is incredibly easy locally, please just do it[Read More…]
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Editor’s Column: What’s your Why?
Of the five W questions — who, what, when, where and why — we should ask when starting a new project or researching a topic or trying to solve a problem, “why” might be the most important question of all. Answering the “why” behind the “what” reveals motive, and knowing[Read More…]
County Beat
RBC I Rio Blanco County commissioners had a busy Tuesday involving multiple work sessions and a regular meeting. IT Director Trevor Nielsen kicked off the day with an update on the Marvine broadband tower site. Union Wireless, which currently co-locates equipment on the tower, recently performed a structural analysis to[Read More…]
A FABULOUS CENTENNIAL FAIR
Months of hard work and preparation paid off during the 100th annual Rio Blanco County fair last week. KIM EKSTROM/NIKI TURNER PHOTOS
MURAL MASTERS …
Celebration of life for James C. and Mary Dawn Carstens
Monday, Sept. 6, 2021, at 2 p.m. Orchard River View Event Barn 3926 Hwy 6 & 24 Palisade, Colorado Graveside service Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021, at 2 p.m. Highland Cemetery Meeker, Colorado For more information, call 208-221-6028 or email [email protected]
AGNC hosts final eco devo planning meeting
Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado (AGNC) last week hosted its final strategy/planning meeting for the regional Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS). The meeting covered data about the existing economic situation in the northwest Colorado region and reviewed implementation strategies for economic development and resilience over the next 10-20 years. Attendees[Read More…]
The Wild West Lives
MEEKER I Rylee Allred, 16, is super excited about her horse this year. She joins three other members of the Rangely-based Allred family who have participated for the last three years in the Meeker Mustang Makeover. Last year Rylee trained a yearling. This year she took on a 3-year-old mare[Read More…]
DAYS GONE BY
The Meeker Herald 125 years ago • Presidential Elections of 1896: Republican Ticket For President: William McKinley of Ohio. For Vice President: Garret Hobart of New Jersey Democratic Ticket For President: William J Brian of Nebraska. For Vice President: Arthur Sewall of Maine • As usual, this section (Rio Blanco[Read More…]
Trooper Tips: Don’t get swept away
RBC I With all of the fires Colorado has had over the past few years we are starting to see a real problem with flash flooding affecting our roadways in burn areas. Recently, I-70 near Glenwood Springs has been shut down multiple times due to mudslides covering the roadway. I[Read More…]
Public comment on wolf plan still open
RBC I Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the Keystone Policy Center announced today they are hosting public virtual town hall meetings Aug. 17 and Aug. 26, expanding the opportunities Coloradans can utilize to provide substantive input and feedback into the Gray Wolf restoration and management planning process. Each virtual town[Read More…]
NATIONAL NIGHT OUT …
