Rio Blanco County officially has two operational recreation centers again. Rangely Recreation Center opened May 18, and Meeker Recreation Center (MRC) reopened Tuesday after an extended closure for a pool boiler replacement project. Temporary heat exchangers have been installed while MRC waits for remaining parts from Italy. Both recreation centers[Read More…]
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Letters to the Editor: May 28, 2020
Support for Rankin Dear Editor: Bob Rankin is the best conservative politician I have ever known, and I have known several. While I am very conservative, I would be a terrible politician. I would make a lot of noise and accomplish nothing. On the other[Read More…]
Virus status update
County public health director Alice Harvey updated the board of county commissioners Tuesday on changes to the state and county response to the coronavirus pandemic. The county is working on its Phase 2 plan, and the commissioners planned a special meeting Wednesday to officially approve a statement that when the[Read More…]
Things you don’t see every day …
Meeker residents may have been startled by the sight of a mysterious flying object drifting over town Tuesday. The UFO turned out to be a stray tent, fortunately unoccupied, that eventually came in for a landing near Gofer Foods on Market Street. Photographer Kim Ekstrom posted the photo on social[Read More…]
News Briefs: May 28, 2020
White River Museum now open MEEKER | The White River Museum is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays with attention given to physical distancing and sanitation. Pop-up driver’s license office in June MEEKER | The driver’s license office in Meeker will be open Thursday, June[Read More…]
Public Notices: May 28, 2020
RIO BLANCO COUNTY NOTICE OF FINAL CONTRACTOR SETTLEMENT 2019 RIO BLANCO COUNTY ROAD 5 STOCK PASS 5 PROJECT NOTICE is hereby given that on the 9th day of June, 2020 at Meeker, Colorado, final settlement will be authorized by the Rio Blanco County Board of County Commissioners with Scott Contracting,[Read More…]
Detour alert: 10th Street Bridge closed Monday, maybe Tuesday
MEEKER | The Town of Meeker is replacing the Water Street water line, and there will be no access to or from the Mesa via 10th Street Bridge on Monday, June 1 and possibly Tuesday, June 2. The detour route will be County Road 8 up to County Road 4.[Read More…]
Leatham serving mission in Little Rock, Arkansas
[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Listen to this”] Sister Sember Leatham is a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and is serving for 18 months in the Arkansas Little Rock Mission from Jan 2020-June 2021. Right now she is serving in the Choctaw area of Arkansas. Her[Read More…]
Flying high…
It’s a truly terrific time to own your own airplane. This small plane was seen from the hospital campus coming in for a landing at Meeker Airport. CAITLIN WALKER Photo
MHS graduation plans
[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Listen to this”] The Meeker High School Class of 2020 will have a “Drive-In” graduation ceremony on Saturday, June 6 at 8 p.m. at Ute Park. Gates will open at 7 p.m. All attendees will remain in their vehicles. Graduates have vehicle tickets to give to[Read More…]
Memorial Day 2020
RHS Graduation 2020
Here is a link to the ceremony livestream (click to start): Here are photos from the event: [smugmug-slideshow domain=”rioblancoheraldtimes.smugmug.com/” key=”d8Qt4Z” autostart_off=”true” navigation=”true” playbutton=”true” width=”300″ /]
