WEEKLY CALL REVIEW AT THE RIO BLANCO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DISPATCH CENTER Jan. 6-12, 2020 Meeker Dispatch Center administered 363 phone calls last week including seven 911 calls, 55 calls for Meeker Police Department and placed 103 outgoing calls. A total of 149 calls for service were created, 94 for the[Read More…]
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Meeker rides again!
MEEKER | What do Saint Moritz, Switzerland, Saratoga, Wyoming and Nadym, Russia have in common with Meeker, Colorado? A love of horses, lots of snow and on Feb. 22 of this year skijoring! The name skijoring is derived from a Norwegian word which means ski driving. The sport has a[Read More…]
DERBY …
ERBM Recreation and Park District hosted the annual Cardboard Derby on Saturday, Jan. 4 at Paintbrush Park. The hill was filled with cardboard creations as they slipped, crashed, and flew down the hill to the finish line. Results are as follows with age group first. Most Creative: 2 and under[Read More…]
Letter: WREA on Colowyo closure
Dear Editor: Last week Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association (Tri-State) made the difficult announcement that it will close the Colowyo Mine and the Craig Station Units by 2030. White River Electric Association (WREA) learned about these closures last Thursday morning and our thoughts immediately went to the employees and our[Read More…]
CNCC machine quilting class
MEEKER | Finish projects while learning quilting techniques such as how to use a rotary cutter and ruler to measure and cut fabric accurately, improve your piecing, fabric and color selection, how to apply borders and bindings. Bring your own projects or ask the instructor for help to choose a[Read More…]
Community survey results workshop/discussion Jan. 23
MEEKER | On Jan. 23, 2020, the Town of Meeker and its consultant team will be hosting the Meeker Community Survey Workshop at the Meeker Public Library (490 Main St.) from 5:30-7 p.m. This workshop will serve as an opportunity for the community to come together to review and discuss[Read More…]
Letter: Protect our way of life: say ‘no’ to wolves
Dear Editor: It was good to see letters to the editor from Mr. McKay and Gus Halandras about wolf introduction. I would like to add my own letter to the mix. It bothers me that people talk about the “re-introduction” of the Canadian gray wolf to Colorado. The Canadian gray[Read More…]
Obituary: Doyle Cornelius Olree
Doyle Cornelius Olree March 12, 1926 ~ Jan. 9, 2020 Doyle Cornelius was born to Cornelius and Nellie Olree on March 12, 1926. He grew up with his eight brothers and sisters: Jake, Pauline, Thelma, Lois, Bernice, Sarah, Sue and Kenneth in the small town of Graford, Texas. Doyle met[Read More…]
County Beat: January 16, 2020
RBC | County Planner Leif Joy updated the Rio Blanco County Board of Commissioners Tuesday on current projects during a work session prior to the first meeting of the new year. The Sleepy Cat Minor Subdivision off CR 8 is “ready for signatures,” Joy said. Joy also told the commissioners[Read More…]
Trooper Tips: Older drivers
RBC | Driving is a feeling of freedom you get when you’re able to just travel wherever you wish. But, there may come a point in time when either you or someone close to you must make the decision to put the keys away and find another way to commute.[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Collective grief
Announcements that the wolves have indeed migrated into this part of the state and that the owners of the local coal mine plan to shut it down by 2030 cast a pall over our communities last week. By Saturday I found myself struggling with something familiar and uncomfortable: grief. I[Read More…]
Colowyo closure will impact 46 Meeker-area employees
RBC | The announcement from power wholesaler Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association that they will close Colowyo Mine and the Craig Station power plant within the next 10 years sent shockwaves through the region last week. For more than 40 years Colowyo has been a steady employer and source of[Read More…]
