MEEKER | Meeker’s trustees discussed the way a bid for a trail project—for which the Town of Meeker is investing $10,000—was handled by the recreation district board. “I would like to look at how they wrote their bid, just to use it as an example. I think it would help us[Read More…]
Tag: Election 2018
Rio Blanco County Republicans attend state assembly
By JEN HILL [email protected] RBC | Twelve Republican delegates from Rio Blanco County gathered in Denver and Boulder for the Republican State Assembly last weekend. The highly anticipated gubernatorial vote had seven candidates with only two—Walker Stapleton and Greg Lopez—receiving at least 30 percent of the assembly vote, the required[Read More…]
Democrats hope to create ‘blue wave’ (OPED)
By NICHOLAS SWAILS Special to the Herald Times RBC | The Democrats of Rio Blanco County are creating a “blue wave” in 2018, a common theme discussed at the Democratic assemblies for Colorado’s Third Congressional District and state this past weekend. Democrats met in Broomfield to select candidates for their[Read More…]
Fire district board candidates answer questions
By Doc Watson Special to the Herald Times RBC | In an open forum lasting about 75 minutes, some 70 Meekerites gathered at Kilowatt Korner on Monday evening to hear six candidates for two seats on the Rio Blanco Fire Protection District board, voice their views. After some opening remarks[Read More…]
Candidate forum for Meeker fire board Monday, April 9
MEEKER | Six people are vying for two open board of director’s seats for the Rio Blanco Fire Protection District in this year’s special district elections to be held next month. The district oversees emergency medical services and the fire department. Board chair Wade Bradfield is vacating his seat after eight[Read More…]
Failing grade for voter turnout {Editor’s Column}
“Elections belong to the people. It’s their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will have to sit on their blisters.” ~ Abraham Lincoln Thirty-five percent. For just a moment, imagine if only 35 percent of your body was functioning[Read More…]
Towns elect new trustees
RBC | The towns of Meeker and Rangely elected new trustees to their boards Tuesday. Citizens of the Town of Rangely cast 417 ballots out of 1,201 that were mailed (of those, 42 were returned with no forwarding address). Andy Shaffer received 343 votes in his unopposed bid for mayor. The[Read More…]
County Democrats hear from congressional candidates
RBC | Rio Blanco County Democrats held their County Assembly in Meeker March 11. First and foremost, they heard from their candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives, the State House seat, and surrogates for gubernatorial and state attorney general candidates. Attending in person were immediate past State Representative Diane Mitsch[Read More…]
RBC Republicans hold county assembly; candidates named
By JEN HILL and REED KELLEY RBC | The Rio Blanco County Republicans gathered Saturday in Meeker for their county assembly where two candidates for county commissioner sought access to the Republican primary ballot. Meeker residents Gary Moyer and Mike Hoke were both nominated for the District 1 (central) county commissioner[Read More…]
Meeker candidate forum March 13
MEEKER | The Chamber of Commerce is hosting a forum open to the public to meet the town board candidates Tuesday, March 13 at the Fairfield Center at 6 p.m. The candidates will each give a brief presentation and answer questions provided to them before the forum. The Chamber is[Read More…]
Five candidates vying for three seats on Meeker Board of Trustees
MEEKER | There are five candidates for three four-year terms on the Meeker Town Board of Trustees: incumbent Scott Creecy and challengers Joe Beck, Bob Dorsett, Pat Turner and Scott Nielsen. The board has six members plus a mayor, with three trustees and the mayor up for election every two[Read More…]
Democratic County Assembly March 11
RBC | The two Democratic candidates, Diane Mitsch Bush and Karl Hanlon, vying to oppose Third District Congressman Scott Tipton, R-Cortez, will be in Meeker this Sunday, March 11. They will attend the Rio Blanco County Democratic Assembly to be held at 1 p.m. at the Meeker Public Library, 490[Read More…]
