Memorial Turkey Shoot Nov. 23 MEEKER | The Meeker Sportsman’s Club will be holding the 2024 Kenny Johnson Memorial Turkey Shoot on Saturday, Nov. 23 from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Events include .22 Rifle Long Gong, Bowling Pin Shoot (brackets for rimfire and centerfire pistols), and Youth .22 event.[Read More…]
Tag: Rio Blanco County
Christmas tree permits now available for the White River National Forest
4th graders are eligible for a free permit RBC | Christmas tree cutting season began Saturday, Nov. 16 on the White River National Forest. Permits can now be purchased from district offices, local vendors, and online at Recreation.gov. Permits purchased in person at a district office or local vendor are[Read More…]
Housing crisis linked to billionaire investors
RBC | Homeless populations hit an all-time high in 2024 but there is actually no shortage of available housing units, according to a new report. Omar Ocampo, researcher at the Institute for Policy Studies and the report’s co-author, said much of the housing built over the past two decades is[Read More…]
RIO HAPPENINGS: Nov 3-9, 2024
ARRESTS 11/11/2024- A 48 year-old male was arrested by Rangely PD for DUI and Driving a Vehicle When License Under Restraint. He was transported to jail. CALL SUMMARIES 11/4/2024 @ 8:04 a.m. A vehicle became stuck near the dead end of County Road 38. The occupants of the vehicle were[Read More…]
Natural curtailment in the Colorado River Basin impacts users
RBC | The Colorado River Basin in the midst of a 23-year drought. Reduced precipitation, mostly in the form of snow in the western mountains, has caused water administrators at the federal, state, and local level to seek ways to cut back usage. But many of us in the high[Read More…]
Rio Blanco County Unofficial 2024 Election Results
RIO HAPPENINGS: Oct 27-Nov 2, 2024
ARRESTS 10/28/2024- A 53 year old male was arrested for DUI by Meeker PD. He was released to a sober party. CALL SUMMARIES 10/28/2024 @ 5:22 pm. A truck went off the road near the 19 mile-marker on County Road 8 to avoid a head on crash with a semi.[Read More…]
County Beat – Commissioners hear concerns from residents
RBC | All three Rio Blanco County Commissioners attended their regular meeting last week. During the public comment period, Rangely resident Wendy Gillard raised concerns about Commissioner Jennifer O’Hearon. Gillard highlighted that O’Hearon was escorted out of the Department of Human Services (DHS) in 2017 following a third-party investigation that[Read More…]
DAYS GONE BY – October 31st, 2024
Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago Beef raising, a recognized Colorado industry, is in the midst of a profitable season. Beef on the hoof has lately sold at $7 a hundred at Chicago stock yards, the highest October price since 1884. Henry Stadtman, of Angora, was in town yesterday and[Read More…]
RIO HAPPENINGS: Oct 13-19, 2024
ARRESTS 10/15/2024- A 24 year old female was arrested by Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office on a warrant. She was transported to jail. She was released on 10/16/2024 on a surety bond. 10/16/2024- A 28 year old male was transported from Colorado Springs Detention Center to jail on a warrant.[Read More…]
What? Water my trees in late fall and early winter?
RBC | Yes, that’s right. It is very important to water our trees as they go dormant this time of year as it creates a readily available source of groundwater that can be used in the spring. Trees stop transpiring (losing their water through their leaves) after leaf drop so[Read More…]
GUEST COLUMN: YOUTH ZONE
RBC | This year, YouthZone is proud to announce a new partnership with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Thanks to a $76,000 grant award through the Office of Gun Violence Prevention, YouthZone will be able implement our Safe Pathways program, a community-based gun violence initiative focused on[Read More…]
