ARRESTS 8/12/2024 A 42 year-old female was transported from Mesa County Detentions to jail on a warrant out of Rio Blanco County for Failure to Appear. 8/16/2024 A 20 year-old male was arrested by Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office for Domestic Violence, False Imprisonment and 2nd Degree Burglary. CALL SUMMARIES[Read More…]
Tag: Rio Blanco County
Energy, roads and new resolutions discussed at RBC Commissioners meeting last week
RBC | The Rio Blanco County Commissioners held their regular meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 13 at 9 a.m. in Meeker, Colorado. All three commissioners were in attendance. Matt Solomon kicked off the session with a presentation on energy developments in Northwest Colorado. Solomon, who was appointed by Senator Rankin to[Read More…]
RIO HAPPENINGS: Aug 4-10, 2024
ARRESTS A 28 year-old male was arrested on 8/4/2024 by Rangely PD and taken to jail for Domestic Violence and False Imprisonment. He remains in custody. CALL SUMMARIES 8/4/2024 @ 2:33 pm. Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office assisted Rangely PD on a domestic violence situation in the town limits of[Read More…]
COUNTY BEAT – RBC commissioners discuss water issues
RBC | The Rio Blanco County Commissioners held a special meeting Thursday, Aug. 8 in Meeker, Colorado. All three commissioners were present. During the meeting, they discussed water in the White River, which runs through Rio Blanco County. Alden Vanden Brink, who oversees the Colorado River District Board, presented information[Read More…]
DAYS GONE BY – August 15th, 2024
MEEKER 125 The deer season opens next Tuesday, and the woods are full of deer-hunters already. The rains took a parting shot at the already well soaked earth last Saturday afternoon, since which time we have had good haying weather. Fred Garrison, the photographer, says he was getting ready, a[Read More…]
COUNTY BEAT – Commissioners discuss wind and solar project moratorium
RBC | The Rio Blanco County Commissioners held a special meeting Thursday, Aug. 1 in Meeker. Commissioner Doug Overton was present, while Commissioners Jennifer O’Hearon and Ty Gates joined via Google Meets. The meeting was a work session intended to provide opportunities for the commissioners to come together and study[Read More…]
RIO HAPPENINGS: JuLY 28-Aug 3, 2024
ARRESTS A 28 year-old male was arrested on 8/4/2024 by Rangely PD and taken to jail for Domestic Violence and False Imprisonment. He remains in custody. CALL SUMMARIES 7/28/2024 @ 11:52 am. A Meeker resident got a surprise when he started his car and found a cat in the engine.[Read More…]
DAYS GONE BY – August 8th
Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago A lovely morning greeted the good people of this valley this morning, and it looks as tho’ the rain is over for the time being. Cattle buyers were numerous this week. “Announce another boy down at our house!” is the way Mr. David Smith[Read More…]
RBC Fair Week wraps up Saturday
RBC | As of press time, the shows of Dog, Cat, Poultry, Rabbit and Goat will have known Champions. All of the Horse Show events are completed, yet the competitors will continue to enjoy their passion for horses and stock. Coming on Thursday morning will be the Swine Show with[Read More…]
Inside Community Development with Leif Joy and Matt Franks
MEEKER | Leif Joy, who is a prominent figure in the community, is known for wearing many different “hats” in terms of his job descriptions. Last Friday, Joy and his co-worker, Matt Franks, sat down to discuss the various roles of the Community Development Department. The department handles numerous tasks,[Read More…]
COUNTY BEAT – August 1st, 2024
RBC to join Mesa and Montrose counties in lawsuit over severance tax funding RBC | In a special meeting held Monday, July 29, the Rio Blanco County Commissioners approved a resolution authorizing the county attorney’s office to join a lawsuit against the State of Colorado alongside Mesa and Montrose counties.[Read More…]
RIO HAPPENINGS: JULY 21-28, 2024
ARRESTS A 35 year-old male was arrested by Meeker PD for out of county Warrants. He remains in custody. CALL SUMMARIES 7/21/2024 @ 10:08 pm. Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office assisted with a fire near Prospect/River St. in the town limits of Rangely. The fire was contained at 10:38 pm.[Read More…]




