RBC | The Rio Blanco County Commissioners met in Rangely Tuesday. Following regular business, the board and emergency and natural resources manager Eddie Smercina reviewed several bills proposed at the state level that, if passed, could negatively impact Rio Blanco County. Those proposed bills include House Bill 24-1346 which would[Read More…]
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RIO HAPPENINGS: March 17-23, 2024
ARRESTS A 50 year old female was arrested on 3/22/2024 by Rio Blanco Sheriff’s Office for Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol and/or Marijuana. She was later released on a summons. CALL SUMMARIES 3/17/2024 @ 6:53 pm. A deputy on routine patrol came across several college students looking over the[Read More…]
White River Alliance to discuss over appropriation of water resources
MEEKER | Water users in our basin will likely become very familiar with what “over appropriation” means and how it will affect the way we use water on the White River. Over appropriation is a designation the state uses when water demand exceeds supply and water users must follow much[Read More…]
DAYS GONE BY – March 28th, 2024
Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago Fourteen below zero Tuesday night and not an orange tree or a banana bud of this part of the citrus belt hurt in the least. What a glorious climate this is. The blue birds and meadow larks had a hard time of keeping warm[Read More…]
LOOK WHO HATCHED
Mormon crickets have hatched near Rangely. They were all sighted on BLM land north of Hwy. 64 near the junction of CR 96 and CR 1, down a dirt road near the Moffat County line. The picture shown was taken yesterday by Mary Meinen from Rangely. She says the crickets[Read More…]
RIO HAPPENINGS: March 10-18, 2024
ARRESTS There were no arrests this week. CALL SUMMARIES 3/10/2024 @ 9:41 am. A hit and run accident was reported to Meeker PD that occurred in the parking lot of Pioneers Medical Center. The reporting party thought the accident had occured 2 weeks prior after he noticed damage on his[Read More…]
Prescribed fires planned for Rio Blanco and other Western Slope counties
RBC | Fire managers from the Upper Colorado River Interagency Fire Management Unit are closely monitoring conditions as they plan several prescribed fires on federal lands Eagle, Mesa, Pitkin, Rio Blanco, and Summit counties in the coming weeks. Prescribed fires are carefully planned burns to reduce dense vegetation and other[Read More…]
RIO HAPPENINGS: March 3-9, 2024
ARRESTS A 48 year-old male was arrested on 3/6/2024 on a violation of a protection order. He was issued a PR bond on 3/7/2024. A 34 year-old male was transported to jail from the Laramie County Jail in Cheyenne, WY on 3/11/2024 on 2 felony Rio Blanco County warrants. A[Read More…]
Roads and trails discussions dominate commissioners’ meeting
Roads and trails dominated the commissioners’ meeting Tuesday. Representing homeowners at the Ridge Estates subdivision, resident Sherri Halandras returned to the board to ask the commissioners once again to add a one-mile stretch of road to the county’s road maintenance list. Haladras said the homeowners were told previously that they[Read More…]
Unofficial primary results
By HT Staff Colorado’s presidential primaries operate as a mail-in system where registered voters receive a ballot by mail, allowing them to choose their preferred candidate for the presidential nomination. Both major political parties, Democrats and Republicans, participate in the primary, and voters affiliated with each party receive their respective[Read More…]
RBC passes resolution opposing ‘sanctuary’ status regarding migrants
The Rio Blanco County Board of Commissioners held a brief special meeting Friday. Commissioners renewed an annual cooperative road project agreement with the U.S. Forest Service (USFS). The agreement allows for both parties to cooperate in the planning, survey, design, construction, reconstruction, improvement and maintenance of certain Forest Service roads.[Read More…]
COMMUNITY CALENDAR – March 7th, 2024
Color for the Quilter Workshop March 16 MEEKER | This all-day workshop by Pat Daggett will address the ins and outs of color. Using fabric swatches and crayons we will explore complementary colors, split complementaries, hue, value, and color temperature. All of which are different tools that can be used[Read More…]
