Meetings are planned for both ends of the county to educate the public on several aspects of Mormon cricket control. The Meeker meeting will be held at the Meeker Fire Hall on Feb. 21 at 6 p.m. The Rangely meeting is scheduled for Feb. 20 at 6 p.m. in the[Read More…]
Tag: Rio Blanco County
RIO HAPPENINGS: Feb. 4-10, 2024
ARRESTS There were no arrests this week. CALL SUMMARIES 02/04/2024 @ 1:33 pm. It was reported that someone’s yard maintenance man had asked to borrow $500 to keep himself out of jail. He was supposed to pay it back by the end of January, but is no longer living in[Read More…]
Appointments made, letters ratified by BoCC
The Rio Blanco County Commissioners made a series of appointments and reappointments to boards Tuesday, approved agreements for services and ratified some letters in opposition to or supporting specific items. Commissioners added an item to the agenda to approve a letter opposing a legislative effort in the state senate that[Read More…]
DAYS GONE BY – February 15th, 2024
Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago Some traitors are bad, and others are merely good men who have been converted from the error of their ways and are no longer available for campaign use. A young lady from the outside gives Meeker great praise for the good dancing and nice[Read More…]
Piceance prescribed burns underway
PRESS RELEASE The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is planning pile burns in the White River Field Office between Jan. 31 and March 30, 2024. The 415-acre project area is in the Piceance Basin, approximately 25 miles southwest of Meeker on BLM public lands in Rio Blanco County. The pile[Read More…]
Rio Blanco County Newscast ~ Feb. 8, 2024
RIO HAPPENINGS: JAN. 28-FEB. 3, 2024
ARRESTS A 40-year-old male was arrested on 01/30/2024 on several warrants and transported to jail. A 40-year-old male was arrested on 01/30/2024 on several warrants and transported to jail. A 53-year-old male was arrested on 02/01/2024 for unlawfully aiming a firearm at another, disorderly conduct (discharge of firearm in public[Read More…]
Preventative measures for cricket control underway
2023 was a record year for Mormon crickets in northwest Rio Blanco County. They spread across rangeland, farmland and even into housing developments and towns over six months. In some areas they just migrated through the area, however in others they impacted crops and gardens or caused damage to buildings.[Read More…]
Rio Blanco County News ~ Feb. 1, 2024
RODENTS OF UNUSUAL SIZE
Rodents of unusual size? They definitely exist. Marmota monax, AKA the groundhog, woodchuck, whistle pig, or our personal favorite–“land beaver”–will be the star of the show for Groundhog Day tomorrow, Feb. 2. We have some of Punxsutawney Phil’s cousins in our own neck of the woods. Yellow-bellied marmots (marmota flaviventris)[Read More…]
County Beat: Jan. 23 meeting
Commissioners met in Rangely on Tuesday for a regular meeting with Commissioners Doug Overton and Ty Gates in attendance. On the regular agenda the board approved the following items: In his update to the board, interim County Administrator Larry Jones said there’s an opportunity from United Way for some grant[Read More…]
RIO HAPPENINGS: JANUARY 14-20, 2024
ARRESTS A 45 year-old male was arrested on 1/18/24 for violation of protection order and transported to Jail. CALL SUMMARIES 1/14/2024 @ 1:27 am. A disruptive neighbor was called in on 11th St. in Meeker. The neighbor was intentionally setting off his car alarm, throwing items at the reporting party’s[Read More…]
