UPDATE 11/12/20: Attorney Caitlin McHugh of Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP in Denver, requested clarification on this press release which can be read at this link theheraldtimes.com/clarification-elk-creek-ranch-owners-association-case RBC | Elk Creek Ranch Owner’s Association prevailed in its lawsuit against developer William H. Wheeler for breaching his fiduciary duties while he[Read More…]
Tag: Rio Blanco County Courthouse
Pop Up Driver License Office Feb. 20, 21
MEEKER I The Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is pleased to announce its first Pop Up Driver License Office is coming to Meeker for two days in February. The office will be at 555 Main St. in space provided by Rio Blanco County, and will be more convenient for[Read More…]
ON THE MAP …
Rio Blanco County presented the Coal Creek School with a replica of a 1917 U.S. map on Friday, Sept. 7. Kay Bivens (left) and Janet Clark (right) with the Rio Blanco County Historical Society, hold up the map while second graders from Ridgeview Elementary in Moffat County look on. The[Read More…]
Letter from state court alarms county residents
RBC | If you’re among the 4,439 Rio Blanco County residents who received a letter from the Office of the State Court Administrator, the letter is not a fake, but it’s probably not as ominous as it sounds.
Letter to the Editor: Why were pine trees around courthouse removed?
Dear Editor: A number of Meeker residents have asked why five of the nine (more than 80-year-old) tall pine trees on the east side of the Rio Blanco County Courthouse have been cut down, leaving only four of the original remaining historic trees?
Letter to the Editor: The railroad finally made it to town
Dear Editor: After more than a century of waiting, the “railroad” finally arrived in town pulling the circus train. The smoke and whistle were notably loud and clear during the past week. In a carefully choreographed circus side show termed “public hearings” by the county on March 11 and 12[Read More…]
Variety of comments made by residents on Justice Center proposal
RBC I Nineteen residents of Meeker and the surrounding area spoke Wednesday evening to the Rio Blanco County Board of Commissioners after county officials spent nearly two hours explaining the history of proposed new county justice center and how it came to the point it is now — with concept[Read More…]
County presents justice center concept plan
MEEKER I Roughly 90 people were present the evening of March 12 as the Rio Blanco County commissioners unveiled their concept drawing for turning the old Meeker Elementary School into a new justice center, which would hold the county jail, courts, sheriff’s office, county attorney and staff and court-related offices.
Meetings on justice center set
MEEKER I In 2013, the Rio Blanco County Board of Commissioners launched the Justice Center Project with the their stated objective of improving current facilities that serve our citizens, county and district law enforcement and to improve efficiencies for county services based in Meeker.
Architect selected for work on county justice center, courthouse
MEEKER I On Monday, the Rio Blanco County Board of Commissioners authorized County Project Coordinator Eric Jaquez to begin contract negotiations with the Denver-based firm of Reilly Johnson Architecture regarding design of the county justice center and remodel of the courthouse.
VFWs combine efforts; construction begins on county veterans memorial
MEEKER I The ground was broken two weeks ago on the lawn and sidewalk at the Rio Blanco County Courthouse, but the stone and concrete construction of the actual Rio Blanco County Veterans Memorial will begin this week in downtown Meeker.
Decisions still to be made for justice center
RBC I Only one or two things remain certain in regard to the remodel/rebuild of the Rio Blanco County Courthouse in Meeker; one is that downtown business owners, Meeker town officials and the Meeker Chamber of Commerce want the complex to remain in downtown Meeker; the other being that geothermal[Read More…]
