Shamrock Pool Party MEEKER | Enjoy a St. Patrick’s Day pool party and craft project on the deck this Friday, March 15, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Meeker Recreation Center pool. All ages are welcome; normal MRC fees apply. Ages seven and under must be supervised in the[Read More…]
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DAYS GONE BY – March 14th, 2024
Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago The powers that be too frequently sit down on an evil as if it were an inverted tack. Late Denver papers say that the worst blizzard of the winter visited the capital city last Sunday. The Oldland brothers sailed from Southampton, England, on last[Read More…]
RIO HAPPENINGS: Feb. 25-Mar. 2, 2024
ARRESTS A 47-year-old male was arrested on 3/1/2024 on a Rio Blanco County felony warrant. He bonded on 3/2/2024 through a bondsman. CALL SUMMARIES 2/25/2024 @ 4:28 am. A report of a suspicious vehicle came into the Communications Center. The vehicle was parked by the restrooms at the Trail &[Read More…]
RIO HAPPENINGS: feb. 18-24, 2024
ARRESTS A 26 year-old female was arrested on 2/18/2024 on 2 out of county warrants. She is still in custody A 37 year-old female was arrested on 2/24/2024 on an out of county warrant. She was issued a PR bond. CALL SUMMARIES 2/18/2024 @ 2:09 am. An assault occured just[Read More…]
Report: ‘Greedflation’ driving high prices
As corporate profits remain at all-time highs, a new report shows that more than half of rising consumer prices in 2023 were caused by corporate greed, or “greedflation.” Elizabeth Pancotti – strategic advisor with the DC-based think tank Groundwork Collaborative – said before the pandemic, corporate profits drove just 11%[Read More…]
Nick Theos Family Ranches conserved
The Colorado Cattlemen’s Agricultural Land Trust (CCALT) announces the completion of a new conservation easement with the Neilson family that conserves 3,427 acres across three parcels on the Nick Theos Family Ranches. The Nick Theos Family Ranches conservation easement becomes the third largest easement CCALT holds in Rio Blanco County.[Read More…]
Various departments continue to outline ’24 county budget
Department of Human Services Rio Blanco County DHS provides services and programs for child support enforcement, child welfare, aid to the needy and disabled, food assistance, old age pension and various others. Projected revenues are up 3% to $3.79M and budgeted expenditures are down 3.3% to $3.91M. Significant revenue increases[Read More…]
Getting a jump on the cricket problem
In 2023, crickets invaded nine different Western states, including northwest Colorado. Anabrus simplex, or Mormon crickets, don’t bite or sting, but they do cause crop damage as they eat their way across the landscape in droves. They’ve also been blamed for traffic accidents when they migrate across county roads and[Read More…]
Rio Happenings: Aug. 13-19. 2023
ARRESTS There were no arrests for the week of August 13, 2023 CALL SUMMARIES 8/13/2023 @ 2:55 PM. An intoxicated female caused a disturbance at a residence in the town limits of Meeker. Meeker PD and Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office responded. The female was detained and later released. 8/14/2023[Read More…]
New CPW director discusses conservation, recreation, wolves and winter-kill at White River Alliance meeting
RBC | Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s (CPW) newest director, Jeff Davis, joined RBC residents at the White River Alliance (WRA) monthly meeting via Zoom last week. WRA members met at Smoking River Brewery to hear Davis detail his focus and goals as director of the state agency. They also asked[Read More…]
RBC 4-H archers make top 15 in state
RBC | The Rio Blanco County 4-H shooting sports archery team traveled to Pueblo this last weekend to compete against the top archers in the state. The junior compound limited team consisted of Eli Bennet, Auri Murray, Dawn Arnold, Jemma Bair, Taylor Kirkpatrick, and Heath Bennet, they came home as[Read More…]
8 reasons to visit the County Fair
RBC | The 102nd Rio Blanco County Fair started last weekend with the 4-H County Shoot-Off and gets rolling in earnest this weekend with the horse show, fashion revue, cake decorating and team roping. Events continue throughout next week. For long-time residents and 4-H’rs, the Fair is a familiar and[Read More…]
