The Meeker Herald – 125 years ago • At last Meeker has a meat market. The genial and popular Ed Bellows has opened a meat market in the Holden building.
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New owners for RBC funeral homes
The funeral homes in Rio Blanco County have new owners. Mitchell (Mitch) and Ty Ann Blackburn have purchased Rio Blanco County Funeral Homes from Joseph and Teresa Swiger.
Minding your mental health
Did you know? Mental illness affects one in five Americans? Nearly half of those affected do not seek treatment?
Precision awarded bridge bid
Precision Excavating of Hayden was awarded a $794,677 bid to replace a bridge by the Rio Blanco County commissioners. The commissioners also awarded another bid for a trailer, entered two agreements and heard reports from department heads.
VA to take program applications
New rules for the Caregivers and Veteran’s Omnibus Health Services will provide for additional support to eligible post-9/11 veterans who elect to receive their care in a home setting from a primary family caregiver.
Values of child welfare practices
The relationship between parental rights and children’s rights is a fundamentally important issue to the field of child welfare.
Smart uses for your tax refund
RBC I Each spring, millions of Americans look forward to receiving a hefty income tax refund. And it truly is “hefty,” with the average federal refund in 2010 hovering around $3,000.
Horizons receives grant for support program
Horizons Specialized Services announced it has received a $15,000 Daniels Fund grant to supplement funding for its five county Family Support Program.
Letter: Don’t be a bystander
You’re out, and you think you saw something. You’re not sure; maybe it was nothing. So, you simply keep walking. The next day you hear the news. Someone needed your help, but you didn’t know what to do.
USFS seeks photos to document range conditions
Everyone at some point has monitored something in their life. When you were a kid, you probably monitored the candy bowl closely. As an adult, you monitor your checking account to avoid overdrafts and any fraudulent charges.
Making a referral to the Department of Social Services
The child welfare agency responds to a variety of concerns about children and their families. The response by the agency begins when a referral, or request for information or services is made, usually by telephone. The child welfare agency takes the information and decides whether to refer the caller elsewhere[Read More…]
Horse adoption database available
Equidopt.org has been launched by the Colorado Unwanted Horse Alliance (CUHA) and allows people interested in adopting a horse to search an online database of horses that are available from equine rescues in Colorado by criteria like breed, age, gender, discipline and region.
