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Rio Blanco County Days Gone By

The Meeker Herald — 125 years ago • The Meeker school opened Nov. 2 with an attendance of 30. The expected books have not yet arrived. • The bar attached to the Pioneer Hotel is a model of neatness and beauty. Jesse Black will preside behind the mahogany.

National Weather Service lists winter tips

Winter is just around the corner. When a warning is issued, will you know what it means and will you know how to respond? During this Colorado Winter Weather Prepared-ness Week, review the list of winter weather products, as well as warning and advisory criteria.

Rio Blanco County Days Gone By

The Meeker Herald — 125 years ago • We take the pleasure of announcing to the public that J.W. Hugus & Co. will, on or about the first of December, open a bank in Meeker. • Otto Metzger and Baron Rothchild arrived from Leadville. Mr. Metzger is here to stay[Read More…]

Hunters warned to be sure of what they are shooting

RBC I With fall rifle seasons reaching the halfway point, the Colorado Division of Wildlife is warning big game hunters to be absolutely certain of their target before they pull the trigger. So far this fall, the Division has investigated more than 10 cases of hunters carelessly or negligently shooting[Read More…]

Rangely’s Harris, Hood combine to create fiction series

Rod Harris was a cop. He didn’t consider himself a writer. “Are you kidding me?” said Harris, who grew up in Rangely and returned in 2006 after his retirement from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. “I’m not a literary-type person, I will be very honest with you. But I[Read More…]

Rio Blanco County Days Gone By

The Meeker Herald — 125 years ago • The cattle business has been very quiet this past two week, but building has been very active. The week closes with six buildings in the process of erection.

Local voters follow some state trends

RBC I Voters, locally, turned out in big numbers for Tuesday’s general election. Seventy-six percent of voters in Rio Blanco County cast ballots. In some races, the outcome of local voting followed the statewide results. In other races, RBC voters bucked the statewide trends.