Toni Simmons is ready to get her life back. Toni recently received the news she has been waiting for — she is cancer free. “It was like the whole world was lifted off my shoulders,” Toni said. “Stress went right out the door.” Now she’s ready to get on with[Read More…]
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Rio Blanco County tax revenues decline with economy
RBC | Sales and use tax receipts collected from July through October 2009 are, unfortunately, in line with the rest of the nation’s economy.
Chevron atop Rio Blanco County’s top assessed value list
Rio Blanco County’s top taxable assessed values for 2009 were:
1. Chevron U.S.A.: $323,932,480
Rio Blanco County Days Gone By
The Meeker Herald — 50 years ago • Dear Santa, Please bring me some figure skates and roller skates for Chrismtas. Love, Chris Brubaker.
Safe mine achievement award
For the second year in a row, Meeker Sand and Gravel received the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s (MSHA) Safe Mine Achievement Award for 2008. The award is presented to a mining company in the Rocky Mountain District each year in recognition of its efforts to reduce violations, accidents and[Read More…]
Harpers Corner Road will close Jan. 1
DINOSAUR I Superintendent Mary Risser announced that Dinosaur National Monument’s Harpers Corner Road, which begins two miles east of Dinosaur, on U.S. Highway 40 and runs 31 miles north into the monument, will close to the public on Jan. 1.
Families celebrate holiday a long way from home
RBC | Tony and Carey Seely won’t make it home for the holidays. Instead, home came to them. The Seelys, who are both from Meeker, currently live in Stuttgart, Germany, where Tony is on assignment for the Air Force Reserve.
Letter: Column reminds reader of Christmas story
Imperfect Christmas trees twice have been the subject of a Dolly Viscardi column. Dolly’s trees bring to mind a story told by my mother, Margaret Smith Isaac. Mother was 9 when this took place.
DOE passes on Uintah Basin clean coal project
SOUTH JORDAN, Utah | The U.S. Department of Energy has determined that a clean coal project, which was proposed by Deseret Power, will not be selected to receive any funding under the latest clean energy initiative program.
Rio Blanco County On Patrol
Activity for Dec. 11-17 Key: CSP-Colorado State Patrol RBSO-Rio Blanco County Sheriff MPD-Meeker Police Department MVFR-Meeker Volunteer Fire and Rescue
Mount Main was a winter obstacle to be overcome
I know many people don’t care for the snow, but, myself, I am very fond of snow. I have fun memories of the snow and this time of year. I want to tell a story of a time gone by. A time of great confrontation and daring. A story of[Read More…]
September incidents well down
RBC | During September 2009, the Rio Blanco County Communications Center experienced a 15.5 percent decrease in activity compared to September 2008.