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Colorado wildfires: 3 fires near Meeker consume nearly 5,000 acres, destroy 3 buildings
The lightning-sparked Elk fire southeast of Meeker in Rio Blanco County started just after noon Saturday and more than ...
Colorado wildfire: 2 homes lost as Elk Fire near Meeker balloons to 2K acres
The Elk Fire in Rio Blanco County that has already prompted an emergency declaration from Gov. Jared Polis ballooned in size ...
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis expands emergency declaration to include Lee Fire after merging with Grease Fire
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday expanded an emergency declaration issued earlier this week for the Elk Fire to include the Lee Fire, which has merged with the nearby Grease Fire near Meeker and ...
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Rio Blanco fires remain zero percent contained Wednesday morning, reaches over 30,000 acres combined
The Elk and Lee fires in Rio Blanco County remain zero percent contained as of Wednesday morning, according to an 8 a.m. news ...
Colorado wildfires: Western Slope fires scorch more than 22,000 acres
Three fires burning on Colorado’s western slope have spread to more than 22,000 acres and forced ongoing evacuations, fire ...
Lee, Elk wildfires exceed 30k acres, Polis expands disaster emergency declaration
Two wildfires burning over 30,000 acres in Rio Blanco County have prompted closures of four state wildlife areas near Meeker.
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Raging Rio Blanco County fires spur evacuation orders
The Elk and Lee fires in Rio Blanco County remained zero percent contained Tuesday morning after rapidly spreading overnight, ...
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Five and Flying: Meeker Marlins ride the wave to another state title
They’re known as the Meeker Marlins, and they have become a force to be reckoned with. This past weekend in Cortez, the ...
Gov. Polis declares disaster emergency for wildfire burning in northwest Colorado; evacuations ordered
Gov. Jared Polis verbally declared a disaster emergency Sunday for a wildfire burning in northwest Colorado.