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Closure in place to protect firefighter and public safety MEEKER | The White River National Forest has issued a public ...
As of Tuesday morning, the Elk Fire has burned 13,025 acres and the Lee Fire has burned 7,750 acres according to an update ...
The Rio Blanco County Sheriff's Office has issued immediate evacuation orders (leave now) for residents of County Road 22 ...
MEEKER | Rio Blanco County officials held an emergency meeting Monday morning with updates on the Elk Fire, approximately 11 ...
A lightning-sparked wildfire that started Saturday, Aug. 2, approximately 10 miles east of Meeker in the Oak Ridge area along ...
The Rio Blanco County 4-H Youth Fund (previously known as the Rio Blanco County 4-H Foundation) is pleased to award Charlie ...
Spirit of the Pioneer Awards’ to be presented to Butch Theos and Sally Lou Shultz MEEKER | The Rio Blanco County Pioneers ...
The 8–10 and 11–13-year-old recreation center softball teams wrapped up their seasons last weekend as both squads hosted ...
The cat show is a relatively new feature of the RBC Fair. This year two competitors brought their feline friends to compete. Names and results were not available as of press time. JARED HENDERSON PHOT ...
ARRESTS There were no arrests this week. CALL SUMMARIES 7/20/2025 @ 5:18 pm. When Round-Up just isn’t cutting it... A ...
As local governments prepare for budget season, the Rio Blanco County Commissioners heard a presentation about the county’s ...
In preparation for the Town of Meeker’s 140th birthday in September, we are publishing the histories of the Town’s founders ...