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STATE OF THE SNOWPACK …
Even by Colorado standards, late December storms dumped a LOT of snow, depositing 19 inches of snow water equivalent (SWE) and bringing statewide values for precipitation to 120% and snowpack [...]
Smoking River brewpub license approved
MEEKER I Meeker’s Board of Trustees met Tuesday, Jan. 18 with Tiffany Jehorek filling the interim vacancy left by Scott Creecy. Jehorek’s appointment was officially approved during the meeting and she was sworn in [...]
Have you ever dreamed of being a mustang horse trainer?
Meeker Mustang Makeover seeking trainers for 2022 event featuring Sand Wash Basin horses MEEKER I The fourth annual Meeker Mustang Makeover is on the hunt for horse trainers in Colorado. Last year, 20 trainers from [...]
RETIREMENT, SWEET RETIREMENT …
Kathy Sizemore (center) with Si Woodruff (left) and Meeker Chief of Police Ed Thompson. Sizemore was celebrated by Town of Meeker and Meeker Police Department staff, family and friends at a retirement party last Friday [...]
Letter: Thanks from Walbridge Wing
Dear Editor: The Walbridge Wing, residents and staff would like to send out a heartfelt thank you! To the community of Meeker for all of your thoughtfulness through the holiday season. A special Thanks to [...]
Editor’s Column: What Matters
We started with “Life” magazine (first edition published 1936). Then came “People” in 1974, followed by “Us” in 1977, and “Self” in 1979. Those are the titles of national magazines and their first edition publication [...]
Loose Ends: Cell phone addiction
“Wait, my hands are full, I can’t talk right now,” the woman said into a cell phone. Leaning over a cart full of groceries, she dropped a couple of boxes of cereal on top of [...]
Cowboy Up …
Meeker Sports
MEEKER I Meeker High School is excited to recognize the first recipients of the Cowboy Up award. This award was created by the Class of 2020. We honor people, past and present, who have displayed [...]
Lady Panthers fall to Tigers, best Dragons and Rams
Rangely Sports
The lady Panthers fell to Hayden but beat DeBeque and Soroco last weekend. | MATT SCOGGINS PHOTO RANGELY I The lady Panthers had a long weekend of basketball, opening up with Hayden last Thursday. It [...]
Meeker Sports
Cowboys play Grand Valley Cardinals
Boys wins 57-50, Lady Cowboys drop one 62-46 MEEKER I Cowboys basketball had a slow week with only one game, due to rescheduling by Plateau Valley, but ended the week with an improving record of [...]
Rangely trustees talk economic development
RANGELY I Rangely’s Town Board of Trustees reconvened after a holiday break on Jan. 11, 2022. They approved the minutes for the Dec. 14 meeting, the December check register, and the November financial summary. The [...]
Kenny named to SNHU’s Dean’s List
RANGELY I Cassandra Kenny of Rangely has been named to Southern New Hampshire University’s Fall 2021 Dean’s List. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.500 to 3.699 are named to [...]
LEAK AT RJSHS …
This is what kept the Rangely Junior/Senior High staff and some helpful students busy Monday when they returned from winter break. “We had a failed joint in our fire suppression system yesterday morning which forced [...]
Is your family tree more like a jungle gym?
That takes on real meaning if you have researched in Kentucky and Arkansas. There, the local joke is, “If I divorce my wife, is she still my cousin?” One of my Clinkenbeard branches had two [...]
STATE OF THE SNOWPACK …
Even by Colorado standards, late December storms dumped a LOT of snow, depositing 19 inches of snow water equivalent (SWE) and bringing statewide values for precipitation to 120% and snowpack to 126% of median, including [...]
PMC, RDH, and county agencies establish a temporary prescription transportation service from Rangely to Meeker
In response to the closure of Meeker Drugs downtown and the delayed opening of a retail pharmacy at Pioneers Medical Center, the pharmacy at Rangely District Hospital, in conjunction with the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s [...]
COUNTY BEAT: Back to drawing board for land use amendments
LAND USE REGULATIONS “I think this is very restrictive. There’s no reason to have a minor subdivision if you’re going down this road,” said RBC Commissioner Gary Moyer during a public hearing this week, referring [...]
NEWS NOTES: January 20, 2022
Open mic night at brewery MEEKER | Open Mic Night Thursday, Jan. 20, 4 to 8 p.m. at Smoking River Brewing Co. All Ages are welcome. Co-hosted by Meeker Arts and Cultural Council. River Alliance [...]
