It’s human nature to want people to agree with us. We all want to be right, and encountering people who don’t see things the same way we do triggers an almost primal need to correct and convince them they are wrong and we are right. We all do it, whether[Read More…]
Month: September 2018
Meeker BOE approves hires, discusses four-day week
MEEKER I Barone Middle School Principal Jim Hanks substituted for Meeker School District Superintendent Chris Selle leading Monday’s Board of Education regular August meeting. Selle was with Meeker’s sixth grade classes at their annual retreat at YMCA’s Snow Mountain Ranch near Granby.
Rangely namesake singer/songwriter performs at The TANK
RANGELY | Rangeley Gene Collier visited Rangely last weekend to see the town he was named after. His father traveled from Oklahoma to Rangely in the 1940s to work in the oil field. After driving hours in his Model A, he worked only one day and decided to go home. For[Read More…]
WREA Capital Credit checks in the mail
MEEKER | White River Electric Association’s Capital Credit checks are set to arrive in the mail this week. The WREA board of directors annually reviews its financial condition to determine the amount of patronage capital that it will return to its members. This year, the WREA board of directors approved[Read More…]
New location and time for Foot Clinic
MEEKER | Pioneers Hospital Home Health will be offering the monthly Foot Clinic on Wednesday, Sept. 12 at a new time, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and a new location, the Meeker Veterans Community Center, 290 Fourth St. (corner of Fourth and Main St.). Cost: $20 donation if able. A[Read More…]
Correction: School testing results
RBC I Several errors were made on the 2018 school testing results report last week. We incorrectly reported the 2017 science results. The correct 2018 science results for students who met or exceeded expectations are listed below followed by the error in parentheses. It is worth noting that all science[Read More…]
Benefits of the four-day week outweigh perceived drawbacks
MEEKER I It’s been a few years since the Meeker School District, in response to a financial crunch at the time, opted to switch from the traditional five-day week to a four-day week. As of this year, 58 percent of Colorado districts use the four-day plan, including some of the[Read More…]
UPDATE: Hwy. 13 closed north of Meeker for fire operations
HIGHWAY 13 NORTH OF MEEKER IS OPEN, ALTERNATING LANES 6:15 PM Highway 13 north from mile marker 51 at the top of Nine Mile to Colowyo is closed for fire operations on the James Fire.
James Fire burning north of Nine Mile
Crews continue to battle the James Fire, burning just north of Nine Mile. The fire started Friday afternoon.
CNCC fall classes start soon
MEEKER | CNCC registration for fall classes is now open and it is time to get registered.
Reed Kelley announces bid for county commissioner seat as an unaffiliated candidate
RBC | Earlier this week Meeker’s Reed Kelley officially announced his candidacy for Rio Blanco County Commissioner. Kelley is running as an unaffiliated candidate. “I was excited today to finally be able to announce—here in Rangely—as an unaffiliated candidate for Rio Blanco County Commissioner. The legal process for an unaffiliated person[Read More…]
Obituary: Jillene Graham
Jillene Graham March 1948 ~ July 2018