The news that Meeker was losing its independent, family-owned pharmacy, saddened me. I’m old enough to remember being able to call my family doctor at home late at night or on the weekends when we had a medical crisis and getting personal “telemedicine” the old-fashioned way. And there was rarely[Read More…]
Year: 2022
NEWS NOTES: January 6, 2022
Sportsman’s club meeting Jan. 6 MEEKER | The Meeker Sportsman’s Club will hold its regular monthly meeting Thursday, Jan. 6 at 7 p.m. at the WREA Kilowatt Korner (233 6th St.). There is no specific agenda for the meeting but there will be a general update. Election of officers will[Read More…]
NEW ARRIVAL …
Beau Cameron Mohr was born on Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021, at 6:16 p.m. at Valley View Hospital in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. He weighed 6 pounds, 6 ounces and was 18 inches long at birth. His parents are Chevy and Emily Mohr of Meeker. Paternal grandparents are Mike and Cheryl Mohr[Read More…]
Clarification on license plate press release
RBC I According to Rio Blanco County Clerk and Recorder Boots Campbell, the press release issued last week from Garfield County regarding changes to license plates for Class C (personal property) motor vehicles needs some clarification. First, people do not have to do anything new when renewing the registration on[Read More…]
COUNTY BEAT: County welcomes new building inspector
RBC | “I never want to be that guy, I want to be the guy that people see come in, and they come out to greet me as I go to greet them, and that’s when you get away from the us versus them mentality,” said Matt Franks, Rio Blanco[Read More…]
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Meeker loses independent pharmacy
MEEKER | The town of Meeker has long enjoyed the convenience of having at least one independent downtown pharmacy since 1904. That era came to an end with the closure of Meeker Drugs last week. The pharmacy name will now be attached to a hospital-owned and operated facility under construction[Read More…]
HELLO 2022 …
Did we say something about 2021 being better than 2020? We don’t recall, but we better not jinx it again … so here’s to the best 2022 you can have, and here’s to whoever had the fortitude to stomp out a great big ‘2022’ on the Paintbrush Park ball field,[Read More…]
Mind Springs CEO Raggio resigns, effective immediately
RBC I CEO and President of Mind Springs Health Sharon Raggio announced her resignation Tuesday, Jan. 4, “effective immediately” after 14 years at the helm of the organization. She had been planning to retire in June 2022, but made the decision to leave early following statewide media coverage by the[Read More…]