By niki turner [email protected] I read a great quote this week by 19th century German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche that seems more applicable now than maybe ever before. Nietzsche wrote, “Beware that, when fighting monsters, you yourself do not become a monster… for when you gaze long into the abyss, the[Read More…]
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ACCIDENT UPDATE: One fatality in Dec. 21 crash on Hwy. 13
RBC | A 37-year-old female from Salt Lake City, Utah, was killed in the accident that closed Highway 13 for several hours Thursday, Dec. 21. The woman was one of four Salt Lake City occupants in a Dodge Caravan traveling south on Hwy. 13 Thursday afternoon about 11 miles north[Read More…]
First benefit event for ‘Young Leaders & Dreamers Scholarship’ Saturday in Meeker
MEEKER | “I wanted to be an attorney my whole life,” said Class of 2009 Meeker High School alumnae Meg Nieslanik about her life plans prior to graduation. Like so many others, her course changed dramatically during her college experience. She started with a degree from Gonzaga University in Spokane,[Read More…]
ACCIDENT: Two-car crash on Hwy. 13
RBC | A collision between a Ford truck and a minivan of unknown make sent one person to the hospital via flight-for-life Thursday afternoon and closed Hwy. 13 in both directions for several hours. Colorado State Patrol Officer Rob Madden said dispatch was notified of the accident at 3:27 p.m.[Read More…]
CPW issues summons for man accused of shooting Meeker buck last month
MEEKER | The man accused of shooting the 5×5 mule deer buck last month has been issued a summons by Colorado Parks and Wildlife and is scheduled to appear in court Jan. 8, 2018. Taylor Shane-Thomas Gambill, 19, of Lakewood, Colo., reportedly shot an arrow at a mule deer buck[Read More…]
Commissioners appoint three advisory members to board of health
RBC | Rio Blanco County Commissioners authorized three non-voting appointments to the RBC Board of Health: RBC Emergency Manager Ty Gates, BLM hydrologist Keith Sauter and Rangely District Hospital nurse practitioner Shelby Lindsay. The appointees will provide expert advice to the commissioners in the event they need to take action[Read More…]
Meeker Sanitation District looking at nine year span to repair and replace aging system
RBC | Replacing aging and failing infrastructure was the primary topic of discussion for Meeker Sanitation District board members at its Dec. 6 meeting. Cooper Best and Josh McGibbon, from JVA Consulting Engineers, presented their assessment of the town’s sewer system. JVA had Action Services “clean and jet” the lines[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: When is the label more important than the contents?
When my kids were small, and now with my grandkids, when one child gets in trouble for something at least one of the others is quick to chime in with, “I wasn’t doing that, Mimi!” or “He/she was doing it first.” That kind of behavior is expected from children under[Read More…]
Cemetery district adopts budget, announces capital projects for 2018
MEEKER | “I did everything I could to make it happen,” said Highland Cemetery manager Mike Jones about the absence of Christmas lights around the flagpole this season. “It wasn’t for lack of effort.” Last summer the flagpole at the cemetery snapped in half, presumably due to a microburst. The[Read More…]
Town of Meeker awards bid for water system improvements
MEEKER | With more than $500,000 in grant funds on the table, Meeker’s board of trustees voted 3-2—with trustee Dan Conrado absent—to award the contract for the water supply improvement project to the lowest bidder Tuesday. Michael Yost, vice president of Olsson Associates, appeared before the board to respond to[Read More…]
Independent film makers coming to Meeker Dec. 10, 17
MEEKER | Meeker is headed for the silver screen, thanks to two independent filmmakers who came to visit and fell in love with the town. Tanner Kalina and Joe Duca are living out their childhood dreams of making movies. Kalina, originally from Texas, has been working in the industry for[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Moderation is key, even at Christmas
Moderation has been the word of the week here at the office. Moderation in diet, moderation in speech, moderation in all things. Moderation is beneficial and excess is destructive. Even drinking too much water can kill you. This, of course, is the season of excessive excess: America’s hyper-commercialized “Christmas” celebration.[Read More…]
