RBC | The county commissioners named Shawn Bolton as their representative on the Meeker Urban Renewal Authority board at their March 13 meeting. They also discussed problems between the road and bridge department and BLM regulations when it comes to maintaining various roads in the county. The commissioners meet next[Read More…]
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Editor’s Column: In support of open records
It’s spring. Oh, not on the calendar quite yet, but I know it’s spring because I have bug bites. I raked my flower beds last weekend and came inside with a dozen or so tiny yet interminably itchy bug bites. Trust me, when the first mosquito hatches this year, it[Read More…]
Mental health tops list of wellness concerns
MEEKER | The results of the most recent community health assessment survey conducted by Pioneers Medical Center (PMC) and the Pioneers Healthcare Foundation (PHF) identified current specific health and wellness issues in the community. As part of a joint meeting with Meeker’s Human Resource Council board (which works together with[Read More…]
Introduction of wolves among topics discussed during RBC Woolgrowers meeting in Meeker
RBC | Members of the Rio Blanco County Woolgrowers Association heard from representatives from various entities Friday at their annual meeting. President Butch Theos encouraged those in attendance to “get involved” in the political and governmental processes. “There’s a lot of things going on that could affect our business,” Theos[Read More…]
Trustees approve Ute Park lease again
MEEKER | After considerable discussion, Meeker’s board of trustees approved, although not unanimously, the renewal of David Smith’s annual lease for the use of Ute Park for hay production and cattle pasture. Trustee Wendy Gutierrez expressed her opposition to renewing the lease again. “Every day there’s a cow out there[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: More on civility; and how stuff gets in the paper
Craig city councilman John Ponikvar emailed me last week to let me know I’m not alone in my quest for greater civility in the public arena. Ponikvar has introduced “the Rules of Civility” to Club 20, and both the City of Craig and the Moffat County Commissioners have signed resolutions[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Opinions are like ___?
Fill in the blank. The point is, everybody’s got one. I usually use noses, although other body parts might be more apropos. The technical definition of an opinion is “a view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.” In 1275 British monarchs established De Scandalis[Read More…]
Learning to live with MS
MEEKER | Tisha Joslin Reiger comes out to greet me on her front porch with a warm welcome. She leans on a cane and moves with the kind of painful caution you’d expect from an elderly woman. But Reiger is only 44. “I had thought that after my kids graduated[Read More…]
Meeker residents turn out for public hearing on Better City proposals
MEEKER | The public meeting Feb. 22 in Meeker was well-attended, with about 75 people meeting at the Fairfield Center to hear more about the proposed Meeker Adventure Center. Representatives from Better City provided background information and detailed information about how the center will be funded. Meeker Mayor Regas Halandras[Read More…]
Thrift store owners looking for someone to take over business
MEEKER | If you’ve ever wanted to operate a secondhand shop, this may be your opportunity. The current owners of Deja Vu, Meeker’s thrift store, are going to have to quit the business because of health problems. If it were up to David and Cheritha Cale they would just relocate[Read More…]
Meeker board establishes URA
MEEKER | It was standing room only for the Tuesday board of trustees meeting at Meeker Town Hall. On the agenda: two public hearings. One for a resolution to establish an urban renewal authority (URA) and the other an ordinance to create a new residential zoning classification. “The URA is[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Can we be civil?
When I was a child and got emotional or argumentative with my mother, she used to tell me, “Go to your room and don’t come out until you can be civil.” I complied for years before I finally understood the definition of “civil.” It’s a concept I think we all[Read More…]
