During a meeting of the Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) Commission held last week in Gateway, Colorado, Travis Black, CPW Northwest Regional Manager, provided an update on the investigation into 18 calf deaths about 15 miles southeast of Meeker in October. At that time, rancher Lenny Klinglesmith notified CPW that[Read More…]
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Sportsmans Club hosts annual turkey shoot at new location on Sulphur Creek Rd.
About 40 people participated in the Meeker Sportsman’s Club’s annual Turkey Shoot on Sunday. It was the first official event at the new range location on Sulfur Creek Road. Club members had hoped to see higher numbers, but believe people are still getting used to the change in location from[Read More…]
School Board discusses greenhouse bids, admin playground, more
Members of the Meeker School Board approved Kris Casey’s resignation as high school track coach Monday. In addition to being the Barone Middle School history teacher, Casey is reportedly taking on other responsibilities and needed to free up time. Last season more than 60 high school students participated in the[Read More…]
Board reviews 2023 budget
MEEKER | Meeker’s Board of Trustees met Tuesday, Nov. 15. The board approved special event liquor licenses for the Mules & Mountain end of the year event to be held at the Fairfield Center in Meeker on Dec. 10, and this year’s Skijor Meeker event at the Fairgrounds 4-H Building[Read More…]
EDITOR’S COLUMN: #6
… Your success and happiness lies in you. Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties. ~ Helen Keller It’s a weird question. All the obvious answers pop up first, tinged with sarcasm: water, food, air, breathing, the electrical stimulus that keeps[Read More…]
EDITOR’S COLUMN: An abundance of opinions about opinions
Anyone who believes this hyper-polarized, divided culture is a positive should choke a little when pledging allegiance to the flag. But how can we tone down the blistering rhetoric and return to something a little more tolerable? In days of yore there were some unspoken rules we followed in order[Read More…]
COUNTY BEAT: Nov 8, 2022 Meeting
Expansion of the fiber broadband network was up for discussion during work sessions Tuesday with the Rio Blanco County Board of Commissioners. IT Director Trevor Nielsen and Facilities Director Eric Jaquez outlined plans and options for replacing wireless connections with underground fiber, which “goes in the ground and stays there[Read More…]
EDITOR’S COLUMN: Practicing gratitude
If you aren’t grateful for what you already have, what makes you think you would be happy with more? ~ Roy T. Bennett, Author It’s de rigeur to talk about gratitude during the month of November these days, but I’m doing it anyway. Practicing gratitude has the power to improve[Read More…]
Commissioners discuss OHV trail maintenance, Fairfield Apartments
In between budget workshops, the Rio Blanco County Board of Commissioners met last Thursday for a work session with Dave Murray, president of the Wagon Wheel OHV Club, and a regular meeting regarding the future ownership of the Fairfield Center apartment complex. Murray raised the question of who is responsible[Read More…]
Downtown block evacuated after natural gas leak
As hundreds of trick-or-treaters dispersed from Halloween festivities downtown on Monday, Atmos Energy notified Rio Blanco County Dispatch of a natural gas leak in the alley behind White River Electric Association and the Rio Blanco Fire Protection District. All buildings on the south side of Main Street between Sixth and[Read More…]
BUGLING AND CAMO CONTEST
(Left) Dani Osborn won the grand prize for best bugle at Meeker Police Department’s annual event, and her sister Kemry (right) took first in the camo contest. The Meeker Police Department would like to thank Jeff McGuire, Austin Seely and Jarrett Waldref for service as judges, Kathy Sizemore and Deputy[Read More…]
Business partners continue Hugus legacy
The Hugus Building on the corner of Sixth and Main in Meeker has been a downtown fixture for well over a century. Multiple businesses and offices have occupied the two-story brick building. The main retail space downstairs has housed a general store, a clothing store, a shoe store, a book[Read More…]
