In the midst of multiple budget workshops to plan for the 2023 budget, county commissioners met Tuesday for work sessions and a regular meeting. DHS UPDATE Recently appointed Department of Human Services (DHS) Director Carmen McKay said they are filling positions and staff are getting certifications completed. County Attorney Don[Read More…]
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EDITOR’S COLUMN: What angers you becomes your master
Any person capable of angering you becomes your master; he can anger you only when you permit yourself to be disturbed by him. ~ Epictetus Epictetus was a Greek stoic philosopher. Born a slave in a wealthy household, he rose to prominence along other stoics like Marcus Aurelius and Seneca.[Read More…]
Oct. 18 Town of Meeker meeting
The Town of Meeker’s Board of Trustees met Tuesday with a short agenda. With two vacancies on the planning commission following the resignations of Jim Kendall and Jared Harvey, former Barone Middle School principal Jim Hanks has put in an application for one of the empty seats. A resolution to[Read More…]
Do towns have personalities?
We’re familiar with the concept of a town having “character” when it comes to its architecture, its history, or its location. But what if we define character less in terms of infrastructure and more in terms of personality? For example, a town could be extraverted or introverted, inclusive or exclusive,[Read More…]
COUNTY BEAT: Oct. 18, 2022
Rangely residents attending the RBC Commissioners’ work sessions Tuesday shared their concerns about possible relocations of various county offices in Rangely. No final decisions had or have been made — previous discussions also occurred during work sessions — but the mention of consolidating some county offices into county-owned buildings generated[Read More…]
Life lessons from the dog and cat
I’m watching my recently acquired cat — my first indoor feline in decades — weave around the dog’s legs like a ribbon. It took a few weeks, but they’ve become buddies. Buddies with boundaries, which the cat strictly enforces, but friends nonetheless. These are two species that don’t naturally get[Read More…]
COUNTY BEAT: Oct. 11, 2022
County commissioners met Tuesday, Oct. 11 in Meeker for work sessions and a regular meeting. County employees will be staying with the same insurance pool for the coming year, after requests for additional quotes were not received in time to meet the Oct. 1 deadline for withdrawing from the current[Read More…]
Commissioners vote to stick with state plumbing inspector
The Rio Blanco County Board of Commissioners (BoCC) held two special meetings last week: one Wednesday to make a decision about switching from the state plumbing board inspector to a local inspector, and a special meeting Friday for an executive session to discuss hiring a director for the county’s Department[Read More…]
Town of Meeker presents public draft of ’23 budget
MEEKER I At the regular board of trustees meeting for the Town of Meeker on Tuesday, trustees were thanked for the town’s financial contribution to the annual outdoor education trip for incoming Barone Middle School sixth graders. Funds for the trip are raised by students and staff from nonprofit groups,[Read More…]
EDITOR’S COLUMN: Liar, liar …
The worst trouble I ever got in as a kid was for lying. The punishment for lying was far more severe than the punishment for sassing or fighting with the neighbor kid or getting home late. “You go to the same place for lying that you do for stealing,” my[Read More…]
Generous donation funding MHS athletic fees for fall 2022 season
A generous donation to the Meeker School District by Grant Family Dentistry will fund athletics activity fees for all high school students during the 2022 fall season. The donation will take some pressure off students’ families during a time of high inflation. According to a letter from Grant Family Dentistry,[Read More…]
EDITOR’S COLUMN: Choices
Do not become a casualty to your grief. ~ Roswell, Season 4, Episode 8 In the four years since the loss of my oldest son, I’ve spent a lot of time developing a working relationship with this thing called grief. Ethan’s death was an abrupt plunge into an unpleasant human[Read More…]
