The non-partisan group Club 20 hosted debates this month featuring candidates for state and national seats. Last week, we covered Colorado’s Third Congressional District and State House District 26; you can read that story at https://bit.ly/3fjGGOB. This week, we turn to the debate between Colorado State Senate District 8 candidates.[Read More…]
Author: Lucas Turner
Candidates Spar at Club 20 Debates in Grand Junction
The non-partisan group Club 20 hosted debates last week featuring candidates for state and national seats. COLORADO HOUSE DISTRICT 26 MEGHAN LUKENS & SAVANNAH WOLFSONN Routt County residents Savannah Wolfson (R) and Meghan Lukens (D) are running for Colorado’s newly formed House District 26. The area comprises Moffat, Rio Blanco,[Read More…]
County Beat: August 18, 2022
RBC | Rio Blanco County Commissioners approved a “County Department Restructuring Plan” this week. The plan outlines a new organizational structure that creates new categories, combines certain departments and defines responsibilities for all department heads and staff that report to the board. Department heads discussed the plan in detail during[Read More…]
Lucero three-peat Fair champ
Incoming Rangely High School senior Corbin Lucero won big at the 2022 Rio Blanco County Fair, taking home Grand Champion Market Steer for the third year in a row. “It’s unbelievable really, I didn’t really think I could do it, but I don’t know, I just went and found better[Read More…]
MSD board appoints Selle as interim principal
The Meeker School Board appointed district Superintendent Chris Selle as interim principal of Meeker Elementary School following the resignation of Andi Murphy at the Aug. 8 board meeting. In addition to serving as superintendent, Selle will take on the role of MES principal until a new person is hired. The[Read More…]
BALCONY BUILD …
Renovations are underway at the iconic Meeker Hotel to replace the balcony that overlooks Main Street.NIKI TURNER PHOTO
NATIONAL NIGHT OUT …
First responders, family and friends gathered at the 6th Street Field in Meeker on Tuesday to celebrate National Night Out with the community.
Colorado River Compact discussed at CLUB-20
One hundred-years after the historic Colorado River Compact allocated 15 million acre feet of water between seven states in the arid west, the situation has grown dire. On June 15, US Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Camille Touton issued a call to action for all seven states in the 1922 Compact[Read More…]
Connecting cultures
MEEKER | “Sometimes when we’re in the field of education, there’s so many problems, and a lot of people will just say ‘it’s too much’ and just kind of give up,” said Aubrey Walsh, founder and director of international non-profit OneSeed. “That’s sort of our mountain,” continued Walsh. “We just[Read More…]
PMC board update
MEEKER | Pioneer’s Medical Center Board of Directors met Tuesday, July 13 to discuss financials, grant awards, federal regulations and more. PMC revenue in June was $7 million, a “record breaker” according to chief financial officer Lionel Montoya. He also said year-to-date total revenue is over $33 million, an increase[Read More…]
ERBM discusses budget, Circle Park, PTO, paint
MEEKER | Eastern Rio Blanco Metropolitan Recreation District board members met Tuesday to discuss a proposed 2023 budget draft, amendments to an MOU with the town of Meeker regarding Circle Park, quarterly financials, changes to the employee handbook and paid time-off policies, among other items. 2023 DRAFT BUDGET ERBM’s latest[Read More…]
HWY 13 ROAD WORK
Colorado Department of Transportation and contractor IHC Scott are widening 3.5 miles of Highway 13 between mile markers 12 and 16 to create passing lanes, pullouts and a new chain up area. Work is scheduled to wrap up in November of 2023. The first of two project phases is focused[Read More…]
