Author: Niki Turner
COUNTY BEAT – Commissioners hold regular meeting in Rangely, hear from RDH on mental health services
RBC | The Rio Blanco County Commissioners held a regular meeting in Rangely on May 27. Rangely resident Wendi Gillard, attending virtually, asked if the Child Protective Team has been re-established in the county. She was told the public comment period is not a time to ask questions, and that[Read More…]
EDITOR’S COLUMN – If everything is terrible, check the mirror
“We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.” ~ Anais Nin For the next day or so, tune in to the things you say and to what you hear from those around you. Listen closely. Is what you hear negative and miserable? Is it hateful?[Read More…]
County Beat – Commissioners hold off on bid approval for Meeker Airport project at special meeting
RBC | The Rio Blanco County Commissioners held a special meeting Monday, May 19 to review three agenda items. Discussed at length was the funding for the replacement of the general aviation ramp at the Meeker Airport. A “GA Ramp” is the area where smaller, private aircraft are parked, tied[Read More…]
Meeker trustees approve water rate increase effective Sept. 1
MEEKER | The Town of Meeker’s Board of Trustees approved a resolution to authorize a 50% increase to the monthly base rate for water at the May 20 meeting. The base rate will increase from $24 a month to $36 in September 2025, marking the first rate increase in 20[Read More…]
EDITOR’S COLUMN – When two and two don‘t make four
“Trust is congruence between what you say and do.” ― Peter F. Drucker Sometimes it’s hard to tell if the world has suddenly gone mad or if it’s always been this way. After all, we only have our own brief blip of a lifespan and whatever information we’ve managed to[Read More…]
EDITOR’S COLUMN – Can I see your ID?
“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson I got carded at the grocery store buying non-alcoholic seltzer. It made me chuckle. Besides the fact that I wasn’t buying booze, it’s painfully obvious that I’m well over 21. And then[Read More…]
Meeker trustees discuss plans for water rate increases in September
MEEKER | Meeker’s Board of Trustees spent significant time at the May 6 board meeting discussing options for raising the town’s water rates. In a previous meeting in April, Town Administrator Mandi Etheridge told the board that rate increases are necessary to cover the costs of repairs and replacement of[Read More…]
EDITOR’S COLUMN – How you doin‘?
“I knew well enough that one could fracture one’s legs and arms and recover afterward, but I did not know that you could fracture the brain in your head and recover from that too.” ― Vincent van Gogh Maybe it’s our hyper-independent, pull-yourself-up-by-your-bootstraps, don’t-tread-on-me attitude, or maybe it’s the staggering[Read More…]
Explore business resources and careers at the Opportunity Expo May 13
MEEKER | The public is invited to attend the Opportunity Expo on Tuesday, May13, from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Meeker Town Hall Business Center, located on thesecond floor of Meeker Town Hall, 345 Market St., Meeker, CO 81641. Rio Blanco residents,entrepreneurs, and job seekers will have a[Read More…]
EDITOR’S COLUMN – All we need is a little patience
“Patience is waiting. Not passively waiting. That is laziness. But to keep going when the going is hard and slow — that is patience.” – Leo Tolstoy If I had a dime for every time I’ve told my kids, grandkids, or dog to “be patient” or “patience is a virtue,”[Read More…]
EDITOR’S COLUMN – Whose job is it?
“Government’s first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.” – Ronald Reagan At various times in American history, and world history for that matter, humanity decides that the status quo of government is not working and they come together to switch things up. Revolutions, coups, movements, paradigm[Read More…]
