RBC | According to a press release issued by the Rio Blanco County Board of Commissioners late Tuesday, Jan. 31, a “significant portion” of the $4 million grant awarded to the Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District last year to facilitate development of the proposed Rio Blanco Water Storage Project, AKA[Read More…]
Author: Niki Turner
Snow day for Meeker Schools Jan. 18
Superintendent Chris Selle announced early Wednesday, Jan 18, that Meeker schools would be canceled for the day due to heavy snow, wind and road conditions.
Swearing in…
Newly elected and returning elected officials were sworn in by oath on Tuesday prior to the first commissioner’s meeting of 2023.
County Beat: Jan. 12, 2023
RBC | During work sessions Tuesday, the Rio Blanco County Board of Commissioners heard a request from Colorado Parks and Wildlife Area Wildlife Manager Bill deVergie and Rex Tuttle, owner of the Crystal Creek Ranch. Crystal Creek Ranch came before the commissioners previously, in 2019, when it was owned by[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Because I have to think about something besides snow right now
Popcorn is one of the only things you can eat because of an explosion. ~Unknown~ According to an email from The Popcorn Board, next Thursday, Jan. 19 is National Popcorn Day. I don’t know who made that up (people who sell popcorn, most likely) and I don’t care, because I’ve[Read More…]
Trustees hear CNCC presentation
MEEKER | Meeker trustees heard a presentation by Colorado Northwestern Community College (CNCC) President Dr. Lisa Jones during the first meeting of 2023 on Tuesday, Jan. 10. Jones presented CNCC’s updated strategic plan, noting how aspects of their plan may align with the Town’s plan. Part of the new strategic[Read More…]
Candidates In Town …
Republican State Senator Don Coram (Montrose) is challenging Rep. Lauren Boebert’s seat for Congressional District 3 in the primaries. He visited with Meeker voters last Saturday at the Hugus Building, answering questions about his platform and his priorities. Savannah Wolfson of Oak Creek, Colorado, is campaigning as a Republican for[Read More…]
On Edge Statewide Conversation
LIVE on Tuesday, May 17 from 5:30-7 p.m. Join Colorado News Collaborative, in collaboration with Colorado Public Radio, for a 90-minute statewide conversation at the Buell Public Media Center’s Masterpiece studio on May 17th from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. about the mental health crisis and gaps in Colorado’s safety net[Read More…]
Love wins; recall passes
In the first successful recall campaign in Rio Blanco County in recent memory, Commissioner Gary Moyer, elected in 2018, has been recalled by voters 1,160 to 717, according to unofficial results (note: updated May 11 to reflect new report). The campaign to recall Moyer began more than a year ago,[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Who represents us?
As candidates for local office and boards start popping up before the coming elections, it’s the privilege of the public to ask pertinent questions and obtain information about those candidates in order to make well-educated choices about who will best represent us in fulfilling the duties of those seats. By[Read More…]
Alleged kidnap victim found safe; suspect in custody
A Meeker woman is safe after allegedly being kidnapped at gunpoint from the ranch where she worked in Rio Blanco County on Feb. 2, 2022. She was located by law enforcement in a Cheyenne hotel in the early morning hours of Feb. 3, 2022. The allegations are Amanda Edinger was[Read More…]
The Case of the Missing Newspapers
To our print subscribers: if you don’t get your paper in the mail this week it’s because more than half of our print copies went missing this morning from the loading dock behind the Meeker Post Office. We are working with USPS staff to try and track them down, but[Read More…]
