The summer before I started high school I took my first trip to New York. The Statue of Liberty was encased in scaffolding that year, but the World Trade Center — the iconic Twin Towers — were open for tourists to visit. For a 14-year-old from rural Colorado, the Top[Read More…]
Author: Niki Turner
Proposed congressional redistricting map splits CD3
RBC I Following each 10-year census, congressional districts are redrawn so that each district represents an equal population. Last week, Colorado’s independent redistricting commission released a new map with proposed changes to the current congressional districts. The state currently has seven districts. An eighth district has been proposed on the[Read More…]
EDITOR’S COLUMN: Happy *meteorological* fall
We’ve always wondered if meteorologists — the prognosticators of weather so frequently jeered and abused for inaccurate predictions — lived in some kind of alternate universe. It turns out, they aren’t even operating on the same seasonal calendar as the rest of us. On the Gregorian calendar, the change of[Read More…]
RBCSO explores jail changes
RBC I In an effort to trim its budget in the face of declining revenue, the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office is exploring the feasibility of closing operations at the detention center and contracting with Moffat County to house inmates from RBC. The 2021 budget for the detention center was[Read More…]
Happy 75th Birthday to Rangely!
RANGELY I A special celebration will be part of this year’s Septemberfest festivities: the 75th anniversary of the incorporation of the Town of Rangely on Aug. 15, 1946. The vote to incorporate was 101 in favor, to seven against. Incorporation came during a boom in development and expansion. In 1946,[Read More…]
The long haul
RANGELY I Thanksgiving dinner preparations were underway last November when Rangely’s Wendi Gillard noticed she couldn’t smell the homemade cranberry sauce simmering on the stove or the turkey roasting in the oven. Or anything else. Gillard thought maybe she was just used to the cooking smells from being in the[Read More…]
Recall protest hearing scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 2
RBC | A hearing concerning the protest contesting the sufficiency of the petition to recall Gary Moyer as county commission has been set for Sept. 2, 2021, at 2:30 p.m. at the Rio Blanco County Courthouse in Meeker. The hearing will be live-streamed on the county’s YouTube channel. The hearing[Read More…]
Meeker traffic citations spike with I-70 closure
MEEKER I At its regular meeting Aug. 17, the Town of Meeker’s Board of Trustees heard from Chief of Police Eddy Thompson about traffic on Market Street during the I-70 closures. Traffic citations spiked during the closure of I-70 through Glenwood Canyon. The board also heard from Public Works Superintendent[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: A little bit of both
Hold up a piece of paper and describe what you see. One person sees a rectangle. Another person sees a straight line. Much argument ensues over who is right. Guess what? Both are right; but their perspectives differ. To the person viewing the piece of paper straight on, it’s a[Read More…]
COUNTY BEAT: August 24 meeting report
RBC I The Rio Blanco County Board of Commissioners held work sessions and a regular meeting in Meeker on Tuesday, Aug. 24. CLERK & RECORDER RBC Clerk and Recorder Boots Campbell updated the board on preparations for the Nov. 2, 2021 election. On the ballot are school board elections for[Read More…]
Grand re-opening for Country Raised store Aug. 27
Jeremy and Cherlynn Muxlow are the new owners MEEKER | When former Meeker resident Makala Barton opened Country Raised — a boutique retail shop specializing in rustic home decor and furnishings — the store quickly became a community favorite with a loyal following. Barton sold the store to Samantha Lopez[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Information overload
In a world that runs on copious amounts of content, all readily accessible at our fingertips and much of it geared toward making a profit through clickbait advertising and multi-level marketing schemes, it can be extremely difficult to know who or what to trust. I think most of us choose[Read More…]
