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Meeker

Sportsman’s Club awarded $85K

MEEKER | The Meeker Sportsman’s Club has been awarded $85,000 from Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) to be used for target relocation and new berms at the shooting range. The funds come from the Shooting Range Development Grant program (SRDG). Following the sale of the property to Meeker resident Mike[Read More…]

June 26, 2019 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled

Meeker

WINNER, WINNER …

Sean Ford of La Salle, Colorado, was the lucky winner of an African safari valued at $10,000 sponsored by Antler Taxidermy of Meeker. It’s the second year Antler Taxidermy owners Bill and Donna Wille have raffled off a safari during the R100 archery competition. Niki Turner Photo

June 21, 2019 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled

DON’T ‘TREAD’ ON ME …

A case of mistaken identity likely led to this poor slithery fellow being smashed flat along Sulphur Creek Road last weekend. At first glance, bull snakes often appear to be dangerous rattlers, and they use this illusion to their advantage, flattening their heads into a triangular shape, curling into a[Read More…]

June 21, 2019 by Niki Turner 1 comment

Opinion

Editor’s Column: Good deeds

When my daughter and husband and I were out cleaning up trash along Hwy. 13 two weeks ago I noted the tidy, well-manicured grounds around the eastern Town of Meeker entry sign and remarked on it. I helped spearhead the project behind the design and installation of those signs and[Read More…]

June 17, 2019 by Niki Turner 3 comments

Flat Tops snowpack could cause flooding issues later this summer

RBC | It’s going to be awhile before summer comes to the Flat Tops. According to RBC Road and Bridge Director Dave Morlan, there’s still five feet of snow at the top of Ripple Creek. “We’re working to get those passes open,” he said during Tuesday’s commissioner meeting in Meeker.[Read More…]

June 14, 2019 by Niki Turner 1 comment

Fears over Hwy. 13 closure unfounded

RBC | Fears that State Highway 13 might be closed two hours per day during this summer’s road construction project are unfounded, according to Clint Moyer, Region 3 resident engineer for the Colorado Department of Transportation. Concerns shared with the Herald Times and other area residents last Wednesday via email[Read More…]

June 13, 2019 by Niki Turner 2 comments

Meeker

ERBM Recreation and Park District looking at ‘hard decisions’

MEEKER | Future revenue uncertainty in the face of falling tax valuations is a topic of conversation for most special districts these days, including the Eastern Rio Blanco Metropolitan Recreation and Park District. During the May 21 monthly board meeting, board members and staff discussed what questions need to be[Read More…]

June 7, 2019 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled

Country Raised closing doors

MEEKER | Meeker’s retail therapy options will be down by one in the next few weeks as Country Raised closes its brick-and-mortar space at 610 Main St. Proprietor Makala Barton opened the store, which offers home decor and gifts, in June 2016. In the three years since, she also went[Read More…]

June 7, 2019 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled

Opinion

Editor’s Column: Gobsmacked!

It means “utterly astonished; astounded,” and it’s the perfect descriptor for my reaction to the announcement that I was chosen Meeker’s Citizen of the Year for 2019. It’s taken me several days to wrap my head around it. First, I’m honored and challenged: honored to be chosen when there are[Read More…]

June 7, 2019 by Niki Turner 1 comment

Lawsuit against Meeker Housing Authority settled for $1 million

MEEKER | Pet lovers will agree: pets are a source of emotional support. Landlords will also agree: pets can be detrimental to property value. Determining whether emotional support animals and their owners qualify for the same housing protection as service animals became the subject of a two and a half year[Read More…]

June 7, 2019 by Niki Turner 1 comment

Classifieds

Classifieds: June 6, 2019

**ANNOUNCEMENTS** The Rangely Food Bank is open on Saturdays from 12:00-2:00 p.m. at 204 E. Rio Blanco. To donate, please call 970-620-2407. ATV, Boat and Snowmobile Owners! You can now renew your Colorado OHV registrations on line at: www.parks.state.co.us AA & Al-Anon Meetings – Rangely Alcoholics Anonymous – Open meetings[Read More…]

June 6, 2019 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled

County Beat: May 30, 2019

RBC | The county commissioners heard from Colorado Parks and Wildlife Area Manager Bill de Vergie Monday regarding the discovery of Northern pike in Kenney Reservoir. “The whole thing caught us by surprise,” de Vergie said of catching the first pike in the reservoir. Northern pike are non-native fish and[Read More…]

June 4, 2019 by Niki Turner 1 comment