MEEKER I With Mayor Kent Borchard at the helm for the first time, the Meeker Board of Trustees met Tuesday for the regular board meeting. The board appointed town officers: Administrator Lisa Cook, Clerk Amy Tupy, Attorney Melody Massih, Municipal Judge Laurie Noble and swore in new Chief of Police[Read More…]
Author: Niki Turner
Finding the bright side: Sixth-generation local learning to live with chronic illness
[responsivevoice voice=”UK English Female” buttontext=”Listen to this”] Watching Adrienne Wix move through a series of yoga poses, you wouldn’t guess the 26-year-old Meeker native has spent the last several years seeking a diagnosis for mysterious and debilitating physical symptoms that cut short her career as a firefighter and changed the[Read More…]
A legacy man: Freeman Fairfield
[responsivevoice_button buttontext=”Listen to this”] Every year, Meeker high school students applying for a Freeman Fairfield scholarship are asked to write an essay about the man and his contributions to Meeker. May 9 is the anniversary of Freeman Fairfield’s birth in 1899. Fifty years ago, the community celebrated May 9 as[Read More…]
Ag businesses can apply for SBA loans
RBC I Agricultural businesses are now eligible for the Small Business Administration’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and EIDL Advance programs. The EIDL portal reopened Monday as a result of funding authorized by Congress through the Paycheck Protection Program and Healthcare Enhancement Act. The legislation, signed into law one week[Read More…]
Masks for the masses: local crafters use skills, supplies to create cloth face coverings
MEEKER | The narrative around wearing a face mask has changed dramatically since the early days of COVID-19 — just weeks ago, in the U.S. It’s unclear whether the early guidance that masks weren’t recommended for the general populace was based on known shortages of personal protective equipment for medical[Read More…]
‘Drive-through’ graduation discussed
MEEKER | Meeker High School has been named a 2020 Best High School by U.S. News & World Report, Superintendent Chris Selle told the Board of Education on Monday. “By earning a national ranking in the top 40%, Meeker High School achieved status as a U.S. News Best High School[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Lessons learned
As we begin taking steps to restore a semblance of normalcy in this new world with COVID-19, some interesting ideas have emerged. Self-sufficiency and local sustainability are more important than we may have thought. We are a nation that has come to rely on international trade, global corporations, and a[Read More…]
County Beat: April 30, 2020
RBC | Commissioners discussed budget issues with Finance Director Janae Stanworth Tuesday and scheduled workshops with both school districts in May to discuss funding. While currently the county is close to a balanced budget, uncertainty about the future looms. “We could see major hits. This county could look totally different[Read More…]
Rangely boys find and report firearms stolen from True Value
RANGELY | In a plot twist worthy of The Goonies, two young Rangely residents made quite the discovery while hiking near Dragon Trail Road this week. Logan Popham and Warren Peterson were enjoying the outdoors with family when they decided to explore a nearby cave. Inside, they discovered not buried[Read More…]
Stay-at-home order shifts to ‘safer-at-home’; stay in if you can
RBC | Monday was the official day for Colorado’s stay-at-home orders to be lifted. Gov. Polis, as expected, shifted the state public health order to a “safer-at-home” version that will allow businesses to begin to open up in stages and with strict precautions. The phased plan for reopening has led[Read More…]
CORRECTION: NO fire ban in place for RBC except on Forest Service lands
RBC | The resolution approved by the county commissioners Tuesday did not enact a current fire ban in Rio Blanco County. The only fire bans in place currently are on Forest Service land. The resolution allows the Sheriff’s Office to implement or cease a fire ban without requiring a meeting[Read More…]
Colorado journalists come together to tell the state’s COVID-19 story
RBC | It’s an unprecedented time. Years ago journalists battled one another to get “the scoop” on a story. Today they’re coming together to tell the stories of their communities and share those stories freely. Dozens of news outlets across the state — newspapers, TV, radio and digital media —[Read More…]
