Today (Thursday, Oct. 10) is World Mental Health Day 2019. This year’s focus is on suicide prevention. Suicide is the second leading cause of death for ages 15-34, and the fourth leading cause of death for ages 35-54. In 2016, the suicide rate for our veterans was 1.5 times higher[Read More…]
Author: Niki Turner
Trustees open recycling proposals
MEEKER | Town of Meeker trustees opened two proposals for recycling at their Oct. 1 meeting, one from Eagle River Waste and one from Overton Recycling. Both proposals will remove recycling from the Third Street location to the respective locations of whichever entity is chosen. The Eagle River proposal would[Read More…]
Rangely comes to defense of CNCC president Granger
RANGELY | Rangely college board president Sam Tolley, former Rangely mayor Frank Huitt and several Colorado Northwestern Community College employees spoke to the Craig City Council last week in response to comments made by former CNCC employee and current Craig City Council member Brian Mackenzie during a recent meeting of the[Read More…]
Sen. Gardner visits Piceance Basin
RBC | U.S. Senator Cory Gardner made an appearance in remote western Colorado Monday afternoon for a tour of the natural soda plant and the Hunt Fire in the Piceance Basin. Time constraints prohibited Gardner from going all the way to the burn site, but he listened to BLM firefighters[Read More…]
Anniversary at Milk Creek site unites cultures
MEEKER | About 160 people attended the 140th anniversary of the Milk Creek Battle, including representatives of all four Ute tribes and ancestors of some of the Buffalo Soldiers. Battling intense winds, members of the Grant family—Jonas and Joy Grant Bullethead and their grandson, Jonah—clad in traditional regalia, spread some of[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: A lot of learning in a year
I don’t want to write this column this week, much like I didn’t want to write the column I wrote a year ago. It’s been one year since my oldest son, Ethan, died in a car accident. He was 25. Typing those words still seems surreal. The first anniversary of[Read More…]
Planning commission sends resolution back to commissioners for clarification
RBC | A resolution to amend the county’s building code deemed null and void because county commissioners did not adhere to state statutes requiring a public hearing and review by the planning commission, was presented to the planning commission on Thursday, Sept. 19. Questions raised by attending members of the[Read More…]
Pioneers Medical Center breaks ground on expansion project
MEEKER | Pioneers Medical Center board members and staff broke ground last Friday on an expansion project for the hospital that’s expected to take 10 months and cost more than $9 million. The expansion will include the addition of two operating rooms, three extra post-recovery rooms, six additional inpatient hospital[Read More…]
16th annual Fall Festival Saturday
UPDATED: AS OF FRIDAY MORNING, THIS EVENT WILL BE RELOCATED TO THE RBC FAIRGROUNDS. MEEKER | This Saturday will mark the 16th anniversary of the Fall Festival, wherein community nonprofits have an opportunity to raise funds for their organizations and have those funds matched with Mountain Valley Bank’s “bank bucks.”[Read More…]
21 years after hantavirus
MEEKER | Twenty-one years ago, 18-year-old Annie Merriam had a summer job with the Division of Wildlife’s (DOW) youth and natural resources program and was planning for her senior year at Meeker High School. An athlete and musician in the high school band, she was looking forward to volleyball and[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: “Unedited. No filters.”
There’s a trend toward posting photos and tagging them “#nofilter” or “#noedits.” That’s great when it comes to photos, because who really cares if the colors of your sunset pic are orange or pink? But when it comes to words, filters are invaluable. Through a “workflow” accident last week, an[Read More…]
No action on ‘no confidence’ petition for CNCC president
RBC | CNCC President Ron Granger’s leadership came into question once again Monday at the Moffat County Affiliated Junior College District Board of Control (MCAJCD) meeting in Craig. Former CNCC employee and current Craig city council member Brian MacKenzie presented the board with a petition signed by 29 Moffat County[Read More…]
