MEEKER I ERBM’s Summer Line-Up, in mailboxes the end of this week, is always jam-packed and this year is no different, with new opportunities like YouthFest on July 20, to traditional offerings such as the Park to Art Races, Summer Concert Series, Run for your Life 5K, Stars-n-Stripes 3-on-3 Shootout,[Read More…]
Author: Niki Turner
Spring weather brings reminder to be Bear Aware in Colorado
RBC I The official start to spring brings the annual reminder from Colorado Parks and Wildlife that bears are emerging from their slumber and beginning the search for food. Residents and visitors to bear country statewide need to do their part to help conserve our wildlife by working to reduce[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Errors and Escapees
Admitting error or fault is never easy or comfortable, no matter how old you are or how often you get to do it, but it’s part of becoming a responsible, trustworthy adult. It’s “character-building,” as parents like to say when they force their kids to endure uncomfortable things. Here’s the[Read More…]
Colorado coal counties try to plan for unsure economic future
RBC I From the Western Slope of Colorado, to the Powder River Basin in Wyoming, to the mines in Appalachia, communities heavily reliant on coal production are facing a new economic reality: If the viability of those mining jobs is waning, what does the future hold?
Cowboys wrap baseball season with loss in Rangely
MEEKER I The last of the regular season games were held in Meeker last Friday, the Cowboys hosted the Paonia Eagles in a league double-header. The Cowboys were 4-12-1 going into Friday’s games with a 0.298 win percentage that didn’t seem to stack up well to the number two ranked[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: Let’s talk codes
Dear Editor: Codes are the product of or the outcome of circumstance. For example, people died in a basement fire; there was no way for them to get out, so for safety let’s put in egress windows. Perhaps people have stumbled on a staircase time and again, why? One rise[Read More…]
Guest Column: Honor your mother, her way
MEEKER I As Mother’s Day arrives, I am reflecting upon celebrations of the past. Because my children and dear grandson do not live near us, Mother’s Day is not an in-person celebration for me yet full of good memories.
Free Enterprise Zone Program workshop May 16
RBC | Come learn how you can utilize the Colorado Enterprise Zone Program to your benefit. The EZ program is designed to promote a business-friendly environment in economically distressed areas by offering state income tax credits that incentivize businesses to locate and develop in, and non-profit organizations to assist with[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: Section 19 of HB-1278 opposed by Unity Party
Dear Editor: Colorado’s General Assembly has rushed through House Bill 1278, which makes “miscellaneous” changes to Colorado election law. It vastly increases the number of petition signatures required to place independent and minor party candidates on Colorado’s ballot.
Great American Horse Drive…
Dubbed the Great American Horse Drive, Sombrero Ranches spring tradition began in 1959. Ranch hands and riders from around the world drive the largest horse herds in the nation more than 60 miles over a five day period from winter pastures to summer homes. On Sunday, May 5 the horses passed through Maybell,[Read More…]
Meeker summer youth softball registration open
MEEKER | Summer youth softball registration is open. Registration is all online and ends May 15. Visit https://brianawilliams33.wixsite.com/website to register for 10U, 12U, 14U fastpitch softball. The summer season is May 27-July 13.
Cowboys bring home all-conference honors from 2A multi-league meet
MEEKER I Cowboy tracksters were able to see how they stacked up against those in their own class at the Multi-League Championship Meet. The three-day meet started Thursday with pole vault with the rest of the field and running events Friday and Saturday. It was the first meet of the[Read More…]
