RBC | Meeker School District Superintendent Chris Selle discussed with the Board of Education at their regular meeting last week submission of the district’s request for a state Building Excellent Schools Today (BEST) grant for construction of a new high school. “We make a compelling case, but it will be[Read More…]
Author: Reed Kelley
Trout Unlimited organization names White River project coordinator
RBC | Colorado Trout Unlimited (TU) announced this week that they have hired Aaron True, Ph.D., as their White River project coordinator. This is a brand new position for TU. “We’re really excited to have Aaron working for us in the basin” said Brian Hodge, TU’s northwest Colorado director of Steamboat[Read More…]
New group in support of wild horse herd to meet Feb. 17 in Meeker
RBC | At the Rio Blanco County Stockgrowers business meeting Feb. 3, Bureau of Land Management Field Office Manager Kent Walter announced that a new local wild horse group was being formed. Spokespersons indicated they will hold an “organizational interest meeting” on Saturday, Feb. 17, at the BLM office, 220 E.[Read More…]
Western Slope Club 20 attends annual Denver meeting
RBC | The Western Slope’s association of counties, municipalities, businesses and interested residents—Club 20—held its annual trip to the state capitol last Thursday and Friday. Club 20 joined forces with two other rural regional associations, Action 22 for 22 southern Colorado counties and Pro*15 for 15 northeastern counties, calling themselves “Voices[Read More…]
Stockgrowers discuss business
RBC | The Rio Blanco County Stockgrowers Association (Stockgrowers) held their annual business and information gathering in the commissioners’ meeting room at the county courthouse Saturday. Elections were held resulting in the following office holders: Todd Shults, president; Brian Collins, vice-president; Dan Johnson, second vice-president; and Lenny Klinglesmith, treasurer. Teresa[Read More…]
Meeker school board accepts Hemingson’s resignation; approves replacement plan
RBC | At a special meeting held prior to their work session Tuesday night, the Meeker Board of Education accepted the resignation of Barone Middle School and Meeker High School choir and band director Jeff Hemingson. Hemingson delivered his letter of resignation, “effective immediately,” on Jan. 24. Hemingson, who is[Read More…]
Conservation District members hear about algae problem on White River
MEEKER | Current White River Conservation District board president, Neil Brennan, and past president Gary Moyer, now board vice-president, led the 70 some conservation aficionados at the district’s annual dinner in the Fairfield Center last Thursday. The meal was provided by Ma Famiglia. The dinner was a trial by fire[Read More…]
School board shares student successes
MEEKER | President Bud Ridings led the Meeker Board of Education into its first regular meeting of 2018 at 7 p.m., Jan. 16. Shortly after convening, High School Principal Amy Chinn was asked to present the student celebrations she brought with her: the first installment of “senior successes.” She set[Read More…]
PMC cancels contract with general surgeon
By REED KELLEY [email protected] MEEKER | Two years ago this month, Pioneers Medical Center (PMC) welcomed Dr. Asem Bakkar on board as the health facility’s general surgeon. Bakkar was recruited to Meeker from six years in a surgical residency at Maricopa Integrated Health Systems in Phoenix, Ariz. Bakkar’s training and[Read More…]
Nelson seeks funding from basin roundtable for irrigation system
RBC | Passed by the Legislature in 2005, the Colorado Water for the 21st Century Act established the concept of developing interbasin water compacts for the equitable division of the state’s water through the planning and negotiations of nine river basin roundtables composed of specific representatives of various citizen and[Read More…]
Meeker grad Aubrey Walsh shares her stories from Ghana
MEEKER | Meeker High School 2012 graduate Aubrey Walsh was introduced to the audience at Meeker Public Library by her father Pat Walsh, who thanked the crowd of nearly 60 for coming out to hear a bit about Aubrey’s journey in life since she left for college. He added that[Read More…]
MHS ranked No. 7 in report
MEEKER | Meeker High School tied for seventh in the top 24 rural and small town schools for college enrollments of its graduates from 2009 to 2015 in a report from A+ Colorado, an education advocacy group which promotes improvements to Colorado schools and public education. The report, released in[Read More…]
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