Most sandhill cranes live in freshwater wetlands, feeding on plants, grains, mice, snakes, insects and worms.
Author: Sean McMahon
Canada geese…
These two Canada geese enjoyed lounging in the sun and grass in the Bel-Air area off County Road 8 over the weekend.
Elk herd…
Usually when the weather warms up and the snow clears at lower altitudes, the elk head toward higher terrain.
Hey, foxy lady…
Mama fox ran off, but two of her four kit foxes remained at play outside their den Friday amid meadow land along County Road 8, not far from Lake Avery.
From My Window: Saving elementary school will demand ‘warp’ speed
The Meeker Town Board meeting on May 7 was an interesting study in community involvement as roughly 70 residents of the town attended, ready to voice their opinions and ask questions regarding the use of the old elementary school in downtown Meeker.
Teachers: Good and bad at MHS
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first of three stories looking at the results released by TELL Colorado, which surveys teachers in Colorado every two years on specific teaching/preparation conditions at their schools. This week we will look at Meeker High School. The next two weeks will examine the results from[Read More…]
Meeker readies for park, sidewalk projects
MEEKER I Upgrades at Ute Park and sidewalks for east Market Street are the two chief projects planned by the Town of Meeker in the next several months.
MHS senior community service…
Twenty-seven of the 42 members of the Meeker High School senior class took part in a community service project Tuesday morning at the Meeker Chamber of Commerce.
179 get CNCC degrees, certificates
RANGELY I Roughly 179 students received their degrees and certificates from Colorado Northwestern Community College on Saturday afternoon, culminating what for most students has been at least two years of hard work.
Incidence calls down at dispatch
RBC I The good news is that the number of incident reports called into the Rio Blanco County Communications Center was down a good percentage in 2012 over the numbers in 2011.
Quigg Newton Award…
Meeker High School Principal Jeremy Voytko, left, presents the Quigg Newton Award to Amanda Kendall and Lathrop Hughes.
Deer on campus …
Two does, one to the right and one to the left of the sign marking the designated parking spot for Colorado Northwestern Community College President Russell George, keep a sharp eye out to make sure no one other than George uses his parking spot.
