ARRESTS On August 2, 2023 Meeker PD arrested a male party that walked into the Sheriff’s Office with a warrant. The male was transported to Moffat County Jail. He bonded out on August 3, 2023. CALL SUMMARIES 7/30/2023 @ 1:52 pm. A non injury accident occured at the 41 mile-marker[Read More…]
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Community Calendar: August 10, 2023
Historical Society meeting Sunday, Aug. 13 MEEKER | The quarterly gathering of the Rio Blanco County Historical Society is this Sunday, Aug. 13 at 1 p.m. at Town Park. Please bring something to share or a decorated box lunch for two to be auctioned off. Extras will be brought just[Read More…]
Guest Column: Legislative action on wildfire
By Dylan Roberts | State Senate District 8 Even after a winter with substantial snowfall and a spring and early summer full of considerable rain and cooler temperatures, we now enter August and the Fall with drier conditions and an increasing risk of wildfire. As of this writing, several fires[Read More…]
Guest Column: Grand Army of the Republic, Part 2
Read Part 1 I have two ancestors who fought in the Civil War. One on each side. This is not unusual. There were many families torn apart with this issue. It was a matter of personal conscience. One side claimed victory but both sides lost in my opinion. A whole[Read More…]
Museum Musings: Letters from History, No. 8
The White River Museum has a collection of letters that Meeker founding father Thomas Baker kept for many years. There are letters from Nathan Meeker and prominent figures like Chief Ouray, ex-Indian Agents, and the violently anti-Indian Colorado Governor Pitkin, as well as various Army officers from 1874-1879. The letters[Read More…]
Baylie named to Honor Roll at U Wyo.
MEEKER | Mary Theresa Baylie of Meeker has been named to the honor roll at The University of Wyoming for the 2023 spring semester. The honor rolls consist of regularly enrolled undergraduates above freshman standing who earned a 3.4 or better grade-point average, and freshmen who have earned a 3.25[Read More…]
Birth: Kyleigh Dawn Peters
Kyleigh Dawn Peters, daughter of Chance and Kelsey Peters of Rangely, Colorado, was born at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction, Colorado, at 11:51 p.m. on July 7, 2023. She was 6 lbs., 6.7 oz. and 18 inches long. She is the great-granddaughter of Dave and Jean Jordan, Deborah and[Read More…]
Birth: Elara Rune Turner
Joshua Turner and Artesia Cyrus, formerly of Meeker, are pleased to announce the birth of their first child, Elara Rune Turner, at 2:56 p.m. on June 28, 2023, at Bloomin’ Babies Birth Center in Grand Junction, Colorado. Elara weighed 5 lbs. 8.2 oz. and was 18 inches long at birth.
Coyote Run Tack & Consignment officially open for business
RANGELY | Chloe Grogg officially opened her shop, Coyote Run Tack & Consignment on Wednesday, Aug. 2. Coyote Run Tack is located at 313 W. Main St. and is open on Saturday and Sunday from 2-6 pm. The Rangely Chamber of Commerce celebrated her business venture with a tour of[Read More…]
National Night Out …
Rangely residents brought out the smiles for National Night Out last week, celebrating the evening with local law enforcement and first responders. Katie Faye King Photos
Obituary: Rowdy Joe Atwood
Rowdy Joe Atwood Aug. 3, 1972 ~ July 29, 2023 Rowdy, 50, was born in Meeker, Colorado, on Aug. 3, 1972, to the late Eddie and Carol Atwood. Rowdy earned a diploma from Meeker High School and achieved one of his greatest accomplishments by winning the Team Roping with partner[Read More…]
Obituary: Jimmy Clyde Horton
Jimmy Clyde Horton Aug. 4, 1953 ~ July 30, 2023 Jim C. Horton passed away on Sunday, July 30, 2023, at the Grand Junction VA Medical Center, after a short battle with cancer. He was 69 years old. Jim was born on Aug. 4, 1953, in Grand Junction, Colorado, to[Read More…]
