The Meeker Herald125 years ago • It is more important to be consistent with the truth than to be consistent with your past self.• District court was in session at Vernal last week, says the Express, and the judge and attorneys all got full of Vernal “booze,” but the judge[Read More…]
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CONSERVATION CORNER: White River Algae Study results
Thank you to all who attended the White River Algae Study presentation last Thursday evening. The meeting was well attended with familiar and new faces who all asked great questions. White River and Douglas Creek Conservation Districts’ Executive Director, Callie Hendrickson, provided a brief background of the previous studies conducted[Read More…]
Expect aggressive wildlife behavior this time of year from mothers defending their young
RBC | Many birds and mammals give birth this time of the year. Now through the end of June, newborn wildlife will be found across the landscape and it is important that when they are observed, that people do so from a distance and never try to interact with them.[Read More…]
The 78th anniversary of D-Day was Monday, June 6
What was D-Day? In May 1944, 12 Allied nations were working together under the command of General Dwight D. Eisenhower to plan an invasion of Nazi-occupied northern France. Germany’s Chancellor Adolf Hitler expected an imminent attack, but thanks to false tips from undercover spies posing as German sympathizers, his defense[Read More…]
Colorado Advanced Orthopedics helps patients with elevated BMIs
RBC | Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Kevin Borchard and sports medicine and nutrition physician Dr. Justin Grant work together to help Colorado Advanced Orthopedics’ (CAO) patients with elevated Body Mass Index (BMI) who need orthopedic surgery. BMI is a ratio of a person’s weight in kilograms divided by their height in[Read More…]
CPW provides update on Chronic Wasting Disease
RBC | At the May CPW Commission meeting in Sterling, CPW Terrestrial Programs Supervisor Matt Eckert provided an update to the Commission on the agency’s chronic wasting disease (CWD) testing efforts. Eckert summarized the agency’s findings from mandatory CWD testing for the 2021-2022 hunting season as well as lessons learned[Read More…]
Track your ballot with BallotTrax
RBC | Colorado voters in all 64 counties will have the opportunity to track their ballot for the 2022 Primary Election using BallotTrax, a program that was implemented statewide by Secretary of State Jena Griswold in 2020. BallotTrax enables voters to receive notifications by phone, email, or text about the[Read More…]
Conservation Corner: Simplifying Rangeland Monitoring
How is your range holding up during this drought? Is the production holding steady or is it declining? We all know it is hard to “find” time to conduct monitoring of the rangeland. But what if monitoring could be made so simple that you could do it while you are[Read More…]
Kaye’s Corner: So long
“So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, goodbye.” Like the Von Trapp family in The Sound of Music, I am signing off from writing my column. I may contribute occasionally but it is time to take a hiatus from the weekly pressure of creating an interesting story. I’ve been writing weekly since[Read More…]
Loose Ends: Enough
Enough is one word that I need to say aloud more often. I do say that word often to close family and friends when I have been pushed beyond my limits. I also said it often throughout the more than 30 years that I was charged with the care of[Read More…]
Theodore ‘Ted’ Dane Williams
Oct. 26, 1946 ~ May 21, 2022 Ted Williams was born Oct. 26, 1946, in Greeley, Colorado, to George and Doris Williams. He was an ornery, loved, ball of fire from day one. He moved around a lot with his father, after his mother’s death when he was just 12[Read More…]
Obituary: Brandi Leigh Stewart
May 1, 1981 ~ May 17, 2022 Brandi passed away peacefully from this life on the morning of May 17, 2022, after suffering from severe medical conditions and her decline in health became too much for her human body to bear. She was surrounded and supported by loving family and[Read More…]
