Dear Editor: I had a double knee replacement. Thanks to Dr. Borchard and Pioneers Hospital and all of the staff from start to finish. They are the best. AAA rating all around. Thanks, John S. Johnson Mesa, Colorado Thoughts expressed on opinion pages are exclusively those of the writer and[Read More…]
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Obituary: James Patrick Sheridan
Sept. 14, 1942 ~ July 8, 2021 James Patrick Sheridan (Pat) (JP), 78, died peacefully in his sleep in Las Vegas, Nevada, after a brave fight with kidney and heart disease. Patrick was the third of seven children born to Jim and Pauline Sheridan. Pat attended the Meeker public school[Read More…]
Obituary: Mary Ann Fuller
March 13, 1932 ~ April 9, 2021 Mary Ann Fuller passed away on April 9, 2021, at the age of 89. Mary Ann was born on March 13, 1932, to Gertie E. Cary and Sam T. Cary in Milner, Colorado. Mary Ann married Joseph (Joe) Fuller on Nov. 16, 1952,[Read More…]
Obituary: Kenneth V. Dull
Kenneth V. Dull of Security, Colorado, departed from this life to his home in Heaven July 1, 2021, after a brief illness. Ken was the firstborn son of Vernon and Audrey Dull. He attended Meeker public schools, graduating in 1957. From 1961-1964 he served in the United States Marine Corp.[Read More…]
Girls wrestling clinic held on south bank of the White River
MEEKER | Colorado girls wrestling pioneers Cody Pfau and Lauryn Bruggink-Edmonds, attended the Meeker Community Wrestling Club fundraiser barbecue at the historic Green Cabins last Friday, then presented “Wrestling on the White” — an all-girls wrestling clinic — Saturday morning. Pfau wrestled for Meeker High School her freshman year and[Read More…]
LIVESTOCK SKILLATHON…
On Saturday, June 10 area 4-H and FFA members enjoyed learning and competing at a Livestock Skillathon hosted and sponsored by Bonnie Long-Bilbao. Special thanks goes out to Sylvia at Get Your Stitch On and the parents and leaders who helped make the day a success. | ROXIE FROMANG PHOTO
RBC, BLM land return to Stage 1 fire restrictions
RBC | Rio Blanco County and BLM land returned to Stage 1 fire restrictions on Wednesday, July 14. White River National Forest was already in Stage 1. PROHIBITIONS: 1. Building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire, campfire, or stove fire. 36 CFR 261.52 (a) This includes charcoal barbecues and grills[Read More…]
Letter: Donations make 2021 Galapagos trip possible
Dear Editor: Hello Meeker, through your generous donations, the Meeker International Ecology Program is heading to the Galapagos Islands, finally! When you read this, we will already be thoroughly engaged in learning on the Islands. Our first stop will be the Santa Cruz Highlands where we will become more familiar[Read More…]
Camping: Back to basics
MEEKER | Camping: Back to the Basics by Kaye Sullivan One of the key reasons I have always loved camping is that it takes you back to the basics of life. Required is tolerance for no quick hot water, instant coffee, comfy bed and no dishwasher or disposal. Plus you’re[Read More…]
21 new cases of COVID-19
RBC | For the week of July 5-11, there have been 21 new reported cases of COVID-19 with no new hospital admissions. According to Public Health, there is community spread of the Delta variant. Updated data analysis of the variant shows 8-10% of cases require emergency medical treatment. Just over[Read More…]
Sanchez brings home Golden Glove trophy
RANGELY | Alex and Jaime Sanchez, boxing brothers and coaches at Sanchez Brothers Boxing Gym in Rangely, have been working their way through the boxing world. Alex, 17, is a soon-to-be Rangely Jr./Sr. High School senior. He has taken a step back from his own boxing career to coach Jaime,[Read More…]
CNCC Corner: Final thanks from Granger
RBC | Over the last couple of weeks, the CNCC Rangely campus has been hopping. Not with students, but with the firefighters who have been using our campus as the staging area for the Oil Springs fire. These men and women put everything on the line to control that fire[Read More…]
