MEEKER | It is with great enthusiasm that I wish each of you a Happy New Year as we ring in 2025. Staff returned to campus from holiday on Jan. 2, 2025. Faculty and residential students arrived on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. Employee Spring convocation occurs on Jan. 16 in[Read More…]
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Obituary – Louis Joseph ‘Medic’ Adams Jr.
Aug. 1, 1950 ~ Jan. 13, 2025 Louis Joseph Adams Jr., lovingly known as “Medic,” passed away on Jan. 13, 2025, near Maybell, Colorado. He was born on Aug. 1, 1950 and raised in Morgan City, Louisiana. Medic proudly served his country in the United States Army before embarking on[Read More…]
Pioneers Medical Center offering new option for spinal surgery; only Western Slope facility to use TOPS device
PRESS RELEASE MEEKER | Recently, Dr. J. Alex Sielatycki, a fellowship-trained spine surgeon at Pioneers Medical Center (PMC) in Meeker, started performing surgeries using the FDA-approved TOPSTM System. As a result, PMC is now the only facility on the Western Slope to offer this procedure. This advancement is made possible[Read More…]
Radon risks in Rio Blanco County: More than 51% of homes exceed action level
PRESS RELEASE RBC | Radon Risks in Rio Blanco County: Over 51% of Homes Exceed Action Level Did you know radon gas is the leading cause of lung cancer among non-smokers? For smokers, the risk is even higher. You can’t see, smell, or taste it, but radon can harm your[Read More…]
Hands-on healing for Meeker cancer patient with Valley View’s Integrated Therapy program
PRESS RELEASE MEEKER | For many cancer patients, pain, fatigue, neuropathy and nausea can be part of the treatment process as their bodies react to and endure chemotherapy and radiation. At Valley View’s Calaway-Young Cancer Center in Glenwood Springs, there is the Integrated Therapy program, funded by the Valley View[Read More…]
Clucking over egg shortages and rising prices? Colorado’s new cage-free law is not to blame
Continued challenges from avian flu are impacting egg production COLORADO | Last week, the full extent of Colorado’s cage-free egg law went into effect, requiring that all eggs sold in the state come from free-roaming hens. However, egg shortages and rising prices are due to the continued impacts of the[Read More…]
New director for Meeker Food Bank
MEEKER | Meeker Food Bank was started in the 1980’s by the Methodist Church but has become a vital community effort through the years. Donations from caring businesses and individuals in the area and generous time from volunteers has kept it open and functioning continuous through these last 40 years.[Read More…]
RIO HAPPENINGS: Jan 4-11, 2025
ARRESTS There were no arrests this week. CALL SUMMARIES 1/07/2025 @ 04:19 pm. A call came in reporting yelling taking place in a vehicle that drove past the nosy passerby. An officer responded but couldn’t locate the vehicle. 01/07/2025 @ 04:38 am. The Sheriff responded to a call where the[Read More…]
Meeker Dollar General to hold Grand Opening event this Saturday with giveaways
PRESS RELEASE MEEKER | Dollar General is excited to announce its store at 340 E Market Street in Meeker is hosting a grand opening event on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2024 at 8 a.m., which will include $10 complimentary gift cards to the first 50 adult customers and DG tote bags[Read More…]
GUEST COLUMN: Meeker School District Superintendent – Providing mental health support in schools
MEEKER | During the 2023-2024 school year, the Meeker School District gathered survey data through a community survey developed by the school district and a school staff survey developed by the Colorado Department of Education (CDE). The data collected let to the development of an action plan that can be[Read More…]
GUEST COLUMN: HopeWest – Concluding a national, competitive search, HopeWest announces its next chief executive officer
MEEKER | HopeWest is pleased to announce Deneen Silva, MSN has accepted the position as the nonprofit’s incoming president & CEO. Silva will step into her new role in February of 2025; Cassie Mitchell, HopeWest’s current chief executive has committed to remaining with the organization through the end of March[Read More…]
GUEST COLUMN: State Rep. Meghan Lukens, House District 26 – Getting to work for the Western Slope
RBC | As we begin the 2025 legislative session, I am honored to continue serving as your voice at the State Capitol, where my colleagues and I will spend the next 120 days tackling issues facing Coloradans. I am thrilled to share that the Speaker of the House, Julie McCluskie,[Read More…]
