“Dear Santa, I hope Rudolph is not getting funned at. I hope on Christmas eve the northen lights stay on all night. Can I please have a harmonica? Do you like cookies or candy canes?” ~ N. Lehmann Mrs. Hughes first grade class Meeker Elementary School “Dear Santa, I have[Read More…]
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Life in the Saddle: Onea Jewel Miller
MEEKER | Onea Jewel Miller has patience and tact when dealing with an idiot (namely this reporter). Despite his clear instructions for how to get to their house on a mile of winding road, I took the wrong turn, twice. My white pickup took a wrong turn into a field.[Read More…]
COUNTY BEAT: Sen. Roberts visits Rangely
RBC | The Dec. 20, 2022, regular meeting of the Rio Blanco County Board of Commissioners was brief due to the commissioners hosting a lunch meeting with Senator Dylan Roberts after the regular business was finished. In the meeting, the commissioners approved a 2023 CCITF agreement with the Town of[Read More…]
Introducing The Mend
If you have a keen eye and a habit of driving down Seventh Street, it’s possible you have noticed a new Meeker business. Moreover, it is possible you have heard the buzz around town about The Mend, a day spa located at 349 7th St (Halandras Building). While the spa[Read More…]
MVB CHARITY CHALLENGE
‘Tis the season for giving at Mountain Valley Bank of Meeker. The bank hosted “The Charity Challenge” as its community Christmas project this year. “We have hosted a charity event every year as a way for each of us to give back to Meeker and involve the community,” said bank[Read More…]
Letters to Santa ~ 2022
Letters from Parkview Elementary School, Rangely Letters from Meeker Elementary School
NW CO identified as first location for wolf reintroduction
RBC | After 47 public meetings involving more than 3,000 citizens, 15 meetings for the 20-person Stakeholder Advisory Group, and 14 meetings for the 15-person Technical Working Group, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission presented the 293-page draft Wolf Reintroduction and Management Plan during a virtual meeting last Friday. Commission[Read More…]
CITIZENS OF THE YEAR
Gus and Christine Halandras are the Meeker Chamber of Commerce’s designated Citizens of the Year for 2022 for their many decades of service to the Meeker community. The award was presented at Saturday’s Mountains & Mules end-of-the-season event put on by Trappers Lake Lodge. | CAITLIN WALKER PHOTOS
VERY MERRY
Santa made a visit to the Fairfield Center on Saturday for “Breakfast with Santa” hosted by the Eastern Rio Blanco Metropolitan Recreation and Park District and the Meeker Lions Club. Pictured are Jackson, Dehlia, Ruby Dee and Opal Varland. | NIKI TURNER PHOTO
Call on the river goes into effect today
A call on the White River goes into effect today (Dec 1, 2022) following a decision by the Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District (RBWCD) board of directors last month to request administration of the river. As reported in the Nov. 17 edition of the HT, Colorado’s Division of Water Resources[Read More…]
The economic driver in the forest next door
A new report indicates that the White River National Forest directly and indirectly generates 22,230 jobs and produces a $1.59-billion contribution to the economy of central Colorado. The U.S. Forest Service recently released a report looking at the economic contributions of about 70 national forests and grasslands around the West.[Read More…]
No evidence of wolves thus far in cattle deaths
During a meeting of the Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) Commission held last week in Gateway, Colorado, Travis Black, CPW Northwest Regional Manager, provided an update on the investigation into 18 calf deaths about 15 miles southeast of Meeker in October. At that time, rancher Lenny Klinglesmith notified CPW that[Read More…]
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