MEEKER | The annual membership meeting for the Rio Blanco County Historical Society will be held Sunday, Jan. 8, from 1-3 p.m. at the Old West Heritage Culture Center in Meeker (517 Park Ave.). There will be a luncheon, annual reports, and the election of officers. The historical society board[Read More…]
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Letter to the Editor: Thank you to fire, sheriff, ambulance, dispatch departments and WREA
Dear Editor: A huge thank you to the above people who successfully extinguished our house fire last week. Their prompt response, necessary equipment, and man/woman power in the middle of the night was crucial to saving our home with minimal damage. Thanks again! The Moyer Family Meeker
King finishes cross-country run
Snowpack in Yampa/White River Basins at 108 percent of normal
RBC | Despite a meager amount of precipitation and unusually warm weather this fall and winter, the Yampa and White River Basins are reporting 108 percent of their median snowpack with 100 percent of water precipitation for the year to date, according to a Dec. 26 report from the United[Read More…]
Ice fishing day rescheduled for Jan. 7
MEEKER | The ERBM Recreation & Park District Family Ice Fishing Day has been tentatively rescheduled for Saturday, Jan. 7. For more information, please contact ERBM Recreation & Park District at 970-878-3403.
BLM taking public comments on sage-grouse projects
RBC | The Bureau of Land Management is accepting comments on a plan to streamline the approval process for habitat improvement projects to benefit Greater Sage-Grouse and other wildlife in northwestern Colorado. As BLM begins developing a programmatic environmental assessment that takes a broad look at possible projects in sagebrush[Read More…]
Obituary: Marilyn Cunningham
Marilyn Cunningham July 21, 1929~Dec. 8, 2016 I have been tasked with putting into words my mother’s “dash,” that little line between the dates of birth and death that truly defines not how long but how much a person lived. Anyone who knew Marilyn knew that her dash was substantial,[Read More…]
Obituary: Sally Carter Brown
Sally Carter Brown June 3, 1946~Dec. 25, 2016 With heavy hearts, we share the news that Sally Carter Brown earned her angel wings on Dec. 25, 2016. Sally was born on June 3, 1946, to Lynndyl and Gladys Carter of Provo, Utah. She attended Provo city schools and on May[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: Drug can counteract opioid overdoses if given in time
Dear Editor: The use of Naloxone can save a life. Naloxone, also known as Narcan, is an opioid antagonist used in opioid overdoses to counteract the life-threatening depression of the respiratory system. It allows an overdose victim to breathe normally. Although traditionally administered by emergency response personnel, naloxone can be[Read More…]
Cowboys named to all-state team
RBC | Post-season accolades continue for Meeker football players who played on the Cowboys’ state runner-up team. Six of them were recently named to the 2016 Colorado 1A, all-state teams presented by CHSAANow.com, Coloradopreps.com and Maxpreps.com. Meeker seniors Tyler Ilgen, Casey Turner and Chase Rule, along with junior Logan Hughes,[Read More…]
Three MHS students swim for MoCo team
MEEKER | Since Meeker High School does not have a swim team, freshmen Jeni Kincher and Kolbi Franklin, along with junior foreign exchange student Isabel Enzo Feichter swim for Moffat County’s high school team and they are contributing to the varsity team. The trio has already swam in two meets[Read More…]
Rangely’s TANK featured on CBS Sunday Morning
RANGELY | In the last few weeks the TANK Sonic Arts Studio has been featured by Denver’s Fox 31 news, Colorado Public Radio and on Christmas Day on CBS Sunday Morning’s national broadcast. While the unusual musical venue has been in the spotlight of state and local media multiple times[Read More…]
