Meeker

The Storyteller: Kay Bivens

MEEKER I It is probably common practice to take for granted all that our educators do. In our unfortunate situation with our school this last year, amazing people stepped up to make things happen for the good of the children. One of those educators is school librarian Kay Bivens. With[Read More…]

CORRECTION

There was a mistake in last week’s feature article about Byron and Jo Linden. The article stated that they owned the TI ranch. This information was incorrect. Byron’s great-grandparents worked on the TI ranch at one time. They owned the ranch next to the TI ranch, property now owned by[Read More…]

Joy pleads guilty in court

MEEKER I Neil James Joy pleaded guilty to reckless manslaughter, a class IV felony in the shooting death of James “Jeb” Berthelson on or about Aug. 5, 2011. Joy also pleaded guilty to the unlawful possession of firearm while he was under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance,[Read More…]

Repairs begin on school

MEEKER I A special meeting was called Monday, Jan. 30 for superintendent Susan Goettel to inform the board that the addendum had been negotiated and a draft budget prepared by Jim West of Vanir (the Meeker School District’s owner’s representative), including the additional cost to the district.

Leadership training

More than 20 people from Meeker and Rangely attended the leadership training course provided by the Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC) last weekend at the ERBM Recreation and Park District board room.

Veterans ask for support

RBC I Several veterans from local VFW Post 5843 presented a proposal to place a bronze statue of a modern-day soldier on the south sidewalk of the courthouse lawn and Rio Blanco County commissioners had no objections to the project.