It’s going to be a busy weekend! Let’s hope we get some good, summer-like weather. That whole “seven weeks till the first frost” Jeff mentioned in his column last week is just not cool, considering the kind of cold and soggy summer we’ve had so far. Range Call’s annual festivities[Read More…]
Meeker
Letter: Standing up for the rights of all women
I wanted to add a thought here on the Dr. Tiller murder, the late-term abortion doctor. Yes, he did late-term abortions.
Meeker youth baseball has 1-0-1 record
MEEKER I Behind the pitching of Hunter Garcia, 10, and Doak Mantle, 9, Meeker 1 has a one-win and one-tie record. Silt 1 and Meeker 1 matched up well. The lone 10-year-old on the Meeker team, Garcia, was the starting pitcher. He picked up where he left off last season,[Read More…]
Loose Ends: We need a local news meter
Recently one of the readers of this newspaper called the editor to report that people were complaining about too much of a focus on local news.
Obituary: Thomas J. ‘Tommy Joe’ Sturgeon
MEEKER | Thomas J. “Tommy Joe” Sturgeon, 68, of Dinosaur died Monday, June 22, 2009, at Rangely District Hospital.
Letter: I-70 project saps funds from Highway 13
The good news is CDOT has awarded Elam Construction a 3.7 mile Highway 13 modernization project from the south end of the work completed a couple of years ago southerly toward Rifle (MP 27.1-MP 30.8).
Letter: White River Electric board thanks workers
On behalf of the White River Electric Association Board of Directors, I want to thank the staff and management of WREA for your superior efforts over the June 20 weekend in restoring power to our members in town and in the Piceance Basin.
Police Blotter: June 19-25
Law enforcement activity for June 19-25, 2009, includes:
Birth: Taylor Renae Bain
Taylor Renae Bain was born May 26, 2009, weighing 7 pounds, 15 ounces and was 20.5 inches long.
Letter: Thanks to ExxonMobil for school donation
Thank you ExxonMobil, your people, your shareholders and your hardworking suppliers for your Fourth of July gifts to our Meeker schools.
Kids’ events add to rodeo fun
MEEKER I The Ranch Rodeo, when local ranches compete against each other in events taken from daily ranch living, is accompanied by another thoroughly enjoyable spectator sport: the kids’ events.
Letter: Usher family will miss Meeker community
As we settle into our new home and lives in Roswell, N.M., the Usher family would like to thank every one of you who made our stay in Meeker for the past three years one that we will always remember.