Dear Editor: Just want to put a big shout out to all the Rangely people who have stepped up to the plate to help with the Coloradans Vote petitions, also the Meeker people as well. We will be continuing on with the petition drive to try to reverse the current Colorado[Read More…]

Dear Editor: It is not uncommon for media outlet [sic] to be ignorant of sewage and sewage sludge biosolids.  Here is yet another story that fits ignorance to a fault. https://www.theheraldtimes.com/biosolids-applied-to-rangely-field-passed-safety-test/rangely/ It all begins with the premise that ALL sewage sludge is derived from a household toilet. That is, in[Read More…]

Dear Editor: Thank you to everyone that has reached out to me and the girls during our time of sorrow. Love how this town loves helping one another. Kelly McCook and girls Meeker

Dear Editor: Is the proposed Wolf Creek dam another silt-laden boondoggle? As a local taxpayer and affected ranch owner, I have attended numerous meetings and heard the lengthy presentations by EIS, a lobbying firm, based in Denver and Grand Junction. Are they just one more absentee “consulting” firm? Taking hard-earned[Read More…]

Dear Editor: On the behalf of Bob Shelton and family we would like to thank this wonderful community, the MHS staff, PMC doctors, WREA, Grant’s dental office, our friends and family for their generosity, support and prayers as Bob continues to battle throat cancer. This town of Meeker and all[Read More…]

Dear Editor: The President and Board of the White River Community Association and its members at the old Buford School would like to thank all the different people who worked at the 15th annual Buy Fly Tournament . We so appreciated the businesses that donated, people who donated, food donated[Read More…]

Dear Editor: Our community has many reasons to be proud of its young citizens. We especially commend the behaviors demonstrated while veterans and auxiliary members have presented the flags and participated in school patriotic activities. Students at Barone Middle School were respectful and attentive at the Veterans Day program with thoughtful patriotic presentations[Read More…]

Dear Editor: Hopefully some of your readers were able to watch the televised vetoing by President Trump of the bill denying his desire for a strong border with our neighbors in Mexico. The disgusting” aspect was not in beating President Trump but disallowing the elected president of our country the prerogative of[Read More…]

Dear Editor: The Democrats control the Colorado Governor’s Office, the House, and the Senate after this last election. As a result, SB 19-042 was passed and then signed into law on March 15, 2019. This law, in direct opposition to what our founders wanted to avoid—by making us a representative[Read More…]

EDITOR’S NOTE: We received the following in response to an article from Feb. 28, 2019, requesting an update/correction of information presented in the Town of Rangely’s work session Feb. 26. As the email was too long for a correction, we are printing it in its entirety here. Dear Editor: The[Read More…]

EDITOR’S NOTE: This letter was first sent to Rangely Jr. High Principal Crandal Mergelman in an email and shared with the HT by Jeff LeBleu. Dear Editor: I am emailing you today because of some great young men representing your school district. We live in Craig, and this last Saturday[Read More…]

Dear Editor: If you own a dog in the Town of Meeker, please be fully responsible for your pet’s behavior and in compliance with local ordinances. Essentially that means no running at large, no disturbance of the peace and no habitual barking. Please corral your dog on your property.  It[Read More…]