You will want to read this article because it offers hope from the hand of a Colorado sheriff who graciously took part in a project I implemented the first two weeks of May. While watching the various news stories about people around the country opening their businesses in spite of[Read More…]
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Waking wilderness…
With mountain roads and passes officially opened for summer, the wilderness offers a great escape from heat, people and screens. The Trappers Lake area continues its slow recovery from the 17,000 acre Big Fish Fire. The 18th anniversary of that blaze is next month. In our humble opinion, these sights[Read More…]
Have ‘Water With Your Lunch’ – and thirst for more
Join the Colorado River District for a free lunchtime webinar series on Zoom called “Water With Your Lunch,” where panelists will explore major western water challenges on the Colorado River system and how stakeholders are working to address them. From noon to 1:15 p.m. Wednesday, June 10, the Colorado River[Read More…]
Details for second scholarship winner were omitted
In last week’s article “Rio Blanco County 4-H Youth Fund announces scholarship winners” Madison Kindler’s mother Jewell was not named and the details that earned Kindler a $500 scholarship were not listed alongside the $1,500 scholarship winner’s. Kindler is a 3.679 GPA student who plans to attend the University of[Read More…]
CCCS Bridge to Bachelor’s Degree Program guarantees admission to several universities
The Colorado Community College System (CCCS) has announced the launch of a new, guaranteed admission program called the Bridge to Bachelor’s Degree Program. Under new agreements signed by CCCS and several Colorado universities, new, first-time CCCS students (this includes Colorado Northwestern Community College) pursuing an Associate degree will receive guaranteed[Read More…]
Days Gone By: June 4, 2020
The Meeker Herald 125 years ago • The city of Meeker is preparing for an old-time Fourth of July celebration. • The champions of the divided skirt are loudly declaring in its favor that it has two legs to stand on. • The more a strike is complicated with rioting[Read More…]
If you’re struggling right now, you are not alone.
The lack of mental health resources in rural Colorado and the rate of suicide in rural areas has prompted a partnership between the state’s Department of Agriculture and the Department of Human Services to promote Colorado Crisis Services. Colorado Crisis Services is a statewide behavioral health crisis response system that[Read More…]
Rio Blanco County 4-H Youth Fund announces scholarship winners
The Rio Blanco County 4-H Youth Fund is pleased to announce the winners of their annual scholarship. The Rio Blanco County 4-H Youth Fund, formerly the Rio Blanco County 4-H Foundation, serves the 4-H Youth in Rio Blanco County through awards, scholarships, and sponsorship. The group is made up of[Read More…]
Colorado only state in U.S. with updated automatic voter registration system
Colorado’s Automatic Voter Registration (AVR) system, the only one of its kind currently being utilized in the country, is now operational across the state, streamlining the process for eligible Colorado voters to register at Department of Motor Vehicle offices. The new AVR system keeps Colorado on the vanguard of election[Read More…]
Dinosaur Natl. Monument increasing camping, river access
Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, Dinosaur National Monument is increasing recreational access to camping and river use. The National Park Service (NPS) is working servicewide with federal, state, and local public health authorities to closely[Read More…]
Clarifications
Water rights still under review Regarding the May 21 article about the ERBM Rec District Board meeting held May 19, the board has received the dewatering permit from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment related to the construction of the pond at Circle Park, not the final water[Read More…]
Days Gone By: May 28, 2020
The Meeker Herald 125 years ago • Another valuable commodity added to our vast crude resources. The discovery, which was purely accidental, made this week. And now it is anthracite coal in addition to the limitless bodies of the bituminous article which we already possess. A. Burnham, who owns a[Read More…]
