MEEKER I If you would like to do business with the Colorado Department of Transportation, there will be a workshop on Wednesday at Kilowatt Korner in Meeker specifically for area small businesses. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. will be a free workshop and lunch. From 1 to 4 p.m.[Read More…]
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Court: BLM violated law in horse roundup
WYOMING I Last week, U.S. District Court of Wyoming Chief Judge Nancy D. Freudenthal issued an order stating that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) violated the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) when it conducted a massive “Checkerboard Roundup” last fall, during which 1,263 wild horses were permanently removed from[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: Church in Rangely thanks Episcopal church for help
Dear Editor: Pastor Mark D. Futch and all the members of New Creation Church of Rangely would like to thank Father Scott Hollenbeck and the members of St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church in Rangely for extending their goodness to us in allowing us to “share” their beautiful facility for our church[Read More…]
Rector Memorial Cribbage Tournament…
Barone wins history contest and will send 16 students to state
MEEKER I At the regional National History Day competition in Grand Junction on March 7, Meeker’s Barone Middle School beat out Olathe Middle School by one project, forwarding 16 students with eight projects to state competition, to be held in Denver on May 2.
Museum seeks funds for military displays
MEEKER I The Rio Blanco County Historical Society has started a project to raise funds to improve the military uniform display at the White River Museum in Meeker. The RBCHS is raising funds to purchase mannequins and enhance the exhibits for the military displays in the museum. Marked change buckets[Read More…]
Comments sought on soda plant expansion
RBC I The Bureau of Land Management is now seeking public comments on a proposed sodium bicarbonate plant expansion 37 miles southwest of Meeker.
Letter to the Editor: Thanks for naming us Business of the Year
Dear Editor: We would like to thank everyone at the Meeker Chamber of Commerce and those who selected Meeker General Mercantile as Meeker’s Business of the Year.
Facelift…
Game, especially deer, do well this winter; watch ice
RBC I In Rio Blanco County, Colorado’s big game ungulates are having a great winter, according to Bill deVergie, the Colorado Department of Parks and Wildlife’s area wildlife manager in Meeker.
Obituary: Albert John Monson
Albert John Monson, 82, was born Nov. 1, 1932, and he passed on Sunday, March 15, 2015, to his eternal home to be with the Lord Jesus in heaven.
Pioneers Foundation offers scholarships
MEEKER I Pioneers Healthcare Foundation announced that the 2015 Healthcare Scholarship applications are now available.
