MEEKER I FFA fruit and meat sales are in full swing for 2014, and now is the time to get your ripe fruit, homegrown meat products and other gourmet items in time for the holidays.
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Prepare and register for Meeker Parade of Lights
MEEKER I For those persons who plan on taking part in the annual Meeker Parade of Lights, work better begin soon as there are only 20 days until the event, which will begin at 5:30 p.m. on Main Street in downtown Meeker on Wednesday, Dec. 3.
Business leaders meeting today
MEEKER I The Meeker Chamber of Commerce will host another Business Leaders meeting today with representatives from area energy companies joining in, including Enterprise Products, Natural Soda, WPX Energy and the West Slope Oil and Gas Association.
WREA wins rate dispute with Tri State: members will benefit
MEEKER I White River Electric Association (WREA) reached a successful resolution to its wholesale rate complaint case with its power supplier, Tri State Generation and Transmission Association (“Tri State”).
Classifieds: Nov. 20, 2014
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River outfitter applications now available
RBC I The 2015 Colorado Parks and Wildlife River Outfitter license application is now available at cpw.state.co.us/Documents/Boating/RiverOutfitterApplication.pdf.
Letter to the Editor: Taxes too high already
Dear Editor: As one of the voters who voted down the recent school mill levy override, I think I speak for the majority of those who made the choice not to increase taxes on the hard-working people living here. These folks cast a “no” vote because they are already strapped[Read More…]
Several members of CNCC equine team place in Montana competition
RANGELY I On Nov. 5, the Colorado Northwestern Community College Horse Show Team traveled to Billings, Mont., to compete Saturday and Sunday in an IHSA Horse Show hosted by Rocky Mountain College, showing well and placing several members within the top 10.
Color change…
The peak has passed for Rio Blanco County color-changed leaves with the frost and snow the past two weeks. Shot just south of Meeker the day before the snow fell, this small group of aspen was spotted along Highway 13, south of the intersection with Highway 64 toward Rifle.
Letter to the Editor: Meeker businessman wants to open retail marijuana store
Dear Editor: This is an open letter to the citizens of Meeker: Thirty-eight years ago, Cheryl and I moved from Kansas to Meeker with the dream of living in the mountains, raising two sons and making a living. We did all of that and much, much more. If you have[Read More…]
Guest Editorial: Recent fracking information was alarming, but it isn’t true
RBC I University of Maryland researchers just concluded that hydraulic fracturing—the process of shaking oil and gas free from below—could endanger the health of nearby residents by exposing them to air and water pollution. This would certainly be cause for alarm, if true.
Spartan men and women cagers open season; women topple Western
RANGELY I The Colorado Northwestern Community College Spartan women’s basketball team opened its season with a victory while the men’s team was not quite as fortunate.
