RBC | Rio Blanco County Commissioners held a brief special meeting on Friday, Dec. 20 to amend resolutions passed earlier this month to correct valuation for property taxes in 2024 to defray the cost of government for 2025. The amended valuations reflect changes from August to December, and are minor[Read More…]
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Meeker High School awarded for being a finalist for Colorado High School of the Year
MEEKER | For the second year in a row, Meeker High School was selected as one of four accepted finalists for the 2024 Colorado High School of the Year by the Colorado Masonic Grand Lodge Scholarship Committee. Finalists are selected from High Schools who have graduating seniors apply for college[Read More…]
RIO HAPPENINGS: DEC 15-21, 2024
ARRESTS 12/19/2024- A 33 year-old male was arrested on a warrant for 2nd Degree Assault and Domestic Violence. He was taken to jail and bonded out on 12/21/2024. 12/20/2024- A 41 year-old male was arrested on a warrant for Contributing to Delinquency of a Minor and Child Abuse. He was[Read More…]
PARADE OF LIGHTS WINNERS
Better late than never, here are the winning entries from this year’s Parade of Lights: “It’s a Wonderful Life” Best of Show Award: Meeker Cyclery “Clark Griswold” Brightest Award: Miller Family and 4 Leaf Clovers (pictured) “Santa’s Elves” Choice Award: Meeker Skijor
COMMUNITY CALENDAR – December 26th, 2024
Help the homeless or those less fortunate this month MEEKER | Looking for blankets, sleeping bags, coats, shoes, boots, hats and gloves for all ages, tarps or tents, hygiene products for women and men, sanitary products for women (no tampons), chapsticks, hand warmers, or anything to keep people warm during[Read More…]
Cricket abatement planning for 2025 gets underway; public meeting in Feb.
MEEKER | Local and regional officials met in December to discuss plans for Mormon cricket abatement in 2025. In 2024, aerial spraying was added to the use of bait on the ground in an effort to mitigate the cricket population. The plan for 2025 will be similar, with changes to[Read More…]
Editor’s Column – Looks like we made it! Thank you!
“‘Thank you’ is the best prayer that anyone could say. I say that one a lot. Thank you expresses extreme gratitude, humility, understanding.” ~ Alice Walker Don’t ask me who sang the song referenced above, or what the rest of the lyrics are. I only get headline-length snippets in my head![Read More…]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR – December 26th, 2024
Books, books, books Dear Editor, I could not live in a world without books. Ever since I could read, probably about third grade, I loved the once-a-week visits to the school library. Students were limited to three books per week. Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy were popular then. I couldn’t[Read More…]
HISTORY LESSONS: Address books
MEEKER | My mother-in-law, Pat Hendrickson lived in Meeker about a year before passing at the age of 94. She didn’t get to meet most of you, so I would like to share some of her humor with you now. Her Christmas letters were hilarious stories of life. You will[Read More…]
GUEST COLUMN: CNCC CORNER
Colorado Northwestern wraps up 2024 fall semester RBC | It is hard to believe that our Fall semester is winding down already and that 2024 is coming to a close. We often ask where the time goes while at the same time wishing for the day to be over. This[Read More…]
LOOSE ENDS: Remember acts of kindness
Statistics on the increased problems with mental health throughout the holidays continue to support the research. Feelings of loneliness and isolation are most often the incendiary elements that spark furious flare-ups in individuals. Over the years, churches of all faiths encouraged their worshippers to do more than a few random[Read More…]
Lady Cowboys excel in Windsor with outstanding performance
MEEKER | The Meeker High School girls basketball team delivered an outstanding performance this past weekend at the Windsor Charter Tournament, winning both games they played. Head Coach Megan Shelton expressed her pride in the team, highlighting how both experienced and younger players have stepped up this season. “We are[Read More…]
