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Letter: Voters must never forget the past

About 400 years ago, the pilgrims came to this country in search of the freedom to practice Christianity and to worship the God of Scripture as they pleased. They sought to found a society based on biblical principles, one where the civil government would guarantee their right to worship.

Mountain lion captured near fairgrounds

MEEKER I After eluding its captors for a couple of hours, a young mountain lion was corralled last week at the Rio Blanco County Fairgrounds. “I think that one was harder than usual,” Jon Wangnild of the Colorado Division of Wildlife said of the capture of the mountain lion Oct.[Read More…]

Burial service Saturday for Jane Mannel

MEEKER I A funeral service for Jane M. Mannel of Fort Collins will be today at 7 p.m. at the Allnutt Drake Chapel in Fort Collins. Visitation is from 5:30 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. Burial will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Highland Cemetery.

New York court allows wild horse gather

RBC I In a decision handed down a long way from northwest Colorado, a federal court in New York denied a lawsuit last week to prevent the gathering of wild horses from the North Piceance Herd Area.

Neenan will double MES warranty

Statement from the Neenan Company in response to a problem with east wall of gym at the new Meeker Elementary School: “Neenan has determined the cause of the movement of Meeker Elementary School’s east gym wall. Neenan under-designed the wall system for the required horizontal pressure, which resulted in unforeseen[Read More…]

Meeker Elementary holds book fair today

MEEKER I The Meeker Elementary School will have its third annual book fair today. The fair, which began Wednesday, will be held during parent-teacher conferences. The second day of the book fair will run from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Town asks residents to clear the streets

MEEKER I With the arrival of snow, the town of Meeker asks residents to remove everything from the street, such as trailers parked along the curb or in cul-de-sacs, vehicles that are not used all of the time and basketball hoops.