Other than the rain we had been having, the topic that seems uppermost on people’s minds is the economy.
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Radino Review
RANGELY | Radino seniors kicked off the coming of summer with a barbecue on Saturday, June 20.
Engineering a road to the future
RBC I After questioning who actually has ownership of the existing Ute Road, the Meeker School District — with the town of Meeker as a co-applicant — is seeking a revised $925,000 energy impact grant from the Colorado Department of Local Affairs to build a new road leading to the[Read More…]
Local protest
Pipeliners from Local Union 798 gathered along Highway 64 last week to protest hiring practices by Sterling Construction, a Wyoming-based company, which has a Meeker office.
Letter: Highland Cemetery is in good hands
A long overdue thank you goes to Art Cox, Sonny Etherton and Sherry Purkey for all their hard work keeping our Highland Cemetery so well-groomed.
Summer classes offered through CNCC
MEEKER | There are several later-starting summer classes offered through Colorado Northwestern Community College’s Meeker branch, including:
Outstanding caseworker
Darcy Roach, a caseworker for Rio Blanco County Department of Social Services, was honored for “outstanding case practice.”
Macy Collins attends livestock expo
MEEKER I Macy Collins attended the Northwest Colorado Livestock Exposition on June 17-18 in Eagle.
Meeker board OKs $6 million budget
MEEKER I Facing a revenue shortfall of more than $400,000, the Meeker School Board approved a budget of more than $6 million last week.
Truck pulls down power lines, cuts off Meeker power
The lights went out in parts of Meeker on Saturday afternoon when two high-voltage power poles were pulled down on First Street, next to Stage Stop, turning the power off in the downtown district as well as at other businesses and residential neighborhoods in the area.
PMC recruiting 2 physicians after Bullard ‘leaves’
MEEKER I Pioneers Medical Center is stepping up its recruiting efforts to fill two positions on the medical staff. The positions were formerly held by Drs. Victor Mihal and Branch Bullard.
Roundabout proposed for Meeker road
MEEKER I The results of a traffic study for Ute Road estimate the cost to prepare for traffic generated by the new elementary school at more than $1 million.
