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Growing your own food topic of meeting

MEEKER — Growing your own food will be the topic of a presentation March 21. The program, titled “Soil, Seeds and Seasons: Gardening on the Western Slope,” will be presented by Brook Le Van of Carbondale, who is director of Sustainable Settings. Seating is limited for the event, which will[Read More…]

Heartwarming health history for Rangely girl

RANGELY — When she was 5 weeks old, Alivia Green had open heart surgery to repair a narrowing of the aorta. Now, 16 months old, she has had 14 surgeries and been in and out of the hospital for much of her young life. A chili benefit dinner was held[Read More…]

State education funding could come up short

As Rangely schools consider cost-cutting moves, superintendent says state funding could be 11 percent short in 2010-2011 school year RANGELY — While rethinking its budget process and considering ways to cut costs, the Rangely School Board is also bracing for a possible deficit in state funding for education.

Meeker Locals: February 26

A word of caution to everyone out there taking over-the-counter medications to deal with bouts of cold and flu: read the directions on the boxes. Medical personnel, and your body, will thank you!

Looking Back: Wacky wildlife

A recent news story coming from the Pacific Northwest featured an elk, who got too big for his britches, and begged for a ride home from town by jumping in the back wrong pick-up.