Kenda Slaugh and her family (left) organized the Out of the Darkness Community Walk in Meeker last Saturday in partnership with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), sponsored by New Earth Spiritual and Metaphysical Healing. JESSE MCCANN/DID I SHUTTER PHOTOGRAPHY MEEKER | In 2015, Kenda Slaugh lost her best friend[Read More…]
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Disc golf provides new recreation opportunity
MEEKER | Local outdoor activity enthusiast Carly Anderson has a vision to bring a new recreational adventure to the Town Of Meeker: disc golf. Having first been introduced to the sport during his college years in Flagstaff, Arizona, Anderson now advocates for disc golf (also known as Frisbee golf) in[Read More…]
YEA Meeker promoting young entrepreneurs
Meeker’s young entrepreneurs will be at Home.Made on Main Street Sept. 29. MEEKER | Young Entrepreneurs are Awesome! Meeker (YEA Meeker) puts the “all” in small business. Through this program, youth ranging from grades 3-12 gain support in their own personal entrepreneurship ventures.You may have seen many of these young[Read More…]
Town of Meeker meeting report: Sept. 19
MEEKER | Dr. Lisa Jones, President of Colorado Northwestern Community College, presented a State of the College report to Meeker’s Board of Trustees on Tuesday before the regular meeting. “We do want to begin doing more in Meeker, particularly in healthcare and agriculture,” she said, although without approved mill levy[Read More…]
Town of Rangely meeting reports: Aug. 22 and Sept. 12
RANGELY | Rangely’s Board of Trustees met Aug. 22, 2023 and Sept. 12, 2023. During the Aug. 22 meeting, board members approved a letter of support for the Rio Blanco County grant application to Colorado Advance CPF for the last mile broadband project. Trustees also approved an intergovernmental agreement between[Read More…]
RIO HAPPENINGS: SEPT. 10-16, 2023
ARRESTS 9/14/2023 A 62 year old female party was arrested and transported to Moffat County Jail on charges of harassment and domestic violence. A PR bond was granted by Judge Potosky on 9/15. CALL SUMMARIES 9/10/2023 @ 10:34 am. Fraud was reported when a victim rented a 5th wheel on[Read More…]
Editors Column: Assume Positive Intent
“Everyone is doing the best they can. When they can do better, they will.” Dr. Lee Gibson I’d like you to try an imagination exercise. Think about the person in your life who causes you the most resentment, frustration and disappointment. You might think they’re lazy, sloppy, careless, mean, foolish,[Read More…]
A positive approach to birthdays
“You are really getting up there” is the kind of comment no one really wants to hear, unless you are still a child eagerly awaiting the next birthday. As long as it is said as a joke, it is accepted as a well-meant reminder. Children and adults alike learn quickly[Read More…]
Museum Musings: Letters from History, No 15
Editor’s Note: For those of you who are keeping track of this series, we inadvertently skipped a week in numbering. There was no No. 10. Our apologies for the confusion. White River Agency, Colorado. Jan. 6, 1879. Sir: I am convinced that, with the working teams on hand, I shall[Read More…]
Guest Column: Sweet Sisters
Headline in the Steamboat Pilot May 22, 1947: RANGELY OFFICER WANTS LARGE SUM FOR ALLEGED LIBEL. Town Marshal John Howlett alleged in the complaint that an article published in the Rangely News was libelous and “brought great shame, humiliation and mortification to the plaintiff.” The article in question was published[Read More…]
2023 quilt show highlights
MEEKER | Some fortunate young women will receive scholarship assistance for their higher ed endeavors thanks to P.E.O.’s successful 2023 quilt show. Featuring 118 never-before-displayed quilts, this year’s event attracted nearly 300 visitors. The local P.E.O. Chapter BA in Meeker sponsors this annual event as its primary fundraiser. More than[Read More…]
Septemberfest 2023
RANGELY | There were 50 car entries from Rangely, Vernal, Utah, Rock Springs, Wyoming, Delta, Sunnyside, Utah, Grand Junction, Meeker, Craig, Silt, Gypsum, Rifle, Loma, Dinosaur, Fruita, Myton, Utah, and Roosevelt, Utah. Winners are as follows. 1930s: Bob Byers – 1935 Dodge 1940s: Gary Tollefson – 1948 Willys -Overland Jeepster[Read More…]