RBC | After 47 public meetings involving more than 3,000 citizens, 15 meetings for the 20-person Stakeholder Advisory Group, and 14 meetings for the 15-person Technical Working Group, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission presented the 293-page draft Wolf Reintroduction and Management Plan during a virtual meeting last Friday. Commission[Read More…]
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GIRL SCOUTS
Girl Scouts Aspen Jessop, Blakely Ragsdale, Ryann Holmlund, Cora Ragsdale, Jayden Carslay and Aspen Shoup made a special visit to the Walbridge Wing last Friday to deliver handmade ornaments to residents. | ETHAN STICK PHOTOS
COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS: December 15, 2022
Get ready for Skijor! MEEKER | Registration is open for Meeker Skijor, but hurry–space is limited. Find details and sign up at meekerskijor.com. Mark your calendars for this year’s event Dec. 31 and Jan. 1 at the NEW Ute Park Location, and don’t miss the New Year’s Eve dance Dec.[Read More…]
RIO HAPPENINGS: DECEMBER 4 THROUGH 10, 2022
ARRESTS44-year-old male arrested 12/09/22 for careless driving, disorderly conduct, domestic violence and harassment/stalking he bonded out on 12/09/22. The same male was re-arrested on a warrant on 12/11/2022.54-year-old male arrested 12/09/22 for domestic violence/assault and false imprisonment he was released 12/11/22 on a PR bond by Judge Scheider 39-year-old[Read More…]
CITIZENS OF THE YEAR
Gus and Christine Halandras are the Meeker Chamber of Commerce’s designated Citizens of the Year for 2022 for their many decades of service to the Meeker community. The award was presented at Saturday’s Mountains & Mules end-of-the-season event put on by Trappers Lake Lodge. | CAITLIN WALKER PHOTOS
BLM planning prescribed burn in Piceance Basin
MEEKER | The Bureau of Land Management is planning a prescribed burn at the Piceance Basin, approximately 25 miles southwest of Meeker. The burn is scheduled between Dec. 12, 2023 and Mar. 30, 2023, weather permitting. Prescribed burns reduce hazardous fuels near residences, improve range conditions, and reduces catastrophic wildfire[Read More…]
EDITOR’S COLUMN: The words of 2022
The word “gaslighting” had a 1,740% increase in lookups in 2022, prompting the folks at Merriam-Webster Dictionary to officially deem it the “word of the year.” Gaslighting is defined as “the act or practice of grossly misleading someone especially for one’s own advantage.” It stems from a 1938 movie called[Read More…]
Remembering Mike
Family man, loyal friend, and active community member are only a few of the words describing our community’s most recent loss of a good man. Mike Cook has always been a man behind the scenes in the community, offering his help to family, friends, and many strangers in his longtime[Read More…]
Christmas movies
As you have gathered from some of my other stories, much of my life has been influenced by movies. Seen on either TV repeats, VHS tapes, or now the almost extinct DVD. Tracy and I have most of the Star Wars character lines memorized. An off-hand comment often triggers a[Read More…]
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Thanks from Michigan hunter
Dear Editor: On Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022, I strayed northeast of my intended elk hunt drive instead of northwest as discussed in camp. My estimated time of arrival with my other hunters should have been 11:30 a.m. Instead, I continued to walk and hunt into the middle of the afternoon.[Read More…]
Death Notice: Albert Lynn Knoblock
Dec. 31, 1946 ~ Nov. 27, 2022 Albert Lynn Knoblock passed away in Rangely, Colorado, on Nov. 27, 2022, at the age of 75. No services will be held at this time. Online condolences may be shared at www.AshleyValleyFuneralHome.com
Death Notice: Kevin Hazelbaker
Kevin Hazelbaker, formerly of Steamboat and Craig, died suddenly at his home following surgery on Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, at his home in Las Cruces, New Mexico. He was 61. Services are pending.
