June 13, 1927 ~ Nov. 6, 2022 Shirley Mae (Wilson) Stehle passed away on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022, at Sandrock Ridge Care Center in Craig, Colorado. Services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022, at Grant Mortuary in Craig and a lunch to follow at the[Read More…]
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Obituary: Francis Joseph Fennessy Jr.
June 19, 1951 ~ Nov. 11, 2022 Francis “Joe” Fennessy, 71, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Nov. 11, 2022, after a long battle with cancer. He was the son of the late Francis and Rosemary (Lyons) Fennessy. He is remembered fondly by his family: Margie and Larry[Read More…]
Conservancy dist. issues call on the river
A water rights call on the White River will go into effect on Dec. 1, 2022, following a unanimous decision by the Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District (RBWCD) board of directors. The district officially requested the state’s Division of Water Resources (DWR) begin administration of the river next month, meaning[Read More…]
Reviewing the state of the White River in 2022
MEEKER | A water year ends on Sept. 30, after runoff and after the monsoon, after fields have been harvested and headgates closed when the rivers have dropped to their baseline flow. Now is a good time to review the state of the river, while it takes a rest. The[Read More…]
Celebrating Rio Blanco County veterans
Every year on Nov. 11, to honor Veterans Day, the Tolley family hosts a barbecue lunch at Rangely’s Elks Lodge to give back to those who have served our country. The event is filled with gratitude, camaraderie, families and love for the U.S.A. Sam Tolley toasted the lunch by sharing[Read More…]
STOP THE PRESSES
Meeker Arts and Cultural Council (MACC) put on three performances of Newsies, Jr. The Musical last week. More than 500 people enjoyed watching the cast of more than 40 third through eighth graders dance, sing and perform. (‘King of New York’ is still stuck in our head.) Above, eighth-grader Tucker[Read More…]
Board reviews 2023 budget
MEEKER | Meeker’s Board of Trustees met Tuesday, Nov. 15. The board approved special event liquor licenses for the Mules & Mountain end of the year event to be held at the Fairfield Center in Meeker on Dec. 10, and this year’s Skijor Meeker event at the Fairgrounds 4-H Building[Read More…]
Letter: PMC commended for care
Dear Editor: I have the honor and privilege of serving as our PMC Hospital Board President and well as the Board President of Elk Creek Ranch. About 10 days ago, Liz Sellers, PMC CEO, and I received a note from Melissa Williams about how her father, who was at the[Read More…]
EDITOR’S COLUMN: #6
… Your success and happiness lies in you. Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties. ~ Helen Keller It’s a weird question. All the obvious answers pop up first, tinged with sarcasm: water, food, air, breathing, the electrical stimulus that keeps[Read More…]
One man, two votes
In theory, we look at history in hopes of not repeating the past. Today, election fraud is a crime with severe punishments. This was not always the case. Before election reforms were put in place, America was ripe for manipulating the system. Before about 1910, stuffing ballot boxes was only[Read More…]
Ninth Judicial announces court vacancies
MEEKER | The Ninth Judicial District Nominating Commission will meet via Webex on Dec. 7, 2022, to interview and select nominees for appointment by the governor to the offices of county judge and associate county judge for Rio Blanco County. The vacancies will be created by the death of the[Read More…]
RIO HAPPENINGS: NOV. 7 ~ 13, 2022
There were no arrests for the week of 11/7/2022 CALL SUMMARIES 11/9/2022 @ 4:19 pm. A road grader was reported to be on fire on County Road 26. Meeker Volunteer Fire Dept. responded and put what was left of the fire out. No injuries were reported. 11/9/2022 @ 11:23 pm.[Read More…]
