MEEKER I The time has come to resurrect MAMBA! The past couple of years have been rough on us all, but with new partners and growing enthusiasm from the community, we’d like to bring back the Meeker Area Mountain Biking Association in full force. The Smoking River Brewing Company has[Read More…]
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Recall petition declared sufficient
MEEKER I 9th Judicial District Judge David Boyd issued his order on the contested recall for RBC Commissioner Gary Moyer early Tuesday in favor of County Clerk and Recorder Boots Campbell. The protest to the second recall petition was filed by Matt Scott last fall. The recall committee submitted the[Read More…]
COUNTY BEAT: Rangely rural water project moving forward
RURAL DOMESTIC WATER White River Conservancy District director Alden Vanden Brink updated the board following last week’s River District meeting, noting that low precipitation last month has the area on track for “similar” or “worse” hydrology than last year, barring some big storms to finish winter. More on Page 1.[Read More…]
Snowpack down after dry January
RBC I Following major storms in December, Colorado snowpack looked pretty good, even measuring above average around most of the state. The welcome precipitation broke a “particularly dry” early winter, pushing snowpack to above median levels in some areas of the state. This led experts to project “well above normal”[Read More…]
C IS FOR COOKIE …
Girl Scout Cookies are a February favorite and the kindergarten through first grade Meeker Girl Scout Troop is now selling near you. There are five girls enrolled in this year’s troop, which will be selling cookies at Watt’s Ranch Market every Wednesday from 5-6 p.m. until Mar. 9. They can[Read More…]
Obituary: Wayne L. Johns
Aug. 9, 1941 ~ Feb. 8, 2022 Wayne LaVon Johns passed away on Feb. 8, 2022, at the age of 80. Wayne was born on Aug. 9, 1941 to Fay Louise Kight and LaVon Johns in Morenci, Arizona. Wayne married Paula McKenzie in Rangely, Colorado. Wayne enjoyed fishing, photography and[Read More…]
Obituary: Estella Margret Fulton
Oct. 5, 1921 ~ Feb. 1, 2022 Estella Margret Fulton passed away peacefully on Feb. 1, 2022. Marge was born to William and Stella Findlay in Rifle, Colorado, on Oct. 5, 1921. The family lived in Parachute, Colorado, and she joined her siblings Jim, George, Charley, Ernie and Mary (Eliasen).[Read More…]
Obituary: Ronald Jack Hedge
Aug. 15, 1950 ~ Feb. 1, 2022 Ronald Jack Hedge, 71, from Dinosaur, Colorado, passed away on Feb. 1, 2022, after a battle with dementia and then a brief illness. He was born on Aug. 15, 1950 in Denver, Colorado. As a small child, his family lived at the Clubhouse[Read More…]
Obituary: Charlotte Sizemore Mobley
June 7, 1948 ~ Feb. 4, 2022 Charlotte Sizemore Mobley, 73, of Meeker, Colorado, passed away on Feb. 4, 2022, at her daughter’s home in Roosevelt, Utah. Charlotte was born June 7, 1948, in Grand Junction, Colorado, the daughter of Roy C. Sizemore and Sally Sheridan Sizemore. She grew up[Read More…]
Letter: Subdivision change a bad idea
Dear Editor: I have been biting lips to keep my mouth shut, and I lost that war. I want to address the idea of changing the development size of lots to fit anyone, including a county commissioner. When you make exceptions for one you make them for all. It is[Read More…]
Loose Ends: Bad behavior
When did it become socially acceptable to blame others for our own bad behavior? I know that it erupts in the privacy of our homes, as starting a family and raising children is stressful. It usually produces parents who lean on what they learned from their closest role models. No[Read More…]
Kaye’s Corner: Meeker food pantry
One of the outstanding ongoing charity operations in Meeker is our local Food Pantry, open to anyone in need. For those short of funds, in-between jobs, or otherwise struggling, it is a place to relieve food insecurity. This is a resource open to anyone living in or driving through our[Read More…]
