Elk Mountain Inn owner Michele Morgan said the concept of a mural was of interest to her and others for many years before she was approached by the Chamber of Commerce to do one. She said she was able to contribute by choosing the artist from a list of proposals.[Read More…]
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News Briefs: Feb. 10, 2022
Conservation Corps RBC | Young people between 17 and 25 years of age: work outdoors in the beautiful Colorado outdoors. Gain skills, be part of a team, gain confidence, give back and build your muscles. HS diploma or GED required, stipend and more provided. Learn more here about the Western[Read More…]
Current covid numbers
RBC I Total Cases to Date: 1,735 Meeker Active: 65 Rangely Active: 32 Hospitalizations in the last 14 days: 7 Total Hospitalized: 133 Meeker School District: 9 Rangely School District: 1 Deaths: 12
HT, Chamber launch new business FB group
RBC I The Herald Times and Meeker Chamber of Commerce have teamed up to create an online community for local business owners to connect and grow their businesses. Today they will be launching the county’s first business development Facebook group “RBC Business Insiders.” The group will feature marketing and business[Read More…]
Town board spring election cancelled
MEEKER I In the first meeting in February 2022, following routine business items, the Town of Meeker’s Board of Trustees approved a request from the Meeker Lions Club for a special event liquor license during the Meeker Skijor event at the 4-H Building at the Fairgrounds on Feb. 19. Trustees[Read More…]
COUNTY BEAT: Rector to resign as commissioner
RBC | County commissioners conducted a series of interviews for open board seats Tuesday, including an Extension Advisory Board that will work closely with Extension Agent Linda Masters in collaboration with Colorado State University. According to commissioners, the seven-member board is “supposed to be in place, but hasn’t been for[Read More…]
True Love: Working side-by-side for 61-plus years
MEEKER I Some photos speak more than words. Such is the case with this one that came across our desk last week. Most handlers that compete at the Meeker Classic know these two. Pat and Ila Sturgeon have provided the practice field for the Meeker Classic since 2006. On their[Read More…]
Free parenting seminar Thursday at MHS
MEEKER | Parenting is a tough job. At 6 p.m. this Thursday, Feb. 10, at Meeker High School, join speaker Brooks Gibbs for a free seminar for tips on raising socially savvy, emotionally resilient, happy and friendly kids. Gibbs, a social psychologist and “passionate advocate for resilience education,” will share[Read More…]
Alleged kidnap victim found safe; suspect in custody
A Meeker woman is safe after allegedly being kidnapped at gunpoint from the ranch where she worked in Rio Blanco County on Feb. 2, 2022. She was located by law enforcement in a Cheyenne hotel in the early morning hours of Feb. 3, 2022. The allegations are Amanda Edinger was[Read More…]
The Case of the Missing Newspapers
To our print subscribers: if you don’t get your paper in the mail this week it’s because more than half of our print copies went missing this morning from the loading dock behind the Meeker Post Office. We are working with USPS staff to try and track them down, but[Read More…]
Letter: Postpone Old Timers, start Any Timers
Dear Editor: What a time to try and plan large community get-togethers. At the present time, there is a continuing spike in the Covid/flu cases building in the community. For most of us who enjoyed the community Old Timers dance in past years, we are saddened by the possibility of[Read More…]
Letter: Frontline staff at Mind Springs, West Springs kind and caring
Dear Editor: I would like the opportunity to respond to the articles about Mind Springs and West Springs Hospital. I don’t have any personal experience or knowledge about the policies and turmoil going on at the upper levels of management of either entity. However, I do have personal experience with[Read More…]
