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…]
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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…]
Loose Ends: The decision-making process
My first introduction to rural western life included life experiences offered by local sheep and cattle ranchers. Today with the number of pioneer ranches decreasing, they continue to carry on seasonal traditions and often include newcomers to participate in the yearly rituals. Whether it be branding calves, shearing sheep, or[Read More…]
Veteran’s Voice: Vote
As veterans we not only have the Constitutional right to vote we also have the duty to vote because we all swore a solemn oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States of America and voting is the best way to fulfill that oath. The Veterans’ Administration[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Gray areas
This is a peek behind the curtain into the decision-making process in our small newsroom. From time to time information that’s uncomfortable or unpleasant comes to us through news tips, public records searches, or word of mouth. When that information can be verified and validated, we have a decision to[Read More…]
Spartans athletic update
We are heading into a very busy time of year for CNCC athletics, so this month we wanted to share a bit about upcoming events and some exciting changes happening within CNCC Spartan Athletics. First, our men’s and women’s basketball programs are closing out their seasons. Each team has three[Read More…]
How to collect information for the first three generations
Pull out your family groups sheets you did last week. Now take those sheets and go talk to each of your parents separately. In person works best. Doing these interviews one on one is important. Answers are more candid when not being overheard or interrupted. If someone is telling an[Read More…]
Obituary: Mervin Carl Johnson
Nov. 25, 1936 ~ Jan. 22, 2022 “Well done, good and faithful servant… come and share in your Master’s happiness” (Matthew 25:21). Mervin Carl Johnson, longtime resident of Meeker, passed away Jan. 22, 2022, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, after a lengthy illness. He was 85. Merv was born in Montrose,[Read More…]
Obituary: David Eugene Steffen
Nov. 30, 1940 ~ Jan. 27, 2022 David Eugene Steffen was born on Nov. 30, 1940, to Kenneth Steffen and Ruby Steffen in Oak Creek, Colorado. He was raised in Oak Creek and Kremmling, Colorado, and went to high school in Kremmling. In 1962, David met Enid Eliasen while working[Read More…]
Obituary: George Clarence Wenschhof
July 8, 1941 ~ Jan. 9, 2022 George Clarence Wenschhof, 80, was born at home along Wenschhof Road in Fairfield, Pennsylvania, to Clyde Wenschhof, Sr., and Verna May (Ney) Wenschhof on July 8, 1941. George passed away peacefully on Jan. 9, 2022. Glenda, George’s wife of 40 years, often said[Read More…]
