Dear Editor: I am writing in regard to reports published in the Herald Times last week that the Meeker Town Council and Board of County Commissioners are writing letters to the Colorado Department of Health and Environment protesting vaccination mandates on medical staff. Let’s see. Memory fades. Check if[Read More…]
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Kaye’s Corner: Customer service and consequences
MEEKER I Customer service! When it is great, we bask in its warmth and caring. When it is awful, we fume and complain. Recently Jay and I discussed the consequences of customer service, both good and bad. In general, I think we are more likely to be vocal and protest[Read More…]
Loose Ends: Jeans
MEEKER I I recently wore a pair of my favorite jeans and was worried that they didn’t look quite the same after a long hiatus in my closet. Sweatpants had replaced them at the beginning of the pandemic. It was not just the straining of the seams from a steady[Read More…]
County Beat: September 14 meeting
RBC I Rio Blanco County commissioners met in Meeker Tuesday, Sept. 14 to discuss the following public business. PUBLIC HEALTH RBC Public Health Director Alice Harvey skipped the bulk of COVID updates for the board this week in anticipation of the Board of Health meeting next Tuesday, Sept. 21 in[Read More…]
Lady Cowboys remain undefeated
MEEKER I Lady Cowboy volleyball remains undefeated. Last week in the polls they were ranked second in RPI just below Sedgwick County and third in the coaches poll. Soroco, while not ranked, received some votes and beating Soroco this week will boost the RPI. The Rams traveled to Meeker to[Read More…]
Reflecting on the death of Laurie French, one year later
RANGELY I A year after the body of Laurie French, 38, was found off County Rd. 23 just outside of Rangely, her family and friends have questions about how her disappearance was handled by law enforcement. EARLY LIFE French was born in California in November 1981 and moved to Grand[Read More…]
Rangely middle school runners make great progress
RANGELY I The Rangely Middle School harriers found themselves in Craig last weekend. They ran at Loudy-Simpson park and did a 2.2 mile course. The course is on a rough trail along the river, the girls and boys ran a combined race. In middle school the courses will vary from[Read More…]
Golf fundraiser tomorrow
MEEKER I Civil contracting company IHC Scott (completed the Hwy. 13 improvement project between Meeker and Rifle) along with participating vendors and clients are hosting the first annual “Scramble for a Cause” fundraiser Friday, Sept. 17 at the Meeker Golf Course. Proceeds will benefit the Meeker Education Foundation, which supports[Read More…]
CPW commissioner meeting in Meeker: recap
MEEKER I At its Sept. 1 – 2 meeting, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission heard proposed changes to management strategies and regulations as follows. All emergency regulations approved at the September meeting became effective upon adoption. All final regulations approved at the September meeting will go into effect on[Read More…]
Sheepdog Alice and handler Scott Glen take first at Classic
MEEKER I The most decorated border collie in North America added the final jewel to her crown by winning the 2021 Meeker Classic. Scott Glen and Alice from New Dayton, Alberta, Canada made an amazing run on Sunday, Sept. 12. The sheep were tough, and it took most of the[Read More…]
Editor’s Column
I wasn’t expecting to like a TV show about sports so much, but the Ted Lasso series on Apple TV has thus far lived up to glowing recommendations from friends and family. In the last few weeks, I keep finding myself coming back to the phrase “do the right thing”[Read More…]
FALL, Y’ALL …
Apples are blushing, mums are blooming and the morning air is crisp. Soon all the smart bucks will be hanging out in town, and all the hunters will be hanging out in the forest looking for them. | Caitlin Walker Photo