RANGELY | Rangely’s Town Board of Trustees meeting on July 13 begin at 7:02 p.m. with all present. Minutes were approved with motion by Ellis and Webber’s second. Grand County (Utah) Commissioner Trisha Hedin provided a presentation regarding the Eastern Utah Regional Connection/Book Cliffs Highway Project. This is a project[Read More…]
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‘Open for Business’ grants coming soon
MEEKER I The June water report from Public Works Superintendent Russell Overton wasn’t the highest water usage, but at more than 3 million gallons, is still “a lot of water.” The town has been encouraging residents to conserve water. Mayor Kent Borchard said he has received some comments and concerns[Read More…]
MEEKER MURALS …
Meeker High School Junior Nora Gianinetti puts some finishing touches on a mural she designed and painted at Meeker Town Park. Nora submitted a design and had the help of MHS art instructor Ben Quinn for the Main Street Project 45 mural project. Look for more murals being installed around[Read More…]
State of the river: Part 2
Stakeholders have varying opinions about algae bloom’s origin MEEKER | “It’s supposed to be a nice, wild experience, this is like Coney Island out here,” said Bob Regulski, expressing years worth of frustration over what he considers to be unnatural and detrimental changes to the White River, just upstream from[Read More…]
Vaccine van in Meeker TODAY!
MEEKER | Haven’t had time to get your COVID-19 shot yet? The mobile vaccination van from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) is in Meeker today at Town Hall at 345 Market St., providing free COVID-19 vaccinations for anyone 12 and up. No appointment is necessary. CDPHE[Read More…]
Letter: Maggie the Golden Retriever has been found!
Maggie, our seven-month-old Golden Retriever is back home with us after being gone for nearly two weeks. It appears as if she spent quite a bit of time isolated in the hills north of town. We would like to extend our thanks to so many of you for your positive[Read More…]
Kaye’s Corner: Onto the next generation
MEEKER I As parents and grandparents, it falls to us to be caretakers of the next generations. Once you are a mom, you are always a mom, ditto grandma. When our kids visit us, we cook, fuss, and try to make their lives easy. Following the example of my mother[Read More…]
NEW EDEN COLOR RUN …
4-H fishing club visits Rifle Falls hatchery
RANGELY I Rangely 4-H Gone Fishing Sportfishing Club members Dusty Hall, Dixie Hall and Cash Leischer enjoyed a field trip to the Rifle Falls Fish Hatchery outside of Rifle, Colorado, on July 17. Rifle Falls Fish Hatchery is the largest trout producing hatchery in the state, able to handle 2.5[Read More…]
Q&A: Why you need a marketing strategy
The HT recently added marketing guru Haley Turner to our team, and we asked her a few of our biggest questions on the right way to market a local business. Enjoy! Q: Can you introduce yourself? A: My Name is Haley Turner, and my maiden name is McCrary. I was[Read More…]
All about the White River Integrated Water Initiative
RBC I What is the natural “work” of the White River vs. what “work” we ask of the White River? Without the need to satisfy human requests of the river, the work of the river is to move water from the headwaters to its confluence with the Green River. We[Read More…]
It’s Showtime livestock club prepping for fair
MEEKER I The It’s Showtime livestock club meeting kicked off with Cambrey, Mollee, and Miles leading the meeting with pledges, and we jumped into our ice breaker. Everyone had to firmly shake multiple hands and introduce themselves to one another. After that, Tatumn Kennedy read the secretary report, and due[Read More…]