MEEKER I ERBM’s board of directors met Sept. 21 and reviewed the preliminary 2022 budget, which shows a 10% reduction in budgeted wages, and 7% decrease in the personnel budget overall. Operations is slated for an 8% decrease. Those cuts will help balance a 10% decrease in district tax revenue,[Read More…]
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Anniversaries…
The cool, damp weather on the anniversary of the Meeker Incident and the Milk Creek Battle may well have mirrored the weather from the time, based on historical accounts. Photos are from Sept. 29, 2021, 142 years after the events. TERESIA REED PHOTOS
125th anniversary of the thwarted bank robbery
Editor’s Note: This document was typed verbatim as the author originally published it in the Meeker Herald, Saturday, Oct. 17, 1896. All misspellings and grammatical errors were left in intentionally to preserve the historical integrity of the article. JUST RETRIBUTION — A Gang of Three Highway-men Try to Rob the[Read More…]
COVID Update: Oct. 7, 2021
RBC I Total Cases to Date: 921 Meeker Active: 19 Rangely Active: 17 Current Hospitalized RBC: 2 Total Hospitalized: 71 School District Meeker: 5 School District Rangely: 5 Deaths: 6 Approximate percentage of eligible population vaccinated with at least one dose: 43.6% The COVID-19 vaccine is available to the general[Read More…]
News Notes: Oct. 7, 2021
4-H happenings RBC | National 4-H Week is Oct. 3–8. Thank you to our leaders who volunteer their time and the members who dedicated themselves. You make our program great! The 4-H Open House for Meeker will be Oct. 14, 6-8 p.m., New Exhibit Hall, RBC Fairgrounds. Free popcorn and[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: How’s your {mental} health?
World Mental Health Day is Sunday, Oct. 10 this year. It’s a reminder that mental health is just as much part of a healthy, productive life as taking care of our heart, lungs, liver, bones and skin. It’s also an aspect of a healthy lifestyle we tend to ignore. Physical[Read More…]
Kaye’s Corner: Elk Bugling
MEEKER I Recently while in Yellowstone, we had the awesome experience of watching bull elk fight for their harem. Safely seated on our deck across the valley and river, we could follow the show with binoculars and spotting scopes. Although we have many times listened to the elk bugle and[Read More…]
Opinion: Journalism sustainability
RBC I No matter what issue you care about most — public education, the environment, affordable housing, economic opportunities — Colorado news outlets like this one connect you to the news you need to think globally and act locally. Yet the financial collapse of reliable local news is a statewide[Read More…]
Deer and elk hunters: keep an eye on your mailbox for chronic wasting disease mandatory testing letter
RBC I Colorado Parks and Wildlife has selected specific deer and elk hunts for mandatory chronic wasting disease testing in 2021 to inform how and where to fight the spread of CWD. Beginning in early October, CPW will be sending letters to Colorado rifle season hunters who have been selected[Read More…]
Death Notices: Oct. 7, 2021
Marje Dorrell Marje Dorrell passed away Sept. 28, 2021, at her assisted care facility in Fairbanks, Alaska, where she had been living for several years. Per her request, there will be no service, and her remains will be cremated and scattered privately by the family. Doris Fern Walters April 2,[Read More…]
Obituaries: Oct. 7, 2021
Relda Mae Coulter Dec. 14, 1941 ~ Sept. 28, 2021 Relda Mae Coulter was born Dec. 14, 1941, in Redding, California, to Thomas O. and Shirley V. (Doolittle) Stotts. Most of her childhood years were spent in the Glenwood-Rifle area. She was introduced to Gary Coulter by her sister, Sherian[Read More…]
Days Gone By: Oct. 7, 2021
The Meeker Herald | 125 years ago • People who act without thinking generally think when others begin to act. • Another week of ideal fall weather. The Meeker Herald | 100 years ago • Keep sweet is no advice for a grapefruit. • There is every indication that Meeker[Read More…]