MEEKER I Meeker Cowboys softball has a new head coach. Kendal Bergman, who worked as an assistant coach previously with the Cowboys, joined the team this year as their new head coach. This year Eric Brown will serve as her main assistant coach and Tom Knowles and Crandall Mergelman will[Read More…]
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W.R. VILLAGE IMPROVEMENTS
The Town of Rangely received a Moon Lake Electric CoBank award through the Sharing Success Program to install new lighting in the hallways, emergency exit lighting as well as three handicap ramps, curb and gutter at White River Village. Ducey Electric contributed to the lighting portion of the project by[Read More…]
Death Notice: Pauline Kathryn Smith
March 10, 1936 ~ Aug. 14, 2021 Service will be held at 11 a.m. Faith Baptist Church in Meeker, Colorado Aug. 19, 2021
Obituary: Gordon Ray (Jake) Ridgeway
Jan. 7, 1947 ~ July 29, 2021 Gordon “Jake” Ridgeway passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Thursday, July 29, 2021, in Snohomish, Washington. He was 74 years old. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, at Meeker Highland Cemetery. He was[Read More…]
Letter: Thanks for making 80th birthday special
Dear Editor: To all who made my 80th birthday so special, thank you! Especially my children Ward, Karen, Carol, Lynne and grandchildren Katherine, Mitchell, Logan, Anna and Emmajane. Thank you so much! God bless you, Marilynn Whiteman Meeker
Letter: Voter integrity project planned for RBC
Dear Editor: The Restore America: United group in Rangely will hold two meetings to discuss their Rio Blanco County Voter Integrity Project (RBCVIP), the purpose of which is to verify the registration of eligible voters to determine if voter fraud exists in Rio Blanco County. The first meeting will be[Read More…]
Letter: Alternative view to recent COVID opinions
Dear Editor: I hope this letter is printed in order to present an alternative view to recent opinions. COVID is a real illness and can be deadly to some. That is fact. The views that have been presented in this section recently, veer away from fact at this point. They[Read More…]
NYC vs. Meeker
MEEKER | As you can probably guess, living through a pandemic in the heart of New York City is a lot different than rural and spacious Meeker, Colorado. For me, the two places have contrasted almost completely in my day to day experiences; however, I have noticed a surprising amount[Read More…]
Kaye’s Corner: We saw a Moose!
MEEKER | If you can’t drive through Glenwood Canyon, what are your choices? My husband, a Meeker native, was confident of an alternative path over Ripple Creek Pass with less traffic than either the Aspen or Steamboat options. Since I had never been all the way over Ripple Creek, I[Read More…]
Loose Ends: Uncomfortable Conversations
MEEKER I I recently heard someone say, “Nobody asks questions anymore.” The implication was that people hated the real answer, so they just barreled ahead without stopping to consider the consequences. The people who believed that fake news could be applied to the reporting of verifiable facts began to drown[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Information overload
In a world that runs on copious amounts of content, all readily accessible at our fingertips and much of it geared toward making a profit through clickbait advertising and multi-level marketing schemes, it can be extremely difficult to know who or what to trust. I think most of us choose[Read More…]