Noise MEEKER | Business as usual is a phrase that comes to mind when talking about the health of the local economy. I was surprised when Mesa County’s executive director Robin Brown was quoted in an article in mid-September in the Grand Junction Sentinel saying that “We are so used[Read More…]
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Letters to the Editor: Oct. 22, 2020
Be a good neighbor Dear Editor: At this point your readers might have learned that the number of COVID-19 diagnoses in Colorado and in the nation is on the way up and I do not need to repeat the facts and numbers… COVID-19 kills or at least it is not[Read More…]
Guest Column: Who Judges the Judges
The question is sometimes asked, especially at election time, “who judges the judges.” Judges in Colorado are initially appointed by the governor from a list of screened qualified candidates. The retention of those judges after their initial term is a matter for the voters to decide. In 1988 Colorado created[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Oct. 22, 2020
The only thing we can control Have you been “cutting yourself some slack” and “giving yourself a break” when it comes to your personal goals and commitments because of pandemic stress? Eating a little too much, or eating the wrong things? Drinking to excess (I mean, does day drinking really[Read More…]
Changes…
Peak leaf peeping season is just past us, but you can still find some pretty great fall colors along pockets of the White River.
Oct. 20 board of trustees meeting
MEEKER | Meeker’s board of trustees met Tuesday, with Mayor Kent Borchard attending by phone. The board approved a building permit waiver for the hospital’s new sleep center construction. Pioneers Medical Center CEO said the organization is “really excited” to bring a sleep lab to the community. The board approved[Read More…]
Chevron donation will help fund replacement of 15-year-old Rangely dispatch system
RANGELY | Chevron announced more than $100,000 in investments in four Colorado emergency management agencies, including De Beque Fire Protection, Garfield County, Mesa County and the Town of Rangely, to assist after the devastation of the Pine Gulch Fire and other local emergencies. The Pine Gulch Fire was declared[Read More…]
News Briefs: Oct. 22, 2020
Live Chamber healthcare webinar MEEKER | Join the live webinar with Q&A on Tuesday, Oct. 27 at 8 a.m. to learn about the new Meeker Chamber of Commerce healthcare program. Our partners in the program, the Small Association Leadership Alliance (SALA), will be presenting an overview of this exciting healthcare[Read More…]
Fire season is not over
RBC | Extreme drought and fire conditions continue to plague Northwest Colorado as we head into mid-autumn. According to Rio Blanco County Sheriff Anthony Mazzola, last week the Rio Blanco Fire Protection District responded to five human-start fires, four of which were allegedly started by hunters in the forest. “We[Read More…]
Citizen of the Year…
Rio Blanco County Public Health Director Alice Harvey (second from right) is Meeker’s Citizen of the Year. She was surprised with the award Tuesday morning by Meeker Chamber of Commerce board members Chance Walker and Lori Smith (left) and chamber director Stephanie Kobald (right). The plaque Harvey received recognizes her[Read More…]
Days Gone By: Oct. 15, 2020
The Meeker Herald | 125 years ago • Every man who goes wrong tries to shift the blame upon somebody else, and the greatest coward invariably selects a woman. • The Meeker-Rifle stage changed to winter schedule this week and now gets in close to five in the evening. •[Read More…]
Warranty Deeds: Aug.-Sept. 2020
AUGUST 2020 Seller: James HunterBuyer:Timothy DelgmanDescription: LA MESA P. U. D. REPLAT LT: 49&50 OF REPLAT 1 288873 49A 1390 LA MESA CIRCLE Transaction Price: $240,000.00Seller: Kenneth and Leslie Harman Buyer: Joseph AdamsDescription: MESA VIEW ESTATES SUBDIVISION 180026 4 1 100 MESA DRTransaction Price: $405,000.00 Seller: Michael and Aubrey JanowiczBuyer: Tonja[Read More…]
