RBC | Local COVID-19 case counts are changing quickly, and not in the right direction. The number of positive cases has tripled in the last two weeks, putting the county in “mitigation” status to attempt to preserve its Protect Our Neighbor status. As of press time Wednesday there are outbreaks[Read More…]
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Parade of Lights cancelled
MEEKER | The Meeker Chamber of Commerce has made the decision to cancel the Parade of Lights this year, as we unfortunately do not want to encourage a large public gathering at this time. We hope this holiday season we all continue to support each other and shop local and[Read More…]
MSD transitions to hybrid learning
The Meeker School District has made the difficult decision to move to a hybrid learning plan. Starting Monday, Nov. 30, students in third through twelfth grade will engage in learning through this hybrid model. Students in preschool through second grade will remain 100% in-person. Unless there are significant changes requiring[Read More…]
Most CNCC classes to go online after Thanksgiving
RBC | CNCC administrators have made the decision to shift most classes online after Thanksgiving. Some classes that require in-person learning, such as the aviation maintenance and National Park Service programs in Rangely, will be on campus “for an additional undetermined amount of time.” Keith Peterson, vice president of instruction,[Read More…]
BLM hearing on wild horses and burros postponed
MEEKER | The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has postponed an in-person public hearing on its proposal to use helicopter, fixed wing aircraft and other motorized vehicles to track, inventory, gather, and transport wild horse and burro herds throughout Colorado in the coming year. The meeting was originally scheduled to[Read More…]
DO YOU REMEMBER …
What do you remember about the Yellow Creek School? The Rio Blanco County Historical Society and Bureau of Land Management, White River Field Office are tracing the history of the Yellow Creek Schoolhouse and request the help of the community. Located halfway between Meeker and Rangely, along State Highway 64,[Read More…]
MSD transitions to hybrid learning
Here’s the full letter released by the Meeker School District.
I STILL get to … (fill in the blank)
MEEKER | Ever since a hometown boy posted a photo of both covers of my picture books on his Facebook page with the words “Look what I get to read tonight,” for his toddler son’s nightly read aloud bedtime story, I think of all things I get to do. I[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: November 12, 2020
Thanks for supporting Haunted House fundraiser Dear Editor: Meeker’s VFW Auxiliary would like to thank everyone who came and supported the Haunted House fundraiser! The money raised will go towards our two high school senior scholarships that we award yearly. A big thanks to everyone that helped make the house[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Denial has an ugly side
Denial isn’t a river in Egypt. (The Nile is a river in Egypt for those of you, like me, who don’t like puns.) I have no idea what living conditions are currently like in Egypt along the Nile, but I do know what living in denial is like. At first,[Read More…]
Drought moves Colorado toward water speculation
MEEKER | There’s a concept called “demand management” in the news in Colorado, and here’s a simple definition: Landowners get paid to temporarily stop irrigating, and that water gets sent downstream to hang out in Lake Powell. It’s an idea long talked about because of increasing drought and the very[Read More…]
CPW preps for wolf reintroduction
RBC | On Nov. 3, 2020, Coloradans voted to pass Proposition #114 – The Restoration of Gray Wolves, a measure directing the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission to develop a plan to reintroduce gray wolves west of the Continental Divide. With this decision, the planning process for reintroduction will begin.[Read More…]