Trish Russell and Brenda Nay of Meeker would like to announce the birth of their granddaughter, Delaney Raine Nay. She was born on July 31, 2020, at Valley View Hospital in Glenwood Springs at 6:01 p.m. Delaney weighed 6 pounds 15 ounces and was 19 inches long. Delaney’s proud parents[Read More…]
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News Briefs: Aug. 27, 2020
Circle Park closed for construction MEEKER | The Circle Park Pond and associated park infrastructure amenity improvement project is under construction. The Fifth Street bridge and all of Circle Park will be closed to public access for the duration of the project. ERBM looks forward to finalizing these exciting new[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: 1 in 4
Last week we learned that we have received another national press award for our coverage of the Daniel Pierce shooting in Rangely last year. We are the recipients of the first-place award for investigative journalism in the National Newspaper Association’s Better Newspaper Contest. I’ve been humbled and honored by the[Read More…]
Loose Ends: Rascals in. Rascals out.
MEEKER | Rascals in. Rascals out. More than 125 years ago, those two phrases were this paper’s editor’s words of choice to describe the political machinations that move below most of our country’s surface. That continues to happen today. Everyone’s perspective differs depending on their own agendas and allegiances. The[Read More…]
Trooper Tips: Always know where you’re going
RBC | Our vehicles today seem to have everything we can possibly want in them. We can connect to the internet, talk on our phones through the vehicle’s system, and of course use our GPS. Doesn’t seem as if there is anything else we could possibly need for a road[Read More…]
Conservation Corner: Wildfire and Watershed Management Planning
A century ago, how many trees would you have found in an acre of Ponderosa Pine forest in Colorado? The answer is 20 to 50 trees. Colorado’s forests were historically more open and diverse than they are now. Today, the average tree density in our Ponderosa Pine Forests ranges from[Read More…]
Opinion: A Paycheck Protection Program ‘surprise’? Let’s hope not.
RBC | Did you get a PPP loan for your business? The Treasury Dept. has a plan to get some of that money back, and it will cost businesses. As if things weren’t hard enough for Colorado’s small businesses, news comes that the Trump administration plans to claw back a[Read More…]
What’s your emergency?
RBC | Emergency alerts can save lives, but in order to get them, citizens need to be sure they are registered with the county’s Swift911 alert system. The fully-customizable program gives participants the opportunity to divulge as few or as many details as they’re comfortable sharing, and will give dispatchers[Read More…]
Obituary: Nevaeh Aleecia-Ann Kracht
Sept. 2, 2003 ~ Aug. 15, 2020 Nevaeh Kracht, formerly of Meeker, died Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020, at her home in Silt, Colorado. Services will be held at a later date. Memorial donations may be made to The Children’s Heart Foundation in care of Grant Mortuary.
Audrey A. (McGruder) Squires
March 31, 1932 ~ May 11, 2020 Audrey (McGruder) Squires was born and raised on Yellow Creek, then moved and resided in Rifle. She still has lots of family in the Meeker area. There will be a celebration of life in loving memory of Audrey on Sept. 5, 2020,[Read More…]
Obituary: Nathan Hugh Caldwell
May 10, 1983 ~ May 25, 2020 He left behind three beautiful children: Rowen, 10, Alina, 8 and Wesley, 5; his parents Leonard and Diana Caldwell, sister Alissa Caldwell, nephew Graysin, 8, grandmother Sheila Caldwell, and many aunts, uncles, and cousins. Nathan graduated from Meeker High School in 2001 and[Read More…]
Obituary: Caryn Levy Magid
March 9, 1943 ~ Aug. 23, 2020 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Caryn Levy Magid, a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Caryn was born in New York City to the late Marion Hofheimer Levy and M William (Bill) Levy of Rye, New York.[Read More…]
