Dear Editor:In a small, rural community, it is fair to ask whether attending tourism conferences, professional trainings and statewide gatherings is the best use of limited resources. Travel costs money, and every community organization has a responsibility to use its funds carefully.But we should also ask what our community loses[Read More…]

Dear Editor:The Rio Blanco County Board of County Commissioners asks that everyone who depends on the White River do what they reasonably can to conserve water during an exceptionally difficult water year.The situation is serious throughout the basin, but particularly acute on the lower White River. Under current natural flow[Read More…]

Climate reflections Dear Editor: Please permit an old guy some reflections. The valley is filled with wildfire smoke. Again. It’s another of those days when you have to decide whether it’s safe to breathe. I elected to stay indoors and complain. It’s been forty-five years since James Hansen and his[Read More…]

Appreciation for firefighters Dear Editor: We want to offer our sincere appreciation for the rapid response to a lightning-initiated fire at the Villa Ranch on Saturday, July 25th.  The quick actions of our neighbor Pat Mares, Meeker Fire and Rescue, US Wildland Fire Service South Zone (formerly BLM) and the[Read More…]

Griffin announces assessor candidacy Dear Editor: I am excited to announce my candidacy for Rio Blanco County Assessor. Having recently moved back to Rio Blanco County earlier this year, I am grateful to once again call this wonderful community home. As a former resident, returning home has reminded me just[Read More…]

Thanks from the Wagon Wheel OHV Club Dear Editor: To our community, the Wagon Wheel OHV Club extends its sincere appreciation to our community, local businesses, Bud Ridings with Search and Rescue, the team at the National Forest’s Blanco Ranger District, and Rio Blanco Emergency Manager Rich Garner for their[Read More…]

Hometown hero Dear Editor: Meeker and Rangely are special places, some might say the portrait of the best part of our past. But these towns are only special because of the individual people that still live here, still living the values of caring and neighborliness. As our cities and suburbs[Read More…]

Cambodia Mission Team thanks community for support Dear Editor: The Cambodia Mission Team from The Church at Meeker would like to extend our thanks to the Meeker community for your incredible support of our recent garage sale fundraiser.  We are grateful for every item donated, every purchase made, and every[Read More…]

Endorsement of Travis Day for RBC Commissioner Dear Editor: Larry and I are pleased to offer our wholehearted endorsement of Travis Day for Rio Blanco County Commissioner.  We have known Travis for more than 20 years and have had the privilege of working alongside him in Colorado’s water well industry.[Read More…]

Grateful for support of the Ladies’ Deer Fly Dear Editor: Again this year we were blessed to have a full field and a great day for camaraderie and Ladies Golf! The Meeker Deer Fly committee and the Meeker High School Girls golf team and their coach Amanda Back would like[Read More…]

Thanks and concerns from a resident Dear Editor: First, thanks to whomever cut the bushes down by the parts store on the highway. You can now use the sidewalk in front of where the bushes were! Another thing, two years ago someone broke into our car and stole our chairs[Read More…]

Thanks to voters for support Dear Editor: I want to sincerely thank everyone who took part in the recent election for the Board of Directors of Pioneers Medical Center. In a small community like ours, I know every vote reflects care, thought, and a deep commitment to the future of[Read More…]