Reminders of Christmas this season Dear Editor: Romans 1:16: “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek.” Three special reminders of this verse at this Christmas[Read More…]

Thanks to the MCCIC Board for improvements to the Fairfield Apts. Dear Editor: I would like to thank our ladies on the MCCIC Board (Meeker Colorado Civic Improvement Corporation). Since they started: our laundry rooms have been painted, the steps are lighted to keep people from falling, had every little[Read More…]

Deep concerns  about hospital leadership Dear Editor: Thank you for the opportunity to express our continued frustration with the lack of action and transparency from Pioneers Medical Center CEO Liz Sellers, PMC board president Mark Schryver and the attorneys from Bechtel & Santo. More than four years ago (according to[Read More…]

Sincere thank you Dear Editor: We would like to express a sincere thank you to all who sent cards, flowers, e-mails, texts, visits and food at the time of our son Jeremy’s illness and passing.  To all who attended the service-many from long distances, we thank you.   We had[Read More…]

Internships for agricultural businesses Dear Editor: Labor is a common challenge in Colorado agriculture. Businesses struggle to find qualified and trained employees. At the same time, young people who want to pursue a career in agriculture have limited access to training programs that provide real-world work experience. The Agricultural Workforce[Read More…]

Response to library board Dear Editor: The hubris shown by John Moffitt, as well as Dan Olson and Michael Cobb, regarding the Meeker Regional Library District continues to amaze. These board members seem to believe that they alone understand what the people of Meeker want in their PUBLIC Library, regardless[Read More…]

Moffitt shares his personal views on library collections policy Dear Editor: The Meeker Regional Library Board met last week for a working session and our regular board meeting. Both meetings focused heavily on the formation of a Collections Development Policy, which will govern the strategy and principles used to guide[Read More…]

Bad advice Dear Editor: Thank you for reporting on the most recent Rio Blanco County Commissioners’ meeting in last week’s issue of the Rio Blanco Herald Times and thank you for maintaining one of our county’s oldest businesses, a free press, recording our history, as well as a place to[Read More…]

Thanks from Meeker jr. high volleyball team Dear Editor: The Meeker junior high school volleyball team would like to thank the Sleeping Giant volleyball team for your incredible act of kindness you showed our team. The individual gifts you gave to each girl and the beautiful flowers for each of[Read More…]

Water engineer disagrees with findings of return flow study Dear Editor: Please  accept  these  comments  correcting  misinformation  published  on  page  9  of  the  July 17th edition under “…Return flow study indicates flood irrigation benefits river flows”. The article cites Liz Chandler as referring to results of a groundwater modeling study[Read More…]

Fire recovery update and thanks from the commissioners Dear Editor: As we write this, more evacuation zones on the Lee Fire are being downgraded. Firefighters have contained 60% of the fire’s perimeter and Highway 13 has reopened. A new Incident Management Team will continue work on the Lee Fire, and[Read More…]

Letter to the citizens of Rio Blanco County from the Board of Rio Blanco County Commissioners Dear Editor: We want to express our heartfelt gratitude to the firefighters, emergency responders, and citizens who have worked tirelessly to protect our community during the Elk and Lee Fires. We’d particularly like to[Read More…]