Thank you from Giant Step Preschool & Child Care Dear Editor:  On behalf of Giant Step Preschool & Child Care, I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who donated to our Walking Taco Bar and Soda Fundraiser. Your generosity helped make our event a wonderful success.  Because[Read More…]

Protect our libraries Dear Editor:  I have used and loved libraries all my life, and have had a library card since quite young, at least age 12. At 77, I no longer collect my own books, so my kids won’t have so much to go through when I die, so[Read More…]

Thanks for supporting the Masons’ scholarship fundraiser Dear Editor:  To the Meeker community, the members of the Rio Blanco Masonic Lodge want to thank all those that attended our Annual Prime Rib Dinner and Pie Auction, as well as the auctioneer Chris Alger. Your generosity exemplifies the spirit of community, and provides a[Read More…]

Concerns about hospital board transparency Dear Editor:  Thank you for publishing my letter last week – the opportunity to publish our concerns is better than being publicly scorned as my wife was at the Feb. 25, 2025 PMC meeting. Thank you also to our friend and neighbor Annie, for standing[Read More…]

Volunteers sought for cleanup days at the Meeker Golf Course Dear Editor:  Good afternoon, everyone. This unseasonably warm weather we are having is making the course wake up and green up. The board would like to ask the members to please help out however you can with some spring clean[Read More…]

Candidacy announcement Dear Editor: I would like to announce my decision to run for a seat on the Pioneers Medical Center Board of Directors.  I believe Pioneers has great potential to provide extensive patient care in a number of different areas and I would like to have the opportunity to be[Read More…]

More on the hospital board  Dear Editor: Thank you for covering and publishing the transparently written article “Community members seek answers from hospital board,” by Jared Henderson, in your newspaper last week. My wife and I love our community, Pioneers Medical Center and its providers but we have concerns with[Read More…]

Concerns about PMC Board  meeting conduct Dear Editor: I am writing to express my concern regarding the conduct displayed during the PMC board meeting on Feb. 25, 2025. This community is often reminded to get involved, attend board meetings, ask questions and voice concerns when they have them. However, when[Read More…]

Thank you,Federal employees Dear Editor: Amidst the turmoil created by Trump and Musk to fire many federal employees and dispense with entire agencies, I stand by our federal employees including our sons.  Our federal employees serve our country in so many ways from managing social security to maintaining our national[Read More…]

Addressing the growing drug use concerns in our schools Dear Editor: As discussions around marijuana legalization unfold in states like Colorado, it’s essential to focus on the pressing issues we face in middle and high schools regarding drug access and consumption among our youth. While many adults may responsibly use[Read More…]

Library concerns Dear Editor: What on earth is going on at our wonderful public library? As a regular user of our library I attended a meeting there last Wednesday which was very well attended by members of the public, all expressing concerns about the issues that have been discussed for[Read More…]