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…]

Appreciation for Town’s discussion Dear Editor: Many thanks to the members of the Meeker Town Council for your thoughtful and perceptive discussion of issues related to the Meeker Regional Library Board.  We appreciate your concern for open, uncensored access to information.  That is a pillar of our democracy.  We also[Read More…]

Questions about local staffing at Pioneers Dear Editor: We are so fortunate to have such a great medical facility and staff that we do. For a small community we are truly Blessed. That being said, we recently were in the ER and there were only two people that we recognized.[Read More…]

Fascinating Dear Editor: First, “Thank you” to all the citizens who volunteer their time to serve on our local organization and community boards. Your time and efforts make Meeker a better place. Keep running your meetings to the best of your abilities and stay involved.  Now, regarding a different level[Read More…]

Hometown heroes Dear Editor, Thursday last I walked to the newspaper building to get a newspaper. On my way back to my apartment I fell over a piece of uneven sidewalk. It’s by the stop sign on the corner of Main and 3rd. Thank God for the wonderful people in[Read More…]

Books, books, books Dear Editor, I could not live in a world without books. Ever since I could read, probably about third grade, I loved the once-a-week visits to the school library. Students were limited to three books per week. Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy were popular then. I couldn’t[Read More…]

Library Board mill levy vote Dear Editor, The Rio Blanco County Meeker Regional Library Board is currently controlled by three new board members, relative newcomers, who appear to know little about Rio Blanco County economics.  The mill levy, set years ago before the energy boom, is 2.03 mills. With the energy[Read More…]

Thanks from 4-H Dear Editor, The Rio Blanco County (RBC) 4-H Staff, 4-H Program, and 4-H Youth Fund would like to thank the community for their generous support this past week. A big thank you to Mountain Valley Bank (MVB) for hosting their annual Charity Challenge and selecting 4-H as[Read More…]

Wolf species that has never been in Colorado can’t be “re-introduced” Dear Editor, This was printed in the latest NRA publication “AMERICAN HUNTER”: “Three teenagers set up a hunting blind and decoys early in the morning on Sept. 21 in St. Germain, Wisconsin. As dawn broke, one of the teens[Read More…]

Volunteer says privileges revoked at animal shelter Dear Editor, I knew that there would be repercussions for posting pictures of the [Rangely animal] shelter, yes, I did get called into the office and reprimanded. They decided to “temporarily revoke my volunteer privileges.” (The reason that I was given was because[Read More…]