A record-setting 703-pound black bear killed north of Meeker is igniting a controversy. According to the Huffington Post, the fact Richard Kendall, a hunter from Craig, crawled into the hibernating bear’s cave for the kill has the DOW considering changes to the rules regarding bear hunting. Is it fair to[Read More…]

If you haven’t taken time to drive around town at night for some oohing and aahing over the Christmas lights, make sure you do it this week! Many of our local residents have gone all out with their lighting schemes to celebrate the holiday.

We’re readying ourselves for the annual festival of abundance: Thanksgiving. And while we plan our menus around turkey and stuffing and corn and green bean casserole, a truly authentic Thanksgiving feast wouldn’t have had most of those items. Instead, they ate such delicacies as roasted eel. Try putting that out[Read More…]

Parenting expert Jim Fay (who owns a home in Meeker) was in Rifle Saturday to give one of his Love and Logic parenting seminars. Congratulations to Trey Morris for participating in the Colorado state high school golf championships this week!

The summer that was so reluctant to arrive is now dragging its feet about leaving. Fall officially starts this week, but with temperatures still in the 80s and 90s, it feels more like mid-summer. The leaves are changing at higher elevations, however, so take advantage of the nice weather to[Read More…]

It’s time once again for the Meeker Classic! The dog vs. sheep action will be well under way by the time you’re reading this, but make sure you get out to Ute Park.

We’re all going to pretend the leaves on the trees aren’t starting to fade, and the mornings aren’t getting progressively colder. Maybe we’ll have a nice Indian summer this year.

“School days, school days, dear old golden rule days …” Back to school season is upon us, so please watch out for students walking, bicycling and yes, driving, to and from school. And don’t forget to pay attention to our school buses, as well.

Best wishes to everyone participating in the Rio Blanco County Fair this coming week. Last week’s rain sparked a few wildfires in RBC, one of which is visible from Hwy. 13 north of Meeker.

Happy birthday today to Annie Cook, Taylor Morris, Alexis Gutierrez and Brandy Giao! Celebrating July 16 birthdays: Dee Weiss, Pete Larson, Jenny Whiteman, Niki Turner, and Katie Pettijohn-Risheill. Happy birthday to Caleb Dodds and Amanda Sheridan, July 17; Piper Haney, Pat Robinson and Michael Mullins, July 19; Lisa Steele and[Read More…]

Believe it or not, there are holidays in June. Seems we often skip right over them after Memorial Day’s sunburn and the Fourth of July rush. Besides Flag Day (June 14) and Father’s Day (June 20), June is the month to celebrate “Hug Holiday,” June 11 and “Smile Power Day,”[Read More…]