RBC I Rangely and Meeker post offices and postal carriers will be collecting non-perishable food on Saturday as part of the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) program to “Stamp Out Hunger.”
Meeker Rec. Center to close for a week
May 10, 2013 by Leave a Comment
MEEKER I The Meeker Recreation Center will be closed for its annual shutdown beginning May 19 and continuing through May 27 in recognition of Memorial Day. Normal business hours will resume at 5 a.m. on May 28.
Death Notice: Chris Walling
May 9, 2013 by Leave a Comment
One memorial service has already been held for Chris Walling, but another will be held today, May 9, in Meeker.
Two residential fires; one an arson?
May 9, 2013 by Leave a Comment
MEEKER I The Meeker Fire and Police departments received two calls of residential fires this past weekend. The first call, located at 637 10th St., came in to Rio Blanco County Dispatch about 4:55 a.m. on Saturday. That call was made by townhouse owner Sharon Purkey, who stated she had
4-H Livestock Judging…
May 8, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The Rio Blanco 4-H Livestock Judging Team did well at the Lincoln/Otero counties’ livestock judging in Hugo.
Spring turkey season now open
May 8, 2013 by Leave a Comment
RBC I Between now and May 26, some 12,000 hunters will take to the fields and woods in Colorado as part of one of the fastest growing hunting sports in the United States — turkey hunting.
Three Panthers win gold at tourney
May 7, 2013 by Leave a Comment
RANGELY I Twenty Rangely youth wrestlers competed in the Bad Dog youth wrestling tournament Saturday in Craig, and many will end the season Saturday in Parachute.
Letter to the Editor: Bring back Rio Blanco County Days Gone By
May 7, 2013 by 2 Comments
Dear Editor: We wrote to you March 23, requesting that you reinstate the Days Gone By section on a weekly basis.
Homes sought for exchange students
May 6, 2013 by Leave a Comment
RBC I World Heritage Student Exchange Programs is looking for American families to host high school students from Eurasia. All these exceptional students have received scholarships through the U.S. State Department-sponsored Future Leaders Exchange Program (FLEX) Program and will spend an academic year in the U.S.
Letter to the Editor: Reader against jail on school site
May 6, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Dear Editor: My wife and I believe it will be a mistake to transfer title of the old school with the intention of building a jail in the middle of our town.
Obituary: Lorain Brady
May 5, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Lorain Brady, the most amazing and selfless husband, father and grandfather, age 81, passed away April 18, 2013, at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center in Provo, Utah. He was born March 30, 1932, in Duchesne, Utah, to Lowell and Thelma Jasperson Brady.
Bike safety…
May 5, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Above, Meeker Police Lt. Phil Stubblefield, known as “Officer Friendly,” Kathy Sizemore and Laurel Haney of the Meeker Police Department, and Meeker Elementary School teacher Vicky Tate taught bike safety to first- through fifth-grade students on April 24.
