County
Commissioners hear updates
RBC | Virginia “Ginny” Love was officially sworn in as the District 1 Rio Blanco County Commissioner between work sessions on Tuesday. NIKI TURNER PHOTO Commissioners Ty Gates and Jennifer [...]
GOLDEN APPLES …
Meeker School District Board of Education president Kevin Amack presents golden apples to Renay Mobley and Jim Hanks. Mobley and Hanks have devoted numerous years of service to the Meeker School District and are planning [...]
Candidates In Town …
WILLIAM WOODY PHOTO Republican State Senator Don Coram (Montrose) is challenging Rep. Lauren Boebert’s seat for Congressional District 3 in the primaries. He visited with Meeker voters last Saturday at the Hugus Building, answering questions [...]
Town of Meeker May 17 meeting
MEEKER | In an informational work session prior to the May 17 meeting, former Meeker Town Manager Sharon Day spoke to Meeker trustees and staff about the history of CCITF (County Capital Improvement Trust Fund) [...]
Letter: Support for Overton
Dear Editor: I am writing this letter both in support of Doug Overton for RBC Commissioner as well as to address unfounded concerns regarding Mr. Overton’s relationship with Gary Moyer. Are Doug and Gary friends? [...]
Hidden in the Cloud
It has taken a long time for me to get used to conducting daily business in this digital world. Many of us are moving steadily forward, but some of us continue to flounder around. I [...]
Fire prevention, Part 3
RBC Sheriff Photo Of course, nothing is completely fireproof, but there are steps you can take to decrease your home’s vulnerability. Here is a link to great article on wildfire mitigation. https://csfs.colostate.edu/wildfire-mitigation/protect-your-home-property-from-wildfire/ Steps such as [...]
V. Brown qualifies for state golf
Meeker Sports
MEEKER | Hailey Knowles and Vivian Brown represented the Meeker Cowboys on the links this week for the 3A Western Slope League golf tournament. Brown shot a 109 and Knowles shot a 118 on very [...]
Rangely track takes 16 to state competition
Rangely Sports
RANGELY I The Rangely Panthers track and field took 16 athletes to the state games held on May 19-22. They were originally scheduled for May 19-21, but because of weather, the competition were postponed for [...]
Sports
Summer wrestling camp
RANGELY I Athlos Life Wrestling is excited to announce its first summer wrestling camp! The camp will be located near Meadow Lake and will take place from July 22nd to July 24th. We will focus [...]
Rangely School Board welcomes new principal Chris Miller
RANGELY | At the May 17, 2022, school board meeting, the board approved the contract for Chris Miller, Jr./Sr. High School Principal. Superintendent Matt Scoggins offered recognition to Miller and is excited to have him [...]
Congratulations Graduates!
JESSE MCCANN PHOTO The Rangely High School Class of 2022 commenced on Sunday, May 22. Due to the state track weather delay, three senior athletes–Timothy Scoggins, Mary Scoggins and Hayley Burr–missed the ceremony and were [...]
AGNC coming to Rangely May 25
RANGELY | County commissioner candidate Ginny Love visited Rangely’s Board of Trustees. She addressed the Board during the public input section to inform them of who she is and her goals as commissioner for the [...]
Commissioners hear updates
RBC | Virginia “Ginny” Love was officially sworn in as the District 1 Rio Blanco County Commissioner between work sessions on Tuesday. NIKI TURNER PHOTO Commissioners Ty Gates and Jennifer O’Hearon interviewed Jessica Franks as [...]
Gilbert pleads guilty
RBC | Rangely resident Roy Gilbert, 42, entered a guilty plea for three counts of Class 4 felony sexual assault on a child under the age of 15 in a May 17 court hearing. The [...]
NEWS NOTES: May 24, 2022
PAC Meeting May 26 RBC | The Planning Advisory Committee (PAC) will be meeting on Thursday, May 26 at the Weiss Conference Room on the Rangely CNCC Campus. The meeting will run from 6:00 to [...]
OBITUARY: Betty Kincher
April 18, 1928 ~ Feb. 13, 2022 Betty Kincher passed away peacefully at home on the Mesa at age 93. Betty was the fourth child of Vera and William Warren. Her siblings were Glenn Warren [...]
Airport water supply, fire codes discussed
RBC | County staff and local fire officials are actively discussing the need for additional water at the Meeker Airport following multiple inquiries about new hangar construction on the property. RBC Building Inspector Matt Franks [...]
