County
First COVID-19 death in RBC
RBC | The first death due to “complications from COVID-19” has been reported in Rio Blanco County, according to a press release issued Friday, Nov. 20. Due to HIPAA (Health [...]
Town discusses reserves, speed limits
MEEKER | The 2021 Town of Meeker budget will dip into reserves to balance the budget if approved in December. Town staff presented the budget to the board of trustees Tuesday, Nov. 17. Changes can [...]
ERBM shuts down after staff COVID-19 outbreak
ERBM Photo MEEKER | Due to at least two positive COVID-19 cases among ERBM staff members, the Meeker Recreation Center shutdown starting on Tuesday Nov. 17. As a result of the closure, during the Rec [...]
COVID-19: student perspectives
RBC | With the rise in cases, COVID-19 has become a hot topic in the community. There’s talk of it everywhere — stores, school and restaurants. Here at the school there’s a level of uncertainty [...]
Editor’s Column: Leaders
Between the pandemic and politics, I’ve thought more about leadership — what it is, what it looks like, what it means — than possibly ever before. The stressors presented to us this year have revealed [...]
Letters to the Editor: Nov. 17 2020
Is this the season to love your neighbor as yourself? Do you remember sneezing and coughing as a child? Your grandmother and mother asked you to cover your mouth so you would not pass on [...]
Cowboys head to playoffs in Strasburg
Meeker Sports
TIFFANY JEHOREK PHOTO MEEKER | Sunday the Cowboys officially moved into the playoffs for the seventh year in a row. This came after a commanding victory over the Paonia Eagles, 47-0. It was the Cowboys [...]
Panthers West Slope League champions
Rangely Sports
Matt Scoggins Photo RANGELY | Western Slope League Champions is a phrase that has not been used toward the Rangely High School football team for some time, and that has now changed. By defeating the [...]
Features
Rio Blanco 4-H youth participants win big at state shooting contest
Meeker High School junior Shane Kobald took first at the 2020 State 4H Archery Tournament in the Compound Unlimited Senior Class, possibly the first Meekerite to qualify at this level. Kobald spent many years with [...]
Rangely Food Bank update
Pixabay Photo RANGELY | Every day, Food Bank of the Rockies works tirelessly to fight hunger and feed hope throughout Colorado and Wyoming. They provide more than 56 million meals to more than 593,239 individuals every year. They ensure everyone [...]
VETERANS DAY BARBECUE
Veterans gathered for the annual Veterans Day barbecue in Rangely held at the Rangely Elks Lodge. | ROXIE FROMANG PHOTO Barbecue organizer Sam Tolley read a letter from the Rangely Quilting Guild thanking the area [...]
‘Hearts and minds’ of Rangely force focus of new services
Rangely Police Chief Ti Hamblin (left) has been working to obtain mental health help for Rangely Police Department employees through the “Heart and Mind Initiative”. This includes anonymous psychological services to better help officers and [...]
State moves RBC to Yellow instead of Red
Breaking News
RBC | As of press time Tuesday (early deadline), all indications were that the Colorado Department of Public Health would be moving to Level Red: Severe Risk, according to communications between RBC Public Health and [...]
Understanding abandoned water rights
County
LUCAS TURNER PHOTO RBC | Every 10 years, the Colorado Division of Water Resources’ (DWR) publishes its water right abandonment list. The list — released on July 1, 2020 — represents water rights that each [...]
County
Confirming elections in Colorado begins with the roll of a dice
RBC | On Monday morning, employees of the Secretary of State’s Office convened to roll a 10-sided dice 20 times, creating a sequence of numbers, or a “seed,” to determine which ballots the counties must [...]
County
First COVID-19 death in RBC
RBC | The first death due to “complications from COVID-19” has been reported in Rio Blanco County, according to a press release issued Friday, Nov. 20. Due to HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) [...]
County
Commissioners Regular Meeting Nov 17
RBC | In work sessions, the regular board meeting and a Board of Health meeting on Tuesday in Rangely, Commissioner Gary Moyer presided over the meeting while Commission Chair Jeff Rector was quarantined awaiting the [...]
