Meeker citizen Tom George was recognized by Meeker chief of police Bob Hervey of the police department and Meeker’s Board of Trustees including Mayor Mandi Ethridge for his actions to help locate and apprehend the alleged suspect charged in the robbery of Mountain Valley Bank.
Month: April 2012
Classifieds: April 19, 2012
Ads for 04/19/12 ANNOUNCEMENTS ATV, Boat and Snowmobile Owners! You can now renew your Colorado OHV registrations on line at: www.parks.state.co.us your classified ad or subscription to (970)878-4016 or email to: [email protected] RIO BLANCO Masonic Lodge #80 meets 2nd and 4th Thursday, 7:00 p.m., at 7th and Park, Meeker. SAFEHOUSE[Read More…]
Hairspray!
MEEKER I With plenty of 1960s-style dance music and “downtown” rhythm and blues, the Meeker High School Drama Club and International Thespian Society Troupe 1284 rendition of the popular Broadway musical “Hairspray” promises to provide great entertainment this weekend.
News Briefs: April 19, 2012
After Birth Ball Saturday MEEKER | Tickets are on sale for the 2012 After Birth Ball.
Clarification
RANGELY I The golf benefit fundraiser for Roebi Hodges on Friday, April 20 is sponsored by the staff at Parkview Elementary, the Rangely School District and hosted by Cedar Ridges Golf Course. The event is benefit golf game with prizes for participants who make the best shots at each hole.[Read More…]
Obituary: Don Collier
Donald H. “Don” Collier, 72, passed peacefully on Tuesday, April 10, 2012.
Well site approved on Sulphur Creek
MEEKER I Matrix Oil Company is working with the town and county to obtain approval to drill a well on Sulphur Creek. The drilling rig will take two weeks to be installed, and completion is expected at the end of May.
Armed robbery at Rangely Pharmacy
RANGELY I A local teenager who allegedly robbed the Rangely Pharmacy Monday morning was taken into custody later that day, following a brief foot pursuit.
MVB bank robber gives up
MEEKER I “He looked like a regular customer,” Mountain Valley Bank president Tawny Halandras said in reference to Jock Waylon Thacker, who was arrested April 12 and is being charged with robbery and theft of the local bank.
Kickoff of 2012 summer job hunt
RBC I Today, the Department of Labor and Employment announced the official start of the 2012 Governor’s Summer Job Hunt.
Rangely 4-H Panther Country
RANGELY I The Rangely Panther Country 4-H Club met for the second time this year on March 29, 2012, at the Rangely Annex Building with 12 members in attendance.
Boys of spring …
The Rangely Panther baseball team won two games last week, defeating Eagle Valley and Rifle, both at home.