DINOSAUR | Joseph and Darcy Flores of Dinosaur are this week’s “home of” honorees.
Year: 2012
MHS wrestlers crown four champions in Kremmling
MEEKER I The Cowboy wrestling team won the West Grand Invitational last Saturday in Kremmling, crowning four champions, including the tournament’s Outstanding Wrestler. Meeker finished ahead of second place Basalt and third place Saratoga, Wyo.
Obituary: Tom Ruckman
Longtime Grand Junction resident Robert Thomas (Tom) Ruckman passed away on Dec. 1, 2012, at his home in Prineville, Ore., with his son Tom at his bedside.
Veterans memorial donation…
Rio Blanco County veterans service officer Hoot Gibson accepts a $3,000 check from Western Rio Blanco Metropolitan and Recreation and Park District (WRBM) executive director Tim Webber last Friday.
Graduation: Private Ean Barrow
Private Ean Barrow has completed 75 days of basic training at Fort Jackson in Columbia, S.C.
Meeker’s fastest 100-yard dash
—Harold Ball’s record still stands 67 years later— MEEKER I From the record-setting 100-yard dash in 1945 to his extensive family history in the area, Harold Ball’s story is an interesting one. He ran a 10.1 second 100-yard dash in Rifle his senior year. He was unsure about the composition[Read More…]
RBC Commissioners making appointments
RBC | Rio Blanco County Commissioners will be making appointments or reappointments to the following local boards during the month of January 2013:
Remove cars, town will remove snow
MEEKER | To help with the town’s snow removal efforts, please remove everything from the street, such as trailers parked along the curb or in cul-de-sacs, vehicles that are not used all of the time and basketball hoops.
Smoke seen south of Rangely
RANGELY I Smoke visible to the south of Rangely this week was the result of a plan by the Northwest Colorado Fire Management Unit to burn approximately 180 piles of pinyon/juniper slash accumulated during a thinning project.
Holiday concert…
The Meeker Elementary School Christmas concert was held last week. Barone Middle School will perform tonight at 7 p.m., in the MHS auditorium.
RDH hosts grand opening of new hospital building
RANGELY I The new Rangely District Hospital building’s grand opening brought hundreds of people through the doors for the first time on Friday.
Classifieds: Dec. 20, 2012
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