MEEKER I Tom Allen was selected last week to replace Dan Chinn on the Meeker School District RE-1 (MSD) Board of Education.
Month: March 2014
Republican Assembly meets Saturday
RBC | The Rio Blanco County Republican Assembly will be held Saturday in the new 4-H building at the county fairgrounds in Meeker. The meeting will begin at 2 p.m., when the 51 party delegates will be called on to vote for the Republican candidates to be placed on the[Read More…]
Meeker Pinewood Derby…
On March 6, Cub Scout Pack 190 of Meeker held its annual Pinewood Derby car-racing event. The races lasted in excess of an hour and included 17 Cub Scout cars and eight open-class cars.
Democratic Assembly meets Saturday
RBC | The Rio Blanco County Democratic Assembly will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, when the party’s county delegates will decide the slate of candidates who will be on the ballot. The meeting will be held in the Town of Rangely Board Room in Town Hall, located at[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: My 2 cents worth on old elementary school
Dear Editor: I was gone a little longer this time and decided to catch up on what’s shaking. Wow, what a hornet’s nest. Welcome to Meeker, America, with all due respect for those wanting to turn the one square block of school area downtown into a detention center and jail,[Read More…]
CNCC Foundation dinner…
RANGELY | The Colorado Northwestern Community College Foundation will hold its annual dinner dance Saturday at 6 p.m. in the Weiss Colorado Room on the Rangely campus.
Rangely’s BTI Services closes; eight lose jobs
RANGELY I Oil and gas fishing and rental company BTI Services closed its Rangely office this week, laying off eight employees Monday morning and removing equipment from its lease space on River Road this week.
Deadline Monday for residents to obtain their health insurance for ‘14
RBC I The Colorado Division of Insurance reminds consumers to review their health insurance options and take action to make sure they are enrolled by Monday. That is the deadline for open enrollment for individual health insurance plans this year.
Meeker Plates for Non-Profits is Saturday
MEEKER | “Plates for Non-Profits,” the monthly fundraising event for Meeker organizations, will be held Saturday at the Meeker Cafe from 5 to 9 p.m.
Letter to the Editor: County, community bent on destruction
Dear Editor: Why do the elected officials of this county and community seem so bent on destroying historic and landmark buildings and icons?
From My Window… Clearly, a sense of unity in Meeker would aid objectives
There are all kinds of cliches that are appropriate for the current situation in Meeker: United we stand, divided we fall. It takes a village… It’s not personal; it’s business. We can make it together… Since last week’s votes by the Town of Meeker Board of Trustees and the Rio[Read More…]
Pioneers breaks ground on new hospital
MEEKER I On Friday afternoon, amid cloudy and breezy skies, more than 120 people attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Pioneers Medical Center, two miles northeast of downtown Meeker.