Dear Editor: On May 12, Rio Blanco County Commission Chairman Jeff Eskelson, who is also chairman of the Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado (AGNC), and I attended the AGNC board meeting in Grand Junction with Gov. John Hickenlooper.
Month: May 2015
Next Networking Group meeting is Tuesday
RANGELY I The next meeting of the Community Networking Group will be on Tuesday from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Weiss Conference Room on the Colorado Northwestern Community College campus in Rangely. The guest speaker for May will be Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) Northwestern Regional Manager Elyse[Read More…]
County’s Senior Livestock Judging Team ends season with top finishes
RBC I The Rio Blanco County 4-H Livestock judging team completed the 2015 season at the Tri River Area Contest in Montrose on Friday and judged in the 69th annual Gunnison County Livestock Judging Contest on Saturday—possibly the longest-running 4-H contest of its kind in the U.S.
Several members of Rangely’s track team place at state meet
RANGELY I On Wednesday, the Rangely High School Panthers track team took off with 13 athletes and three managers for the state track meet in Lakewood. During the meet, several members earned finishes that placed at the meet.
MHS State Track
Hughes, Archuleta and two MHS relay teams medal at state meet
MEEKER I Thirteen Meeker High School athletes qualified for and competed in the 2015 Colorado State Track and Field Championships in Denver Thursday through Saturday, and more than three-quarters of them returned with medals.
Agri-tourism workshop set for June 2 in Meeker
MEEKER I The Rio Blanco County Historical Society is promoting local heritage and is inviting the public to attend an agri-tourism workshop on June 2 with Kelli Hepler, the director of Colorado agri-tourism, as guest speaker at the Old West Heritage Culture Center, 517 Park Ave. from 1 to 3[Read More…]
RHS State Track
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Obituary: Michael Aaron Bowden
With deep sadness, we announce that Michael Aaron Bowden passed away on May 3, 2015, in Weld County.
Letter to the Editor: Do we really need to print rumors?
Dear Editor: I was terribly disappointed to read your editorial in last week’s paper. I have no problem with the paper reporting facts—good or bad. That is your job.
From My Window: Graduation a great time—with a touch of reality
This Saturday, Rio Blanco’s two high schools are going to turn a bunch of teenagers into adults and turn them loose on the world. Chances are pretty good, I’d say, that the world will be a better place because of it.