RBC | Rio Blanco County Commissioners revisited an unresolved problem with flooding on the properties surrounding the Meeker Airport Monday. Since the airport update was completed, property owners below the airport have reported repeated trouble with flooding and subsequent road damage following heavy rain or runoff. “We’re flooding people out,” said[Read More…]
Month: April 2018
Local rodeo team brings home big win from Las Vegas competition
MEEKER | Six local cowboys traveled to Las Vegas, Nev., in March to participate in the World Series of Team Roping super qualifier, otherwise known as the Perfect 10, with a goal to reach the December finale. Meeker’s Cody Edinger and Travis Anderson came in first out of 425 teams with[Read More…]
White River Basin forum April 4
RBC | The state of the White River Basin forum and Douglas Creek Conservation District annual meeting will be held Wednesday, April 4 at 5 p.m. at the CNCC Rangely campus. A complimentary supper will be served with an RSVP by Wednesday, March 28. Call 878-9838 or email [email protected].
History Day …
Eighth graders prepared to go to regionals to present history day projects in Grand Junction, Colo. They will be competing at Mesa University. The group is especially honored to go this year because of teacher Kris Casey who mentored them through the entire process. ALLIE WILLEY PHOTO
Meeker Board of Education sails through long agenda
MEEKER | The full body of the Meeker Board of Education (board) Monday night heard Superintendent Chris Selle report good news from Colorado’s General Assembly. The Legislature, he said, is claiming through their budgeting process they plan to “buy down” (reduce) the negative factor, which they’ve been applying to state funding[Read More…]
Fairfield grant applications due April 2
RBC | Since April 1 falls on a Sunday, the deadline for Freeman E. Fairfield semi-annual grant applications will be 5 p.m. Monday, April 2. Applications may be mailed to P.O. Box 2302, Meeker, Colo., 81641, or delivered to Diane Dunham, 438 E. Market. Mailed applications must be received, not[Read More…]
Death Notice: Joseph Hofer
Joseph Hofer Feb. 28, 2018 Joseph J. Hofer, 59, of Glenwood Springs, Colo., died Feb. 28, 2018, in Olathe, Colo., after a long battle with cancer. He was born in Montana but lived most of his adult life on the Western Slope in Meeker, Delta and New Castle. A memorial[Read More…]