County, Meeker, Rangely

County assembly narrows field for primary

Republican County Chairman Davey Smith, left, Ron Hilkey, right, and Joe Fennessy reviewed the rules before the start of last Saturday’s county assembly. Delegates from Meeker and Rangely voted on two contested races — county commissioner and coroner — and several single-candidate positions.RBC I Saturday’s Republican County Assembly narrowed the field for August’s primary election.
By how much remains to be seen.
Wendy Gutierrez was the only county commissioner candidate to receive the needed 15 votes to have her name put on the ballot. She was the top vote-getter with 23. Representatives from both ends of the county made up the 50 delegate votes.
A required 30 percent of the delegate votes was needed for a candidate’s…