MEEKER I First-year cross country coach Sheri Kehr, qualified three of her runners for the 2A Colorado State Cross County Championships to be held in Aurora this Saturday.
Author: Bobby Gutierrez
Panthers win homecoming
RANGELY I Wins for the Rangely Panther football team and first year head coach Paul Fortunato have been hard to come by this season but the Rangely players and coaches earned a victory over the Lake County Panthers in the 2011 homecoming game held last Saturday on Yeager Field.
Hobbs wins bugling contest
MEEKER I Kesston Hobbs, a fourth-grader at Meeker Elementary School, was named the overall grand champion at the 2011 elk bugling and camouflage contest sponsored by the Meeker Police Department and White River Electric Association.
Safety first…
RANGELY I A celebration was held in front of the office building at Deserado Mine last Monday to honor the accomplishment of 365 days without a lost time accident.
Up and down el Rio Blanco: Compassion
A rollover accident claimed the lives of three men last week. Of course there are lessons to be learned and the first one I personally will work on is compassion. One never knows when a tragic accident will take the life of a loved one. Writing from experience, I’m thankful[Read More…]
Rollover accident claims three lives
RBC I A one-vehicle rollover accident on the Douglas Pass road claimed the lives of three men in the morning hours of Thursday last.
Cowboys lose two in Vail
MEEKER I No matter the outcome of the final match of the regular season, the lady Cowboy varsity volleyball team will have to travel for the round of the district tournament, which will start Tuesday, Oct. 25, after losing two matches in Vail last Saturday.
Up and Down El Rio Blanco: Vote
Ballots have been mailed to registered voters in Rio Blanco County and I encourage everyone to please vote.
Meeker ballots will be hand counted
MEEKER I Rio Blanco County Clerk and Recorder Nancy Amick discovered a printing error in the Meeker School District RE-1 ballots but the ballots will still be counted.
RE-1: Drill baby, drill
MEEKER I Meeker RE-1 superintendent Susie Goettel received direction from the school board to hire a new geotechnical company to further investigate the soils at the new elementary school. The CTL Thompson firm has proposed drilling at least three additional soil bores before structural repairs begin.
Pumpkin patch…
It took a while for members of the Meeker Chamber of Commerce and White River Electric Association to create a pumpkin patch on the courthouse lawn. More than 150 pumpkins were donated by Homemaker Furnishings.
NHS hosts candidate forum
RANGELY I Rangely voters will have an opportunity to meet and speak with the five candidates running for three seats on the Rangely Board of Education during a “Meet the School Board Candidates Night” on Tuesday, Oct. 25.
