Coming back from spring break with one full week of practice the Rangely track team opened the season in Hotchkiss last Saturday.
Author: Bobby Gutierrez
Dr. Williams resigns post
A special meeting was called by the Rangely school board last Thursday to announce the resignation of its superintendent and to reinstate its junior/senior high school principal. Dr. Barry Williams, who had been the superintendent of Rangely schools since 2009, resigned March 22.
Denny pitches no-hitter vs. Tigers Hayden Tigers
Panther junior Kody Denny pitched a no-hitter against Hayden last week, as his team defeated the Tigers 25-1.
Up and down el Rio Blanco: Locals are key to our survival
The main purpose of a business is to make a profit and the way that is accomplished is by providing quality products and services to customers at competitive prices.
Commissioners shop locally
Several people were present at the most recent meeting of the Rio Blanco County commissioners, where 10 vehicle bids were awarded, three of them to local vendor Northwest Auto Sales and Service.
LeBlanc earns All-American honors for third time
Former Meeker High School graduate Joe LeBlanc earned All-American honors with a sixth place finish in the 184-pound bracket at the NCAA Division I National Championships, held last week in Philadelphia, Penn.
Shelton wins 7th title
T.J. Shelton, a seventh-grader at Barone Middle School won his seventh national title, since last November, in Denver last weekend, winning the 122-pound bracket of the Rocky Mountain Nationals.
Track teams open season in Delta
More than 40 boys and girls from Meeker High School are on the track team this year and most of them competed in Delta last Saturday to open the season.
Out and about …
Peggy Rector, who is recovering well from recent surgery, was at the first annual Carl Rector Memorial Cribbage tournament, organized by her friend Tim Webber.
Junior National hopefuls
Four Rio Blanco County basketball players played in the prestigious USA Junior Nationals All-State High School Basketball Competition last weekend in Denver.
Fairfield Trust grant applications due April 1
Grant applications for the Freeman E. Fairfield Trust are due April 1, 2011, by 5 p.m.
Montrose couple’s death ruled homicide by coroner
The Montrose County coroner’s office ruled the deaths of a Montrose couple as homicide. The person of interest in the case was later found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in a Montrose apartment.
