A drilling rig has been set up next to the new WREA substation north of Meeker on the Sulphur Creek road.
Author: Bobby Gutierrez
Up and down el Rio Blanco: Thank you veterans
Thank you Rio Blanco County veterans and local V.F.W. Post 5843 for leading us in showing respect and honoring our fallen with your annual tossing of a wreath into the White River and placing another at the memorial in Highland Cemetery, where fallen veteran’s graves were marked with American flags[Read More…]
RBC commissioner candidates answer questions
Ballots for the 2012 republican primary election will be conducted by mail-ballot, which will be delivered to local mailboxes between June 4-8 and are due back Monday, June 25.
Fifth and final Bob Tucker
The fifth and final Bob Tucker Memorial Golf tournament was played last Saturday at the Meeker Golf Course and four of the past scholarship winners returned to Meeker, organized teams and played in the final tournament to raise funds to sustain a scholarship.
Doll defends state title, adds gold
— Rio Blanco County well represented at Colorado State Track & Field Championships — Rio Blanco County was well represented in dashes, distances, jumps, throws and puts in Denver’s Jefferson County Stadium last weekend for the 2012 Colorado State Track and Field Championships.
Hickenlooper visits RBC
Natural Soda held a groundbreaking ceremony for a $30 million expansion, which was attended by several local and state officials, including Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper.
RHS team qualifies 10 for state meet
RANGELY | “The Rangely track and field team did great last week at the Western Slope Regional meet,” Panther head coach Stephanie Kahler said of her team’s performance, which was good enough to qualify 10 athletes in 13 events, including three relay teams. “We went from four qualifiers last year[Read More…]
Panthers’ season ends at regional tournament
RANGELY I The Rangely Panther baseball team’s season came to an end with a loss to Resurrection Christian in the first round of the regional tournament last week but head coach Paul Fortunato is proud of his team’s season and excited for next year.
Fellows, Watt defend title
MEEKER I One of the challenges of the annual two-man golf scramble at the Meeker Golf Course is teams have to play 27 holes but defending champs Matt Fellows and J.C. Watt saved their their best round for the last nine holes and won the title again this year.
Close call…
A truck was towed to Northwest Auto after a 1,000 pound drill head fell off a flatbed traveling east on Highway 64 and went completely through the pictured truck, owned by Lufkin Industries and driven by Justin Larson 28, of Vernal, Utah.
PMC Foundation Dinner and Awards
Everyone was all smiles, including Pioneers Healthcare Foundation executive director Margie Joy and Meeker local Matt Holliday, for the fifth annual scholarship — Monte Carlo V – A Night Under the Big Top.”
Bountiful Baskets…
Bountiful Baskets Food Co-op (BBFC) distributes produce baskets, organic produce baskets, artisan bread and sandwich bread every other week in Meeker and Rangely.
