MEEKER I Johnathon C. Wix 21, died in a rollover accident Sunday, May 13 on Interstate 70, near Palisade, Colo.
Author: Bobby Gutierrez
OHV trails: Moving ahead
RBC I “There is a lot of momentum behind this project and it is very exciting,” Meeker Chamber of Commerce director Katelin Cook said of the Wagon Wheel Trail Off Highway Vehicle (OHV) trail system.
Meeker wrestlers end season in Parachute
MEEKER I The final youth wrestling tournament of the season was held last Saturday in Parachute and all 15 Meeker wrestlers entered, placed in the top four, including 10 in the finals, where five were crowned champions.
Voters approve WRBM mill levy increase
RBC I Special district voters on the western end of Rio Blanco County approved a mill levy increase for the Western Rio Blanco Recreation and Park District, creating a partnership with Rangely School District, as well as voting in two new board members. Voters on eastern end of the county[Read More…]
Batter up…
Rangely Panther ace pitcher Kody Denny struck out many batters to give his team a 14-0 win over the Cowboys in the first game of a doubleheader, which ended Meeker’s season.
Golf course holds 1st tourney
MEEKER I Two teams of three players were four-under-par at the turn of the first tournament of the season at the Meeker Golf Course Saturday last but neither team could hold the lead.
WRBM asks voters to decide
RANGELY I “It’s for the kids and the future of their education,” Tim Webber, executive director of the Western Rio Blanco Metropolitan Recreation and Park District (WRBM), said of Question A on the May 8 special district ballot.
Fond farewell…
A farewell reception for outgoing Meeker town manager Sharon Day was held last Friday and attended by family, friends, present and past staff, including current mayor Mandi Etheridge and former Meeker mayor Steve Loshbaugh.
MHS prom court …
Meeker High School seniors Sydney Boes and Justin Hardy were crowned queen and king at the annual junior/senior prom held Saturday last in the high school gyms.
Lions Club hosts 6-W District Convention
The Meeker Lions Club held its first ever District 6 West Convention last weekend in Meeker for more than 145 Lions from the western slope. Lions International director Dr. Gary Anderson from Michigan attended and was the featured speaker Saturday.
Up and Down El Rio Blanco: In the merry month of May
First let me write: Happy birthday, Haylee! May is definitively my favorite month of the year. It is the month my daughter and only granddaughter were born, it has my favorite holiday – Mother’s Day (May 13, don’t forget), and it brings the peak of spring and all that spring[Read More…]
School repairs still on schedule
MEEKER I The Meeker Board of Education heard good news again about the repairs at the elementary school, including news regarding the settling of a section of the southeast wall new gymnasium.
