Meeker Cowboy pitcher Jeremy Musgrave pitches to a Paonia batter in one of the two games played against the Eagles last Saturday in Meeker.
Author: Bobby Gutierrez
CNCC Foundation dinner and dance
Mark Patterson gave a brief presentation of the 50-year history of the dental hygiene program, one of the best in the country and part of CNCC since the beginning.
Wagon Wheel Trail receives grant
RBC I The Wagon Wheel Trail, a collaborative effort by several Rio Blanco County entities, were notified recently the project has been awarded a $100,862 grant from the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Division (CPW) Trails program for the off-highway vehicle trail system.
Meeker youth wrestlers crown six champions in Hayden
MEEKER I Twenty-three members of the Meeker Community Wrestling Club wrestled in Hayden last Saturday and 18 placed in the top four, including six champions. Meeker youth wrestlers will each wrestle an intramural match tonight at the high school starting at 5 p.m.
The RBC boys of summer
The Rangely Panthers baseball team (7-7) is currently on a seven game win streak with wins over Unitah, Rifle, a doubleheader against Meeker and win against Grand Valley.
BMS/RMS track…
It was a 1-2-3 finish for Barone Middle School eighth-graders in the 200-meter dash for T.J. Shelton, Dillon Frantz and Devon Pontine last Saturday in Rangely.
Up and Down El Rio Blanco: Excitement
What a news week: Meeker’s first bank robbery in more than 100 years and an armed robbery of the Rangely Pharmacy. The good news is both robbers were caught and no one was hurt and the reverse 911 system works. The bad news is we had two robberies in a[Read More…]
9Health Fair
More than 1,000 Rio Blanco County residents attended 9Health Fairs in Meeker or Rangely last Saturday, which were again a success because of the help of many volunteers and service organizations.
MVB bank robber gives up
MEEKER I “He looked like a regular customer,” Mountain Valley Bank president Tawny Halandras said in reference to Jock Waylon Thacker, who was arrested April 12 and is being charged with robbery and theft of the local bank.
VFW memorial …
RBC | Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 5843 in Meeker and VFW Post 5261 in Rangely are currently raising funds for the Rio Blanco County Veterans Memorial to be placed on the courthouse lawn in Meeker.
Bank robbery suspect in custody in RBC jail
A suspect is now in custody at the Rio Blanco County Jail, charged with robbing Mountain Valley Bank this morning at Fourth and Main Streets in Meeker, according to the Meeker Police Department, A Mountain Valley Bank employee reported the robbery at 9 a.m. A reverse 911 was issued to[Read More…]
Fire destroys Parr homestead, damages farm equipment
MEEKER I With the current dry conditions, a controlled burn can get out of control quickly, which is what happened Easter afternoon on Little Beaver.
