Wrestling for the Cowboy Wrestling Club, Joe LeBlanc, a Meeker High School graduate and four-time All-American for the University of Wyoming, qualified for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Iowa City, Iowa, April 21-22.
Author: Bobby Gutierrez
Youth wrestlers open in Craig
Several members of the Meeker Community Wrestling Club opened the youth season in Craig last Saturday and more than half of them placed in the top four.
Rangely elects new mayor
A new mayor for the town of Rangely will be seated at the next council meeting April 10, along with two new town trustees, following the municipal election Tuesday, April 3.
Golf season opens
The Meeker Golf Course will officially open April 1 (no fooling) but it didn’t keep Dave Brown from teeing off on No. 9. Emery Bear pulled the pin for his playing partner Matt Greenfell at Cedar Ridges Golf Course where the two were playing Tuesday afternoon. Cedar Ridges has been[Read More…]
Icebreaker…
There was a break in the ice on Kenney Reservoir last week but winds and warm weather have since melted all the ice on the local recreation area.
Little grappler…
Elijah Deming waits for a whistle to start drilling a half nelson on his workout partner during a recent youth wrestling practice. Deming and several of his teammates will wrestle in the Bad Dog tournament this Saturday in Craig.
BMS wrestlers qualify 14 for state tourney
MEEKER I Twenty-two Barone Middle School wrestlers used their first day of spring break last Saturday to wrestle in the state qualifying regional tournament in Fruita. Fourteen of them placed in the top eight, qualifying them to wrestle in Denver this weekend.
RBC ready to begin CR 5 work
RBC I County commissioners awarded a $5.6 million bid for construction project at two locations on RBC Road 5 and opened bids for an airport runway project, where the lowest bid was more than $8.7 million.
Fire danger unusually high
RBC I Recent windy, dry conditions have already prompted Red Flag Warnings for northwest Colorado. Green-up, which helps to slow fires spread, has not yet occurred in most areas and dead grass and brush is ready to burn.
Up and Down El Rio Blanco: Get Involved
Get involved seems to be a common theme in the county of recent, as there is a lot to do. Hopefully we all heed the call.
Wind damage
High winds Monday brought down several trees around Meeker, including one that fell across the south lane of Fourth and Market streets. Another fell on one of the buildings at White River Inn and two of the biggest trees to fall were in the same block with one crossing Eighth[Read More…]
Health care solutions …
More than 20 people from Meeker and Rangely participated in discussions regarding sustainable health care solutions, brought to Rio Blanco County by the Colorado Trust in cooperation with Club 20 Education and Research Foundation and Colorado Mesa University.
