MEEKER I Neil Joy listened while his best friend’s mother, father, sister-in-law and district attorney spoke. Then he heard his counselor, a friend, his brother, his wife and his attorney speak on his behalf. Finally, Joy spoke for himself before Judge Denise Lynch sentenced him to three years of confinement[Read More…]
Author: Bobby Gutierrez
Nine candidates vie for elected offices in Rangely
RANGELY I “It’s exciting to have this happen,” said current Town of Rangely trustee and candidate for reelection Brad Casto. Casto thanked his six fellow candidates and the large crowd that filled council chambers last Wednesday.
RE-1: Good news and bad news
MEEKER I “I have good news and bad news,” Andy Stewart of Vanir, the school district’s owner’s representative for the Meeker Elementary School said following a workshop of three committees held before the March 20 meeting.
LeBlanc finishes as four-time All-American
MEEKER I The final tournament of the year didn’t end the way Joe LeBlanc or his teammates wanted, but in wrestling it’s hard to keep a good wrestler down. LeBlanc and five of his University of Wyoming teammates competed in the NCAA 2012 Division I Wrestling Championships in St. Louis,[Read More…]
Common sense
Congressman Scott Tipton (right) visits with town trustee Regas Halandras and former Meeker mayor Gus Halandras at a town hall meeting Tipton held last Saturday at Kilowatt Korner.
Buy Fly …
Rio Blanco County commissioner Shawn Bolton spent the weekend fishing in the annual Buy Fly Whitefish tournament, where nine teams caught and filleted whitefish for the White River Community Fish Fry held in late May or June. High Lonesome Ranch defended their team title and Sable Mountain Outfitters sponsored the[Read More…]
Dodge ball ….
Players rush to the center for balls at the start of a dodge ball game, sponsored by the ERBM Recreation and Parks District, played at Barone Middle School for the next six Wednesdays.
RBC Fire Protection District banquet
Brenton wins track & field national championship
RANGELY I After earning All-American honors three times on the Western State College Mountaineer track and field team, Rangely graduate Jason Brenton took three years off from competing in track but returned this year to win a NCAA Division II national title in the triple jump.
BMS wrestlers crown 7 champs
MEEKER I The Barone Middle School wrestling team continued their successful season last week, winning dual meets against Hayden and the Panthers in Rangely Thursday last and finishing second as a team in Oak Creek last Saturday.
Signing on…
Meeker High School track coach John Strate was pleased to announce senior Toby Casias has signed a letter of intent to run track for Strate’s alma mater, Western State College in Gunnison.
Hill, Eskelson earn most delegates
RBC I Jon Hill and Jeff Eskelson’s names will appear on top of the ballot as the two received the most delegates’ votes in the two races for Rio Blanco County commissioner at the 2012 RBC Republican General Assembly held last Saturday in the Colorado Room on the CNCC campus.
