RBC | The final meeting for outgoing commissioners Jeff Eskelson and Jon Hill Monday lasted 18 minutes, during which time the board of county commissioners approved six items on the consent agenda, and awarded a bid to Urie Trucking for the lower White River pest control district for tamarisk and[Read More…]
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Panther boys pick up wins against Hayden, Soroco
RANGELY | The Rangely high school boys’ basketball team picked up two league wins against Hayden and Soroco. On Friday, Jan. 6, the Panthers took on the Hayden Tigers. Rangely had to “shake off the rust” as they posted a 9-6 lead at the end of the first quarter. The[Read More…]
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Love for animals becomes a full-time cottage industry for Meeker woman
MEEKER | Amy Budd loves animals. She loves them so much she has devoted the last 15 years of her life to creating nutritious pet food she mixes and packages in her Meeker home and sells wholesale to retailers and online to individual consumers. She gets USDA quality proteins from[Read More…]
Conservation program applications available
MEEKER | Apply NOW, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will accept and process applications for enrollment in the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), the nation’s largest conservation program. NRCS has made several updates to the program this year to help producers better evaluate their conservation[Read More…]
Yurt at Marvine…
Spending, transparency priorities for Woodruff as commissioner
MEEKER | Si Woodruff has been at the heart of local and county affairs for 40 years. He started at the Meeker Police Department in 1977. He served as the Rio Blanco County Sheriff for 12 years, stepping down two years ago in January with the intention to run for[Read More…]
County celebrates success of broadband initiative
RBC | The county threw a party Tuesday to celebrate the success of the broadband initiative. Rio Blanco County Internet Technology Director Blake Mobley was quick to point out that the project is not complete. None of the commissioners who threw their weight behind the project have internet service at[Read More…]
Former Rangely resident’s debut novel gets rave reviews
RANGELY | “I got really lucky,” is how former Rangely resident Erik Storey describes the release of his first novel, “Nothing Short of Dying.” It’s more than luck, though, based on the response from fellow authors and book reviewers. Jeffery Deaver, No. 1 international bestselling author of “The Bone Collector”[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: The pursuit of happiness
“ I just want you to be happy.” It’s the fallback statement for everyone who has ever loved someone unconditionally. It’s what parents tell their angst-ridden teenagers, it’s what you tell your spouse when he or she is miserable for whatever reason. It’s what you want for the people you[Read More…]
Cowboys host Grand Valley today at 6 p.m. …
Former Meeker High School graduate and four-time NCAA Division I All-American Joe LeBlanc offered a free wrestling clinic to wrestlers of all ages in Meeker. More than 25 wrestlers took advantage of the opportunity during the Christmas break. Meeker wrestling fans can watch Colorado’s 2A defending state champion Cowboys wrestle[Read More…]
King finishes cross-country run
