Two years after her crippling automobile accident, Celena Miner is living on her own.
Author: Jeff Burkhead
Dancing Queen …
DANCING QUEEN … Kari Jo Stevens, dance instructor for Meeker Recreation District,
Opinion: Assembly attempts to shock students into good choices
The week of the Rangely High School prom, there was an assembly for students. This was not a typical school assembly or pep rally.
Rally ’round the flag: County’s first Tea Party rally attracts 100
MEEKER I Tea Party supporters from Meeker and Rangely, as well as other northwest Colorado communities, were out in force last week.
Second Yellow Jacket meeting yields results; residents cite better communication
MEEKER I Thanks to an improved flow of information, both landowners and representatives of the Yellow Jacket Water Conservancy District Board of Directors came away feeling better after a follow-up meeting May 5.
Another family first …
Already the first high school graduate in her family, Nichole Lemus is now a college grad RANGELY I Graduating from college is a milestone event for any student. For Nichole Lemus, it was historic. Lemus, who went through Saturday’s commencement ceremony at Colorado Northwestern Community College, became the first member[Read More…]
Opinion: New Eden offers help for moms and moms-to-be
Mother’s Day is Sunday, but not all moms feel honored or appreciated. Some may feel overwhelmed, or abandoned. New Eden Pregnancy Care Services was started to help such moms or moms-to-be. New Eden is a crisis pregnancy center that will serve Rio Blanco County.
Meeker to offer option of all-day kindergarten
MEEKER I School may be winding down for the year, but the Meeker School District is already making plans for next year. One of the changes will be all-day kindergarten classes. “We will be offering both half-day and a full-day option for kindergarten in the fall,” said Jason Hightower, principal[Read More…]
Area agencies launch computer recycling
RBC I Keeping pace with the ever-changing advances in new technology can be a challenge. What to do with old technology can be a challenge, too. Rio Blanco County, in conjunction with the Meeker School District and other government entities and businesses, including Pioneers Medical Center and White River Electric[Read More…]
It’s a parkoff! Watt, town at odds over sign on truck
MEEKER I Harry Watt is nothing if not stubborn. Last week, Watt staged his own personal protest of government control by parking his old International truck smack dab in front of Town Hall.
Raising Evan
Rangely parents have decided to focus on son, not his disability Clete and Kim Long thought maybe their son had a hearing problem, or a speech impediment. They would have never guessed he was autistic.
Voters OK hospital by narrow margin
Work on new Rangely hospital should start this summer RANGELY I The margin of victory in Tuesday’s bond election may not have been what hospital officials had hoped for, but they couldn’t be happier with the final outcome.
