The county landfill — located between Rangely and Meeker on Highway 64, though closer to the Meeker side — will have new rates for commercial and residential customers and a new way of determining the amount of trash a customer brings to the landfill.
Author: Jeff Burkhead
Racquet-eer: Rangely’s Shirley Parsons has become a nationally-ranked racquetball player
RANGELY I Shirley Parsons likes to make a racket. On the court, that is.
Hospitality Sweet: Vivian Gabrielson marks 45 years operating Dinosaur’s Terrace Motel
DINOSAUR I Much has changed since Charles and Vivian Gabrielson began operating the Terrace Motel.
Slide Show: Rangely celebrates 4th with families and fun
RANGELY | Elks Park was a popular place to cool off and have fun in Rangely during the July 4 weekend.
Rangely mother seeks justice with restraining order
Editor’s note: The names of the family involved in seeking a restraining order in a local drug case have not been used at their request and for confidentiality reasons. RANGELY I Threats to kill her son only strengthened a local mom’s resolve to see justice done.
A mentor, a friend
MEEKER I Frank Cooley claims he retired from active practice last winter. His law partner, Trina Zagar-Brown, isn’t so sure. “Are you officially retired yet, Frank?” Zagar-Brown asked jokingly over a recent lunch.
Opinion: Hanging on for a conversation with Frank Cooley
The first time I met Frank Cooley, I didn’t really meet him. I simply did what he told me to do.
Birthday celebration
RANGELY | Bill and Martha Mitchem of Rangely celebrated their 80th birthdays — she turned in 80 in January and he turns 80 in October — last weekend with their five children and eight of the 10 grandchildren who were in town for the occasion.
Mr. Meeker: A fixture in the community since the mid-1950s, Frank Cooley will again take his place in parade
MEEKER I If there is an iconic figure of Meeker, it may well be Frank Cooley.
ExxonMobil makes $590,000 gift to Meeker School District
RBC I As far as the Meeker School District is concerned, energy company ExxonMobil deserves an A+.
General Motors parts ways with Northwest Auto
MEEKER — Northwest Auto’s days as a General Motors dealership are numbered. Like other dealerships in Colorado and around the country, owner Doug Overton received a letter informing him his contract with GM would not be renewed.
Community yard sale
MEEKER | Becky Jensen and her daughter, Emma, checked out the goods at Saturday’s Community Yard Sale.
