RANGELY — Local wrestler Devon Rose represented Colorado at the Brute Scholastic Showcase last weekend in York, Pa.
Author: Jeff Burkhead
Slide Show: Groundbreaking at new Meeker elementary school
Officials from the Meeker school district recently celebrated a groundbreaking for the new elementary site.
Colorado’s newest senator visits Rio Blanco County
RBC — Rio Blanco County residents who showed up to hear what Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet had to say also had a chance to make their voices heard.
School board considers additional financial cuts
RANGELY — Faced with a budget shortfall of $500,000 to $700,000, the Rangely School Board has already closed Parkview Elementary to save money.
18-year-old dies in drug overdose
RANGELY — An 18-year-old former Rangely resident died of an overdose last weekend after a night of heavy partying at a rural cabin between Rangely and Meeker.
Williams accepts superintendent job
RANGELY – The second time around, Rangely’s School Board got its man.
Responses to county survey run the gamut
Besides the buzz created by the report a severed hand and foot had been found last Thursday night in the grassy area by the skateboard park in Meeker — it turned out they were bear paws — another hot topic of conversation was the countywide survey.
Marki, Sydney Cook earn league basketball honors
MEEKER — Honors continue to come in for the Lady Cowboys’ basketball team.
Rangely’s superintendent choice turns down job
RANGELY — It’s back to the drawing board in the search for a new school superintendent.
Meeker school board ready to make offer for superintendent
MEEKER — School board members will hold a special meeting April 23 to formally make a job offer for a new superintendent.
Survey says: County leaders to use results to shape master plan
RBC — Rio Blanco County commissioners and staff have a better idea of residents’ likes and dislikes after hearing the results of a countywide survey. Download Survey Results | Download Survey
Flannery pleads guilty to Class 4 felony in theft
MEEKER — Shelly Flannery, former treasurer for the Rio Blanco County Historical Society, pleaded guilty last Friday to one count of theft of $1,000 to $20,000, a Class 4 felony, with recommendation for probation, said Anthony Mazzola, investigator for the 9th Judicial District.
