MEEKER — A 12-year-old boy suffered a head wound after being accidentally shot by his 15-year-old brother Monday night, but escaped serious injury.
Author: Jeff Burkhead
Meeker board continues work on school plans
MEEKER — While plans for the new elementary school are moving forward, some of the designs are still in the preliminary stage.
Division of Wildlife seeking information on poaching incident south of Rangely
RANGELY — The Colorado Division of Wildlife is seeking information about a poaching incident on County Road 116, south of Rangely.
MHS enters districts at 18-1
MEEKER — The Cowboys concluded the regular season last Saturday with only one blemish on its record.
Wrestler overcomes injury
RANGELY — The Panthers had seven qualifiers for the state wrestling tournament last season.
Wrestling Family Gutierrez
There will be only two Meeker wrestlers competing at this weekend’s state tournament.
Patron suggests forming taxing district in order to keep all 3 schools open
District would lease buildings to board RANGELY — While the closing of Parkview Elementary is still a possibility, school board members are soliciting public input before making a decision about the future of the building.
No way to cope with COPD; stop smoking
Tammie Freitag has two words for smokers. “Stop smoking,” she said. “Put it in bold, stop smoking, please.”
County still hoping for state grant
RBC — Rio Blanco County was counting on a Colorado Department of Local Affairs grant to help pay for projects such as the improvement of County Road 4.
White unsure of benefits of stimulus bill in county
RBC — President Obama was in Denver on Tuesday to sign the $787 billion federal stimulus bill.
New CEO relishes challenge of running Rangely hospital
RANGELY — Nick Goshe knows it will be a challenge.
Sen. White meets with school boards to talk about state budget cuts
RBC — When Meeker and Rangely school board members expressed concern about educational funding to Sen. Al White of Hayden, he could sympathize with their situation. “I understand it’s a very difficult year,” White said.
