Students in Becky Hughes’ class believe in the fairy. The book fairy, that is.
Author: Jeff Burkhead
He digs fossils: Bill Hawes finds motherlode in Rio Blanco County
When he’s digging for fossils, Bill Hawes Jr. never knows what he will uncover. That’s the fun part.
With bonds approved, Rangely board moves ahead on improvements
RANGELY — Thanks to the support of voters, who approved a $15 million school bond initiative during the general election, Rangely School Board members are going ahead with the building improvement project.
Oh, boy, coach serves up winning season
This is not your typical Tom, Dick or Harry. Or even Jim.
County turnout is 86 percent
Record number of Rio Blanco County voters cast ballots in Nov. 4 election RBC — Rio Blanco County voters turned out in record numbers for last week’s general election.
Commissioners OK supplemental budget
RBC — At the same time county staff is busy working on the 2009 budget, commissioners approved a supplemental budget for 2008.
Missing hunters are found alive
MEEKER — Two hunters, who had not been heard from for 11 days, have been found outside of Eagle and are OK.
Pearl Ellsworth to be honored Nov. 11
Meeker’s Lisa Belmonte is truly a marathon woman
Lisa Belmonte’s idea of fun is running long distances — 26.2 miles, to be exact. Belmonte runs marathons. She ran the Portland Marathon on Oct. 5, finishing 11th out of 639 in the women’s 35-39 age division and 44th overall out of 3,900 women. And, most importantly, her time qualified[Read More…]
Florida man killed in Sat. single-vehicle accident
RANGELY — A 50-year-old Jacksonville, Fla., man, Timothy Dorsey, was killed Saturday night in a single-vehicle rollover crash on Highway 64 in rural Rio Blanco County. A 47-year-old woman from Rangely, who was not identified, was driving the vehicle, a 2006 Ford F150 pickup.
Escaped Grand Junction prisoner captured Monday in parking lot of convenience store in Meeker
MEEKER — An escaped prisoner from a Colorado Community Corrections facility in Grand Junction was arrested Monday, along with an accomplice, in the Kum ‘N Go parking lot on the west edge of town.
Meeker man arrested for possession of methamphetamine, cash, weapon
MEEKER — Kevin O’Connor of Meeker was arrested Oct. 31 after more than 19 grams of suspected methamphetamine was found in his vehicle, along with a large amount of cash and an illegal knife.
