MEEKER I Spencer Madison, son of Jeff and Nancy Madison of Meeker, has earned a place on the Arapahoe Community College Dean’s List for the 2019 spring semester. This distinction is given to students who have earned a grade point average of 3.5 to 3.749 and who have completed 12[Read More…]
Author: Niki Turner
Memorial trail…
On July 6, the Wagon Wheel OHV Club in cooperation with the Blanco Ranger District of the U.S. Forest Service installed a sign at the intersection of Forest Road 263 and Forest Service Trail 2633 dedicating the Alvin Jones Memorial Trail. Twenty-seven family, friends and members of the club attended.[Read More…]
Weekly Call Review: July 1-7, 2019
The following information is a weekly review of the calls for service that were reported to the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Communications Office. If you have any questions or would like an explanation of the call types listed please call 878-9600. We will not regularly post any information as to[Read More…]
Obituary: Mickey Deanne Steele
Mickey Deanne Steele was born on Oct. 23, 1942, in Mineral Wells, Texas, to Vondel and Bernice (Olree) Wood. Her formative years were spent in Texas, living among many extended family members. After her parents divorced and Bernice re-married, Mickey moved to Rangely where she, her mom and her step-father,[Read More…]
Swim-a-thon…
Members of the Rangely Hurricanes swim team took to the lap lanes at the Rangely Recreation Center for the annual swim-a-thon. The event is a fundraiser for the team.
Welcome to the Tank event July 16
RANGELY | Did you know that The Tank Center for Sonic Arts was just listed by Colorado.com as No. 3 of Colorado’s top 10 best small-town music venues?
Meeker Ecology Program launches shoe drive
Meeker International Ecology Program is conducting a shoe drive fundraiser July through September to raise funds for their 2020 Galapagos Island ecology trip. Twelve Meeker High School students are traveling to the Galápagos Islands in June 2020. They will be participating in giant tortoise research and helping to restore habitat[Read More…]
Sportsmen’s Roundtable to meet in Meeker July 15
RBC | The Northwest Region Sportsmen’s Roundtable will meet in Meeker to discuss a variety of important issues involving hunting, fishing and conservation. Sportsmen and women are invited to attend and meet with their regional delegates at 6:30 p.m, July 15 at the White River Electric Association building (Kilowatt Corner),[Read More…]
Cameo hosts shooting competition July 19-21
RBC I Competitive shooters from across the country and around the world will make their way to the new Cameo Shooting and Education Complex when the United States Practical Shooting Association hosts its ESP-Bighorn Classic Sectional Championship July 19-21.
Rio Blanco County Hazard Mitigation open house July 16
RANGELY I Rio Blanco County is in the process of updating the Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP) and would like your input. Please join us at an open house at the Rangely Municipal Building (209 E. Main Street, Rangely, Colorado) on Tuesday, July 16, from 4-6 p.m. This meeting will be[Read More…]
See the signs…
Everyone is invited to the Milk Creek Battle Site Sunday, July 14 at 2 p.m. for an afternoon picnic and a chance to view the newly installed interpretive signs. Bring your own picnic lunch. This will be the quarterly meeting of the Rio Blanco County Historical Society. To get to[Read More…]
County Beat: July 9, 2019
RBC I Sheriff Anthony Mazzola and Lieutenant Jeremy Muxlow presented their case for hiring an additional full-time deputy for the jail to the Rio Blanco County Board of Commissioners during a work session Tuesday. The department currently has 10 full-time employees, who are at risk of “burning out.” So far[Read More…]
