Author: Niki Turner
Range Call 2019 Photos
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Editor’s Column: Freedom demands responsibility
On the holiday each year when we hold our freedoms most dear, I get a bit frustrated that so many folks forget that with freedom comes great personal responsibility. Lighting illegal fireworks all night long is not you “exercising your freedom,” it’s just you being a selfish jerk. Those are[Read More…]
A community champion remembered
RANGELY I A community champion is anyone—a public official, a community leader, a concerned citizen, a health or human service worker, a volunteer. This person works hard and well to start and/or support an initiative or intervention, to bring a program or idea to reality, or to otherwise improve the[Read More…]
Obituary: Carol Ann Douglas
Carol Douglas, 58, passed peacefully on June 29, 2019. Carol was born to Robert and Joyce Coley in Denver, Colorado. She moved with her mother and siblings to a sheep ranch near Meeker, Colorado in her early teens. Her ranch girl upbringing gave her a love of the outdoors, of[Read More…]
‘Walter’ the dinosaur gets a lift
RANGELY | The fossilized remains of the dinosaur dubbed “Walter,” found just outside of Rangely in 2014 by a Colorado Northwestern Community College (CNCC) professor, were airlifted to a federal repository on the CNCC Craig Campus Thursday, July 11, where they will join the duck-billed dinosaur’s skull and limbs. The[Read More…]
Wyoming wolf sighted in Jackson County
RBC I A wolf recently sighted and photographed in Jackson County, Colorado, was confirmed by Wyoming Game and Fish to be a dispersing male gray wolf from Wyoming.
Obituary: Peggy Jo Rector
Peggy Jo Rector, 80, of Rangely, Colorado, passed away in her home on July 2, 2019.
Flattops enduro race this weekend
MEEKER | Enduro Colorado is coming to Meeker this Saturday for the Meeker Flattops Enduro race. The course is 42 miles of two-track trails from Wilson Park to Lost Park and back. Races start at 9 a.m. and finish around 3 p.m. Online registration at https://www.livelaps.com/ closes Thursday, July 11[Read More…]
Community Calendar: July 11-17, 2019
Meeker Summer Rodeo Series Thursdays at 7 p.m. at RBC Fairgrounds. July 11, 18, 25; Aug. 1, 8 and 15. $5 at gate, 12 and under at 65+ free! Nightly raffle. Gentleman’s Group “Geezer Gather” every Thursday at 9 a.m. at the Meeker Veteran’s Community Center. 290 4th Street. Adults[Read More…]
Hwy. 13 CDOT project update for week of July 8
RBC | For the week of July 8, motorists should expect single-lane, alternating travel, and a 12-foot width restriction, from 6 a.m to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday, and possibly Saturday, north of County Road 5. There will be shoulder closures as well on CR 5. CDOT is continuing earthwork,[Read More…]
Sober Buddy Shuttle offers safe rides, affordable transportation alternative
MEEKER | What sprang from a desire to provide a service to others is turning into a business venture for Meeker’s Lonnie White, a 2012 transplant from the East Coast. There aren’t a lot of places for single folks to hang out in Meeker besides the bar. White, an electrician[Read More…]
