Author: Sean McMahon
Meeker Education Foundation fundraiser…
County jobless rate stays steady
RBC I The Rio Blanco County unemployment rate remained at a steady 3.2 percent in December, unchanged since the November rate and 1.1 percent lower than in December 2013.
From My Window… Two years happily at home in Meeker; Congrats to T.J.
At the end of this week, I will have lived in Rio Blanco for two years exactly. It has been an interesting time, filled with challenges, boo-boos, successes, good news, bad news, good friends, some not-so-good friends, interesting news, depressing news, hot weather, cold weather and weather that is just[Read More…]
Meeker boys still on roll: Win district, still No. 1 seed for regionals
MEEKER I The wins just keep piling up, and with two wins at the district tournament over the weekend, the Meeker High School boys carry the No. 1 District 5 seed into the regional tournament this weekend, two games from being headed to the Colorado Class C State Basketball Tournament[Read More…]
RHS girls end season with loss vs. West Grand
RANGELY I The Rangely High School girls’ basketball team played three games over the weekend, winning one and losing two, setting up a pigtail game Tuesday, which, unfortunately ended the season for the girls.
MHS cagers win last two regular season games, earn top district seed
MEEKER I The Meeker High School boys’ basketball team swept through their last two regular league games Friday and Saturday, and they bring the No. 1 seed into the district tournament, which begins Friday.
Thin ice…
From My Window: Two events offer sense of community during long winter
The visibility has been darned clear for the past weeks, interrupted briefly on Sunday as snow fell intermittently high on County Road 8 during the annual “I Ride With James” Poker and Snowmobile Run. It was too darned clear on the way up to Lost Creek Trailhead, about a mile[Read More…]
‘I Ride With James’…
Meeker board OKs plan to seek National Historic Register status
EDITOR’s NOTE: This story is being presented in two parts. This first part takes a look at the plan for the possible inclusion of parts of downtown Meeker on the National Register of Historic Places, a definition of what inclusion on the National Register means and the lack of forced[Read More…]
‘I Ride With James’ snowmobile run Sunday
MEEKER I The Fourth Annual “I Ride with James” Poker and Snowmobile Ride will be held Sunday to help support the James Sizemore Memorial Scholarships and Rio Blanco County Search and Rescue.
