Fred Slagle of Encana Oil and Gas, left, presents Meeker High School senior Mariah Kuhr right, with that company’s scholarship for $10,000 at last week’s award assembly at the school.
Author: Sean McMahon
179 to graduate or receive certificates at CNCC commencement
RANGELY I Roughly 120 students will receive their degrees and certificates from Colorado Northwestern Community College on Saturday afternoon, culminating what for most students has been at least two years of hard work in higher education.
From My Window… Happy Mother’s Day: Unpacking woes and county cautioned
I can see sunshine clearly out my window, and that may be a good thing. It may actually turn into spring soon, and that will cheer up a lot of folks in Rio Blanco County who are waiting for sunshine and warmer temperatures after a particularly prolonged winter.
Meeker officials, residents discuss old elementary school use
MEEKER I More than 70 residents filled the Meeker Town Board of Trustees meeting Tuesday night to voice concerns at a public hearing about the town turning over the old elementary school to Rio Blanco County for use as the new justice center.
Slow traffic…
If you were in a hurry to get between Meeker and Rangely on Thursday, you may have been disappointed.
Meeker bike auction, drug take-back day…
Meeker police officer Glenn Wilson keeps an eye on the container of outdated or unwanted prescription drugs turned in by area residents Saturday as part of the local version of the National Drug Take-Back Day.
Snowpack nears normal for year
RBC I A cool and wet three weeks has brought a large change to the White River Basin snowpack and precipitation situation, with the three major reporting stations relevant to Rio Blanco County much closer to average for the year than they were four weeks ago.
Capsule of Russell George’s career
RBC I Russell George, about to enter his third year as president of Colorado Northwestern Community College, has an impressive resume, far from the ordinary for a child who grew up in Rifle, Colo. Highlights of that resume include:
Reflecting on CNCC after 50 years
RBC I First a small-town lawyer, then a legislator, then director of a couple state government departments and, now, Russell George is ending his second year as president of Colorado Northwestern Community College with a vast vision for the future while being highly reflective of the past.
From My Window… I see a drug lord, an inspiration and a controversy
I looked out my window and saw an interesting news week, topped by the arrest of Meeker restaurant owner Francisco Peralta-Cabral, who was described by federal/state drug task force authorities as “the U.S. head of the drug-dealing operation with tentacles across the Western Slope,” including ownership of the Los Koras[Read More…]
Meeker man alleged head of drug ring
By Gary Harmon and Paul Shockley Grand Junction Daily Sentinel By Sean McMahon [email protected] MEEKER I The end of a drug ring long rumored to operate in Grand Junction took shape April 16, when local and federal officials stopped a car bound for Las Vegas to collect 3.5 kilograms of[Read More…]
Livestock nutrition…
