Kids and adults alike enjoyed this year’s Fishing Derby at Kenney Reservoir last weekend. New this year, Colorado Parks and Wildlife brought its education trailer to give participants an opportunity to get up close and personal with some of Colorado’s threatened and endangered species. Participants caught more than 430 pounds[Read More…]
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Protecting yourself on the internet: don’t get hooked by phishing
RBC | Over the last eight years as a private investigator, a significant portion of my cases have been something referred to as “Business Email Compromise.” Typically, what happens is a high-level employee’s email account is “broken into” by hackers. The said hackers then spend some time reading the employee’s emails[Read More…]
ACTION! Meeker local filming movie in area
RBC | Movie producer and former Meeker resident Calvin Shepherd has been in the Meeker area recently, filming his latest full-length motion picture “Country Mustard.” Shepherd is not new to the movie-making scene… He’s made numerous short films and his full-length film “Forgery” won the Jury Prize for Best Narrative[Read More…]
County Beat: May 30, 2019
RBC | The county commissioners heard from Colorado Parks and Wildlife Area Manager Bill de Vergie Monday regarding the discovery of Northern pike in Kenney Reservoir. “The whole thing caught us by surprise,” de Vergie said of catching the first pike in the reservoir. Northern pike are non-native fish and[Read More…]
WRNF summer travel season officially underway
RBC | Typically, the White River National Forest summer travel season began on May 21 and ends on Nov. 22. Some higher elevation roads and motorized trails have later opening dates in June. This year, heavy snowpack and debris from avalanches persist in many areas. Some gates are still buried[Read More…]
Rangely Hospital District seeks mill levy override
RANGELY | In a two hour meeting Thursday, May 23, the Rangely District Hospital board presented its case for requesting a mill levy increase on the November ballot. The hospital district’s current mill levy is 20.99, the highest mill levy assessed by any special district. countywide. Present for the meeting[Read More…]
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Phone scam costs local woman thousands
MEEKER | A Meeker woman fell victim to a phone scam last Monday and lost several thousand dollars. She received a call stating she was due for a “rebate” on computer tech and was that to receive the money, they needed a bank account number. She then received a second[Read More…]
White River Natl. Forest campgrounds open for the season; camp responsibly
RBC | The summer season is fast approaching and many White River National Forest campgrounds are scheduled to open in mid-May. Lower elevation campgrounds are expected to open at times indicated on the Forest Campground list ; however, higher elevation campgrounds (above 8,000 feet) including many near Aspen and the[Read More…]
Granger named to Rangely board
RANGELY | The Town of Rangely Board of Trustees appointed Alisha Granger to fill the trustee seat vacated by Richard Garner during the May 14 regular meeting of the board. Granger, Brittny Campos and Sue Samaniego turned in applications. “It was a very difficult decision, as they were all very[Read More…]
A legacy of love: local couple ready to sell restaurant with deep roots
After decades in the restaurant business, Henry and Kris Arcolesse are looking to pass their legacy and passion on to a new owner. MEEKER | “Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.” You know it, I know it, and Henry and Kris Arcolesse of Meeker[Read More…]
Fifth graders present ‘A Night at the Museum’
MEEKER | The enthusiastic fifth grade students of Meeker Elementary School were given an assignment: Pick a subject they are interested in, research the subject, then create a presentation that will inform as well as entertain. Last Wednesday, May 15, the MES gymnasium was nearly filled with what can only[Read More…]
