MEEKER I Meeker’s Highland Cemetery is not just notable for its beauty and history, but for the peacefulness that pervades the property. In November, when vandals knocked over four headstones, Meeker Cemetery District Manager Art Cox called authorities to report the problem.
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Brixius honored by mayor, council for leadership, vision
RANGELY I A surprise luncheon was held for Rangely town manager Peter Brixius and his wife Colleen in the banquet room at Betty’s Cafe Friday last.
RBC proud to furnish Capitol Christmas Tree tree
RBC I Rio Blanco County commissioner Kai Turner joined Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper, Under Secretary of Agriculture Harris Sherman, and representatives from the U.S. Forest Service last Friday in Denver for the official announcement that the 2012 Capitol Christmas Tree will be provided by the White River National Forest. RBC[Read More…]
Hope on the horizon for children in need of services
MEEKER I When Misael Rosas was born, his mother Susana knew something was wrong immediately. Her baby was diagnosed shortly after birth with Goldenhar syndrome.
Flying it forward
RANGELY I It is always nice to hear a success story, especially one that incorporates hard work, companionship and giving back to the community.
Capitol Christmas Tree will come from Meeker area in 2012
MEEKER I Meeker Mayor Mandi Etheridge will join Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper and renowned photographer John Fielder tomorrow in Denver, along with representatives from the White River National Forest and Choose Outdoors to announce the selection of the White River National Forest as the source of the 2012 Capitol Christmas[Read More…]
Graduate returns home to run chamber
RANGELY I Brooke Lohse’s last name was Smith when she was graduated from Rangely High School in 2000. She’s returning to her hometown with a college degree, a husband and two sons. Lohse will be the new executive director of the Rangely Chamber of Commerce.
A man who understands the miracle of life
MEEKER I Eleanor Roosevelt once said, “In all our contacts it is probably the sense of being really needed and wanted which gives us the greatest satisfaction and creates the most lasting bond.” Few deserve appreciation more than our country doctors, and perhaps none more so than Dr. David Eskelson.
Court rules in favor of energy development
RBC I The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit found that the Department of the Interior adhered to federal law in its decision to vastly expand energy development on wildlife-rich public lands located on southwestern Wyoming’s Pinedale Anticline, the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership (TRCP) announced Nov.[Read More…]
Striegel honored in D.C.
RANGELY I Bud Striegel will tell you that the Rangely community has been good to him and his family, “so you give back.”
All in the Dunbar family
Sports, especially football, has been a part of the Dunbar family for more than 65 years Sports, especially football, has been a part of the Dunbar family for more than 65 years.
Working hard to help make his community thrive
Thanksgiving is here and we have so much to be thankful for in our communities: Our children, families, safety and all the opportunities afforded us by small-town life.