RBC I A variety of activities are planned Friday in Meeker for the monthly TGIF celebration, featuring a ribbon cutting and wine tasting and the re-opening of a business that has changed locations.
Meeker
Brief blizzard…
It took about 30 minutes for heavy snow to blanket Meeker on Monday morning before it warmed up and started to melt. The snow fell until about 1 p.m., but the warm temperatures were melting the snow faster that it was falling. Monday’s snow was the first major snow storm[Read More…]
Biz scholarships available
RBC I Rio Blanco County, the Town of Meeker, private investors and the Meeker Chamber of Commerce are offering scholarships for area business owners who are interested in attending an intensive workshop to assist small business owners helping to transform their business and their community, into a destination location.
Letter to the Editor: My vote was cancelled
Dear Editor: My vote was cancelled. The lady in the last election who voted for Obama because he gave her a free cell phone, I figure my well-thought-out vote was cancelled out by her vote.
Six to run in Meeker fire board election
MEEKER I Six candidates are running for three slots on the Meeker Fire Board in a May election. The deadline for candidates to file for the office was Friday and the deadline for write-in candidates was Monday.
Obituary: Eugene B. Jackson
Eugene Bryant “Jack” Jackson passed away on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016, at the age of 85.
Slow traffic…
Traffic was a little slow along Market Street in Meeker on Saturday afternoon as a herd of roughly 60 cows was headed west to greener pastures. A common sight these days of spring, herds can be seen all over Rio Blanco County roads and highways as they head to where[Read More…]
Late winter classes set for CNCC-Meeker
MEEKER I The second session of machine quilting begins March 9 and runs through April 20. A digital photography workshop will start in April. Students are urged to reserve a spot.
Meeker girls wrap up basketball season with defeat at divisionals
MEEKER I The final game of the season for the Meeker High School girls’ basketball team was played in Oak Creek, where the lady Cowboys lost 62-32 to the Soroco Rams (18-2) in the quarterfinal round of the district tournament.
BMS Basketball…
The “Meeker Black” boys’ fifth- and sixth-grade basketball team played three games at home on Saturday, winning two. Meeker has two teams, Meeker Black and Meeker Gold, and both will play in the conference tournament with the first game for Meeker Gold at home at 6:30 p.m. against Rifle 1[Read More…]
Meeker, Rangely airports get $316,667 in federal grants
RBC I The Meeker and Rangely airports received word this week that each had received $316,666 in grant funding in a matching-funds agreement with the Colorado Aeronautics Board (CAB), which awarded a total of $2.7 million to state airports.
Caucuses in RBC …
The Republican and Democratic caucuses, held Monday evening, saw heavier-than-normal attendance. In Rangely, there was unusually high attendance at the Rangely Republican Precinct Caucuses in precincts One and Two. Attendees re-elected precinct chairs with Fletcher and Christina Buckler representing Precinct One and Andy Key and Sam Tolley representing Precinct Two.[Read More…]
