A variety of colors and shapes explode simultaneously as part of the Fourth of July fireworks display set off from Cemetery Hill above Meeker.
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Rangely, Meeker to host circus
RBC | The Rangely and Meeker chambers of commerce will host Culpepper & Merriweather Circus performances on Friday and Saturday, respectively.
Fire at Milk Creek burns wild, is being watched
RBC I The Milk Creek Fire, 15 miles northeast of Meeker and 3.5 miles east of Yellow Jacket Pass, was reported July 4. Attack resources responded immediately.
Alamosa’s Mark Meyer is new MSD superintendent
MEEKER I The Meeker School District Board of Education announced publicly Wednesday morning that Mark Meyer of Alamosa had accepted the position of Meeker superintendent of schools.
“Sacrifice and Resolution” unveiled
The face of the soldier on the Rio Blanco County Veterans Memorial is chiseled in bronze and stands as a masterpiece of art sculpted by Meeker artist John Kobald.
Allstars…
The 117th Avenue Allstars from Denver joined the 101st Army Dixieland Jazz Band for a concert on the Rio Blanco County Courthouse lawn on June 21. More than 200 residents and visitors gathered to listen to a wide variety of tunes from the two bands, sponsored by the ERBM Recreation[Read More…]
Veterans Memorial set…
MEEKER I Several volunteers worked over the weekend to mount the statue of the soldier atop the stand that together make up the Rio Blanco County Veterans Memorial on the courthouse lawn in downtown Meeker.
Skeeter the Clown to visit before circus
MEEKER | The Meeker Chamber of Commerce would like to invite children and adults of all ages to a special reading and activity session with Skeeter, the Culpepper & Merriweather circus clown, at 10 a.m. on July 10 at the Meeker Public Library.
Meeker I wins recreational league baseball tournament
MEEKER I With only eight players on the field in the championship game, Meeker I went undefeated in the annual 8-10 Recreational League tournament and won the championship on their home field in Paintbrush Park, finishing the season with an 11-1 record.
RBC Cup returns to Cedar Ridges Golf Course in Rangely
RBC I “We bought it and then never saw it again, Rangely golfer Linda Gordon said of the Rio Blanco County Cup, a match-play format tournament played between the two golf courses in the county, with the winner displaying “The Cup” and having bragging rights for the next year.
Meeker Education Foundation sets forum
MEEKER | The Meeker Education Foundation will hold a public forum on school finance July 9 at 7 p.m. at Meeker Town Hall.
Support…
This Helitack truck from Vale, Ore., is one of the many Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service vehicles visible all around Meeker, Rangely and Rio Blanco County as fire attack teams and support crews converged on the county to battle the Wild Rose Fire south of Rangely and[Read More…]