RANGELY | Nichols Store in Rangely is celebrating its 116th anniversary. In 1904 Fred Nichols (whose father Ben shot one of the attempted thieves in Meeker’s thwarted 1896 bank robbery), moved to Rangely to manage the general store owned by H. Coltharp. He was 20 years old. In 1947, the[Read More…]
Milestones
2020 graduates receive $5,000 in scholarships
RBC | The Western Colorado Community Foundation (WCCF) has committed $5,000 in scholarship awards to support two Rio Blanco County students as they attend four-year universities or vocational training. WCCF manages 40 scholarship funds across western Colorado, and one of those funds, the Natural Soda Fund, is specifically for graduating[Read More…]
Academic Achievements
Thelen graduates from Fort Lewis College Nishiko Thelen, of Meeker, Colorado, graduated from Fort Lewis College in May 2020. Thelen graduated with a degree in business administration. About 450 students participated in the virtual commencement ceremony. Erik Weihenmayer, adventurer and author, gave the commencement address. The ceremony premiered online, featuring[Read More…]
Birth: Jordyn Elaine Burkart
Andy and Ellen (Pettijohn) Burkart of Colorado Springs, Colorado, announce the birth of their daughter, Jordyn Elaine Burkart at 11:19 a.m. on April 2, 2020, at Memorial North Hospital in Colorado Springs. She weighed 7 pounds 1 ounce and was 20¼ inches long. Her maternal grandparents are Linn and Deb[Read More…]
MHS alumni honored for college achievements
• Meeker High School alumnae Alicia Mobley has been named a Presidential Scholar at Colorado Mesa University in recognition of earning a 4.0 GPA for both the Fall and the Spring semesters of 2019-2220. This is the second year in a row Mobley has earned a 4.0.GPA for both semesters.[Read More…]
Henderson graduates from United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point
JC Henderson, a Meeker High School Class of 2014 graduate, has graduated from the United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York with a Bachelor of Engineering degree in shipboard engineering and shipyard management and the United States Coast Guard Engineers License. After graduation from Meeker High School,[Read More…]
Dinwiddie earns pilot’s licenses
Meeker High School Class of 2013 and U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2018 graduate Kaitlyn Dinwiddie has completed a year-long undergraduate pilot training, earning her commercial fixed and rotary wing single engine pilot’s licenses. Dinwiddie is now headed to Albuquerque, New Mexico, for continued training for the UH-1N helicopter,[Read More…]
Rangely baby arrives in ambulance en route to GWS
Lyndon Cordova and Sara Woodall were scheduled for an induced delivery of their second baby on Friday, June 19 at Valley View Hospital in Glenwood Springs. They’d planned the day accordingly, but when Sara woke Lyndon early on Friday morning, she was already in labor. Lyndon took their oldest child,[Read More…]
Rio Blanco County Farm Bureau Scholarship awarded to Kincher
Jeniffer Kincher, a 2020 graduate of Meeker High School and daughter of Stacie Backes Kincher and Lewis Kincher, is the 2020 recipient of the $1,000 Rio Blanco County Farm Bureau Scholarship. Jeni will utilize her scholarship to a pursue degree in animal science at Colorado State University prior to applying[Read More…]
Wilkie signs with Chadron
Rangely’s Hannah Wilkie has signed with Chadron State College in Nebraska and will be running cross country, indoor and outdoor track for the Eagles. Wilkie is a two-time state champion and defending state champion in the 800-meter run. She is also a two-time runner-up in the 800- and 1,600-meter runs.[Read More…]
Elks Scholarship recipients …
Meeker High School Class of 2020
