RANGELY | You are invited to the Rangely Community Networking meeting on Monday, Oct. 28 from 12-1:30 p.m. on the Rangely Campus in the Weiss Conference Room. This month we have House District 57 Representative Perry Will joining us for a town hall style meeting. He will come and talk[Read More…]
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Fall community education classes
MEEKER | Social Media Marketing: Next Steps—Monday, Oct. 28 and Nov. 4, 10 a.m. to noon. Develop strategies to market your business on all major social media marketing platforms. Presentation Creation—Tuesday, Nov. 5 and 11, 10 a.m. to noon. Use PowerPoint and Prezi to produce flyers, presentations and handouts. Google[Read More…]
GOOD SAMARITANS …
On the morning of Sept. 26, Rio Blanco County employees were traveling to Rangely on Hwy. 64, when their ordinary day turned them into heroes. They stopped to assist a man in a medical emergency by giving him CPR and assuring safety to those giving aid. Pictured: Deputy Max Becker,[Read More…]
Concert for all ages
RANGELY | The concert finale for the 2019 season of the Tank will be Wednesday, Oct. 23 from 6:30-8:15 p.m. at Rangely High School auditorium. Musicians from Texas, Leadville and the Front Range will play Classic Rock, Americana, Bluegrass and Blues, opening up for multi-instrumentalist/ composer/entertainer Thomas Helton. Bill Aspinwall and friends[Read More…]
County Beat: October 17, 2019
RBC | The Rio Blanco County Board of Commissioners heard from Jim Paul, the director for the Tank Center for Sonic Arts in Rangely, on Tuesday in Rangely. The Tank, a non-profit organization, is hoping to make some major improvements to the landscape around the concert and recording venue in[Read More…]
GoFundMe set up for children of couple killed in Hwy. 13 accident
RBC | The couple killed in a double fatality accident on Monday, Oct. 7 that closed Hwy. 13 south of Meeker for approximately three hours have been identified as Casey and Briana Grossnickle, both 39, of Grand Junction, Colorado. Keith Griffitts, the other driver involved in the head-on collision, was[Read More…]
Planning Advisory meeting Oct. 21
RANGELY | The White River Planning Advisory Committee will be meeting in Rangely at Colorado Northwestern Community College’s Weiss Conference room on Monday, Oct. 21 at 6 p.m. This committee will assist the White River and Douglas Creek Conservation Districts gather public input regarding the local communities’ interest in and[Read More…]
Historical Society meeting Oct. 20
MEEKER | The public is welcome to attend the quarterly membership meeting of the Rio Blanco County Historical Society this Sunday, Oct. 20 at 2 p.m. at the Old West Heritage Culture Center at 517 Park in Meeker. You do not have to be a member of the historical society[Read More…]
Weekly Call Review: Oct. 7-13, 2019
The following information is a weekly review of the calls for service that were reported to the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Communications Office. If you have any questions or would like an explanation of the call types listed please call 878-9600. We will not regularly post any information as to[Read More…]
CNCC’s Walter the Dino in Meeker
MEEKER | Meet “Walter the Dinosaur” from 5-7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 18. Join us at the CNCC Meeker Center for a free evening of dinosaurs. Ever watched the movie, “Land Before Time”? Well, Ducky’s buddy was found right in our own backyard. Here is your chance to meet the team[Read More…]
ELECTION 2019: Breaking down this year’s RBC ballot
RBC | Mail ballots went out to registered voters this week in advance of the Nov. 5 election. The “blue book” with arguments for and against state ballot issues Proposition CC and Proposition DD went out earlier this month. Local issues, one for Meeker residents and two for Rangely residents,[Read More…]
Community Calendar: October 17, 2019
– 4-H Open House: Meeker: October 17, 2019, 6 to 8 p.m., 4H Building. Rangely: October 30, 5:30 to 7 p.m., Rangely Town Hall – Group Fitness–Session 3 Early Bird Oct. 18 at the Meeker Recreation Center. Register for early bird prices for Session 3 group fitness classes! More information[Read More…]
