County

4-H Livestock Club …

In February and March the It’s Showtime livestock club has had two meetings. In the February meeting they elected officers: president Macy Collins, vice president Hadley Franklin, treasurer Montey Franklin, secretary Aimee Shults, reporter Charlie Rogers, council representatives Jessi Pelloni, Tatumn Kennedy and Eva Scritchfield, and pledge leaders Tanner Shults,[Read More…]

Cultural Heritage summit April 25-27

RANGELY | Registration for the fourth annual Northwest Colorado Cultural Heritage Program Summit sponsored by the Colorado Tourism Office is now available online. The summit will be held April 25-27 and includes trips to Canyon Pintado, The Tank, Dinosaur National Monument, an opportunity to try rock crawling or a ride[Read More…]

Register for community ed classes now

MEEKER | Spring CNCC Community Education Classes starting in April and May are open for registration, and due one week prior to class starts. Don’t miss these opportunities to learn or create something new! Social Media Marketing: Next Steps – April 9, 16 – Refine your business marketing. Introduction to Plein[Read More…]

First Dinosaur pot shop opens

DINOSAUR | The Town of Dinosaur’s first retail marijuana shop, Rocky Mountain Cannabis, opened last week. The store is part of a chain of Colorado retail stores with additional locations in Gunnison and Ridgeway. Rocky Mountain Cannabis, which is located at 420 Brontosaurus Blvd, is open seven days a week from[Read More…]

ERBM releases 2017 annual report

MEEKER |  The Eastern Rio Blanco Metropolitan (ERBM) Recreation and Park District has released its 2017 annual report that highlights the many accomplishments and challenges along with the future outlook for the district. The report is available to the public on the District’s website (www.ERBMrec.com) or may be viewed in[Read More…]

Learn to cook well on a budget

MEEKER |  Need help preparing healthy meals on a limited budget? Sign up for Cooking Matters, a free class held once a week for six weeks. Chefs and dieticians will answer your questions, you’ll eat in class, go home with groceries and have childcare provided. Classes held April 3-May 8[Read More…]

Towns elect new trustees

RBC | The towns of Meeker and Rangely elected new trustees to their boards Tuesday. Citizens of the Town of Rangely cast 417 ballots out of 1,201 that were mailed (of those, 42 were returned with no forwarding address). Andy Shaffer received 343 votes in his unopposed bid for mayor. The[Read More…]

MHS drama program April 5, 6

MEEKER | Meeker High School’s drama program will present the Tony Award-winning musical comedy “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” on Thursday, April 5 at 7:30 p.m. and Friday, April 6 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $5 per person and are available at Hollidays and Cuppa Joe.