RBC | As heroin use continues to climb in Colorado and across the country, a recently formed multi-agency work group has released a report providing a detailed look at usage, overdose and treatment data. “Law enforcement has seen significant increases in incidents of heroin seizures and arrests across the state,”[Read More…]
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Get your 4th of July parade float entries in
Meeker | The annual parade during Range Call, hosted by the Meeker Chamber of Commerce, will be held in downtown Meeker on Main Street starting at 10 a.m. It will begin on Seventh and Main streets and will conclude at Fourth and Main streets. Anyone can enter the parade—whether you[Read More…]
Trump budget will impact wild horses
RBC | President Trump’s 2018 budget proposal has created no shortage of controversies, however the budget’s impact on the Wild Horse and Burro Program is receiving support both locally and nationally. The budget includes a $10 million cut to the Wild Horse and Burro program, a program that has been[Read More…]
Paleontology dig June 25 through CNCC
RANGELY | Paleontology field experience June 25 from 7:30 a.m. to noon. Located in the heart of dinosaur country, CNCC is offering the chance to work alongside professional paleontologists to uncover fossils that have been buried for more than 65 million years. Under the guidance of a professional, students will[Read More…]
RBC Warranty Deeds: May 2017
SELLER: LEANNE MATRISCIANO BUYER: BRUCE HOLMLUND DESCRIPTION: SANDERSON HILLS RE-SUBDIV 255330 304 1111 WALL STREET TRANSACTION PRICE: $121,000.00 SELLER: CURTIS SMITH BUYER: ANDREW MASSEY DESCRIPTION: TOWN OF MEEKER 15, 16 107 884 6TH STREET TRANSACTION PRICE: $150,000.00 SELLER: JEANNE HORNE BUYER: TEL AND ASHLIE GATES DESCRIPTION: 1S 093W 10 2036[Read More…]
When it’s more than just the ‘baby blues’
RBC | It’s supposed to be one of the most precious seasons of a woman’s life: the days and months following the birth of a baby. But for one out of every seven to nine new moms, that postpartum period is rudely interrupted by crushing, unexplainable sadness and anxiety textured[Read More…]
Summer kids’ camps underway
MEEKER | CNCC summer kids’ camp opportunities: Stamp Camp (ages 10-14) June 6-July 18 (six sessions), 10 a.m. to noon; Chef Camp (ages 12 and up) June 7, 14, 22 from 5-7 p.m.; Lego Mindstorm Robotics Camp (fourth through eighth grade) Monday-Friday, June 19-23 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.[Read More…]
TANK kicks off 2017 season June 16
RANGELY | The TANK Center for Sonic Arts kicks off its 2017 season with Sound Circle, an 18-voice women’s a cappella ensemble. Join us for “Widening Circles,” a free concert at Rangely High School on Friday, June 16 at 5 p.m. The concert will last for 70 minutes with no[Read More…]
Plein Air competition starts June 15
MEEKER | The sixth annual Plein Air Meeker art competition starts Thursday, June 15. Painters will have 15 days to paint, culminating in a public art show and auction during the annual 4th of July celebration. Come see the impressive collection of art inspired by the Town of Meeker and[Read More…]
105th annual Old Timers reunion goes off without a hitch
RBC | Like they wrote on the program, “Not many parties last 105 years.” But this one has. Started in 1912, the Rio Blanco County Pioneers Association “Old Timers” dinner and reunion came off like a charm Saturday at the Freeman Fairfield Community Center in Meeker. Like this writer, many[Read More…]
Community Calendar: June 8, 2017
– Project 45 (Main Street) is having a public open house /networking event Monday, June 12 from 6-7:30 p.m. at the library. Please plan to attend. – Mountain Valley Bank will be doing a “Lobby Blitz” every Wednesday to provide customers with a one on one online banking and mobile[Read More…]
Paleontology dig June 25 through CNCC
RANGELY | Paleontology field experience June 25 from 7:30 a.m. to noon. Located in the heart of dinosaur country, CNCC is offering the chance to work alongside professional paleontologists to uncover fossils that have been buried for more than 65 million years. Under the guidance of a professional, students will[Read More…]
