EDITOR’S NOTE: Bucking Bulls and Outcast Production is the company that has been providing the rodeo stock for the Meeker Summer Rodeo Series. According to Meeker Mayor Regas Halandras, the ongoing investigation into the Farris family is not expected to have any negative impact on the rodeo series.
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BREAKING NEWS: Two fires break out in Rangely area
Two wildfires have ignited off County Road 23 near Rangely. The #Dragon1 fire is estimated at around 40 acres, and the #Dragon2 fire is estimated at 100 acres, according to Rio Blanco County Undersheriff Brice Glasscock. Several engines and two helicopters are on the scene. County Road 23 is closed[Read More…]
Flash flood watch through this evening
From the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office: • Flash Flood Watch to include portions of northwest Colorado and northeast Utah, including the following areas, in northwest Colorado, Central Yampa River Basin and Lower Yampa, Meeker, Rangely, Dinosaur. In northeast Utah, Eastern Uinta Basin and Eastern Uinta Mountains. • Heavy rainfall[Read More…]
Hometown rodeo…
Meeker High School graduates Sheridan Harvey and Kacey Rosendahl have recently participated in the 2017 Meeker Rodeo Series, which will continue Thursday at the Rio Blanco County Fairgrounds, starting at 7 p.m. Harvey came out of the chute for the first time on a bucking bronc and rode it for[Read More…]
Meeker Human Resource Council grant applications now available for nonprofits; Rural Philanthropy Days returns to NW Colorado
MEEKER I Meeker Human Resource Council (HRC) grant applications for current 501c3 organizations or government entities can be submitted now through Sept. 29.
Collins competes in Oklahoma shorthorn show and conference
MEEKER I Macy Collins recently attended the National Junior Shorthorn Show and Youth Conference in Tulsa, Okla.
Adventure Rally registration now open
RANGELY | Register now for the Rangely OHV Adventure Rally Aug. 1-10. Registration is open until July 31 for $65. After July 31 registration is $75. Kids under 10 are free. Visit www.wagonwheeltrails.org to register. For more information, call the Rangely Area Chamber of Commerce at 970-675-5290.
Weight loss workshop July 18
MEEKER | Join us for an Ideal You introductory workshop Tuesday, July 18 at 6 p.m. in the Hugus Building seminar room upstairs, 592 Main St. Learn more about our medically designed weight loss method and lifestyle. With our four-phase, easy-to-follow protocol you will be able to lose weight, maintain[Read More…]
Rally Colorado races into Rangely next week
RANGELY I With the final preparations well underway, the 2017 Rally Colorado Rangely Event is sure to draw much excitement as it bursts into town at the end of next week. The event, which is round four of the Rally America National Series, will bring race cars and their drivers[Read More…]
Ace Trucking and Watt’s Ranch Market softball teams undefeated
MEEKER I The second half of the Coed Softball League sponsored by the ERBM Recreational and Parks District started Monday and after Wednesday’s games (played after press time), only one team of seven will be undefeated. Games are played Mondays and Wednesdays at Paintbrush Park, with two games starting at[Read More…]
Community revitalization workshop July 27
RBC | There will be a half-day multi-county community revitalization workshop focusing on brownfield resources July 27 in Craig. The workshop is for community leaders and property owners who are working on economic development, revitalization and brownfield site redevelopment. The workshop is free, but interested parties should register in advance[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: What color is your news?
When I was little, I hated the nightly news, and much preferred the comics section to the front page in the newspaper. I was a kid, that’s how it’s supposed to be. News—real news—isn’t entertainment. It’s not supposed to be “clickbait.” Headlines shouldn’t be embellished just to get you to read[Read More…]
