RANGELY | The 13th annual CNCC Foundation fundraising banquet and auction will be held March 25 at 6 p.m. in the Colorado Room at CNCC in Rangely. Funds raised from the live and silent auctions will go toward scholarships for CNCC students at all CNCC campuses. Tickets for the prime[Read More…]
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Meeker school district receives clean audit
MEEKER | During the last couple months, like other taxing districts in the county, the Meeker Board of Education (BOE) has had to approve their requested mill levies for 2017. In order to be able to pay off the elementary school construction bonds more quickly, thus saving taxpayers interest money[Read More…]
Oil shale association names board of directors
RBC | The National Oil Shale Association (NOSA), headquartered in Rifle, Colo., announced its 2017 board of directors and officers. The 2017 board includes the following directors: Ed Cooley (chairman), ERTL Inc., Rifle; Adolph Lechtenberger, Red Leaf Resources, Salt Lake City, Utah; Justin Bilyeu, Shale Tech International Services, Rifle; Ben[Read More…]
Obituary: Steven C. Bringard
Steven C. Bringard June 6, 1949~Feb. 6, 2017 Steve passed away suddenly from cancer. He was loved and will be missed by many. He lived his life in paradise (Meeker, Colo.) is what he used to say. He was retired from Rio Blanco County as well as an ambulance driver.[Read More…]
Meeker students perform at solo and ensemble
MEEKER | On Feb. 10 Jeff Hemingson, director of bands and choirs for Meeker School District, took five high school vocal students and 30 middle school and high school instrumental students to solo and ensemble festival in Rifle, Colo. The students performed solos and in small groups for judges, who[Read More…]
Conservation district talks funding, water
RANGELY | The Douglas Creek Conservation District held its annual meeting and banquet on Saturday. The event, which was attended by members, district stakeholders and numerous speakers, provided an evening of rangeland and water information. The Douglas Creek Conservation District covers county land west of Cathedral Bluffs and north of[Read More…]
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Mathcounts …
Eight students from Barone Middle School competed in the regional Mathcounts competition in Grand Junction at Holy Family Catholic School on Feb. 4 The students that participated were Abbigail Moon, Carter Strate, Colby Clatterbaugh, Ryan Phelan, Tatumn Kennedy, Aspen Merrifield, Lyndsie Palmer and Kate Lockwood. Mathcounts is a national math[Read More…]
RBC Woolgrowers meeting March 3
RBC | The annual meeting for Rio Blanco Woolgrowers will be Friday, March 3. The meeting will be at the RBC Fairgrounds with call to order at 9 a.m. Presentations of interest to the agricultural industry will be made that are pertinent to upcoming regulation changes, etc. A lamb lunch[Read More…]
New traffic pattern at MES …
Local conservation districts recognized at national level
RBC | The National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) hosted more than 800 people in Denver for its 71st annual meeting. This year’s meeting featured a long list of VIP speakers. Just in Monday’s general session alone, attendees heard from Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper, Agriculture Commissioner Don Brown, and Olympian[Read More…]
Patricia Marie Cook Jan. 25, 1933~Feb. 8, 2017
Patricia Marie Cook Jan. 25, 1933~Feb. 8, 2017 Patricia Marie Cook, 84, passed away at the Walbridge Wing in Meeker, Colo., on Feb. 8, 2017. Patty was born on Jan. 25, 1933, in Rifle, Colo., the first of five children to Earl J. and Irma D. Rector. Patty and Jim[Read More…]
