MEEKER | Citizens are concerned about how and where the proposed Outdoor Adventure Center will be built. “We keep hearing remarks about our property, about us having to sell it or losing it some way, and we’d like it on the record that we object to that,” said Water Street[Read More…]
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A DUI in Colorado is now even more expensive
RBC | The financial impact of a DUI is now even higher in Colorado. The average cost of a first time DUI offense increased to $13,530 in 2016, that’s up nearly a third (32 percent) from the previous DUI calculation. The new total comes as holiday parties and celebrations are[Read More…]
RHS boys nearly sweep Manila b-ball tournament
RANGELY | The Rangely Panthers basketball teams participated in the Manila Shootout, a four team tournament, on Dec. 16-17. The JV boys, JV girls and varsity girls all took home championship trophies in their respective brackets and the varsity boys threatened to complete the clean sweep. However, the 6-0 Manila[Read More…]
RHS girls take home trophy …
RANGELY | Rangely girls’ basketball kicked off their Manila Holiday Classic Tournament Play against the host team and beat a scrappy Manila team. “Manila played hard and made things difficult on us,” said coach Quinton Kent. “However, our defense was pretty solid and we held them to only 24 points.[Read More…]
Weekly Call Review: December 12-18, 2016
The following information is a weekly review of the calls for service reported to the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Communications Office. If you have any questions please call 878-9600. We will not regularly post any information as to the names or addresses on any incident. Dec. 12-18 This last week[Read More…]
Correction
RBC | In last week’s edition we inadvertently listed the byline on a guest editorial as “Jim Sullivan” instead of “Jay Sullivan.” We regret the error.
Congratulations to Debbie Cook
Dear Editor: I would like to express a heartfelt congratulations to my dear friend Debbie Cook. It is truly an honor that I was able to play for her, coach with her and now see her be recognized as one of the very best as she is inducted into the[Read More…]
Rangely pursuing plans to acquire a grocery store
RANGELY | At the December meeting of the Rangely Development Authority, the discussion regarding bringing a grocery store back to Rangely continued. Town Manager Peter Brixius said they are pursuing two tracks toward accomplishing that goal. The first track is for a member-owned cooperative. Brixius said the town is working[Read More…]
Two Panthers take to the mats at West Grand
RANGELY | Only two Panthers wrestled in the West Grand Invitational, the final action of 2016. One of them wrestled in a championship match and finished as a runner-up. Rangely freshman Tytus Coombs pinned Taylor Powell in the first round in 1:16, then pinned Albert Marquez of Basalt in the[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Why we need to support economic development
Remember those cute squirrels who live in the tree in my yard? Well, they aren’t quite as cute as I thought. Last week my car wouldn’t start. While I was at the office my husband popped open the hood and discovered something surprising: A pile of nutshells. Almond shells, to[Read More…]
Cowboys place three at Warrior Classic in Grand Junction
MEEKER | The Cowboys entered a varsity wrestler in each of the 14 brackets of the Warrior Classic and three placed in the always-competitive pre-Christmas wrestling tournament in Grand Junction last weekend. The Cowboys will open the 2017 portion of the season at the Tournament of Champions in Vernal, Utah.[Read More…]
Community Calendar: December 22, 2016
– The Meeker Library Book Club meets at 1 p.m. the second Monday of each month (excluding holidays). The next meeting will be Jan. 9. All interested readers are welcome. Stop by the Meeker Library for details. – Community ladies are meeting to make grocery bag mats for the homeless.[Read More…]
