Almost 60 friends and family members gathered in the Mountain Valley Bank community room on Sept. 3, 2016, for a surprise 50th wedding anniversary party for Art and Lila Cox of Meeker. Their actual anniversary will be celebrated Oct. 18, so the surprise party was a complete success. Photo by[Read More…]
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Federal civil suit filed against Meeker Housing Authority
Meeker I A federal civil suit was filed in U.S. District Court in Denver on Tuesday against the Meeker Housing Authority (MHA). Three disabled residents of a subsidized housing complex in Meeker claim recently changed MHA rules prohibiting companion service animals are a violation of their civil rights.
Letter to the Editor: Dangerous Donald Trump
Dear Editor: Dangerous Donald Trump might be a threat to our viability. He could try to assume dictatorial powers and abolish the Constitution, Congress, and the Supreme Court. Some of his supporters are far right extremists. His candidacy is reminiscent of the Fascists in Germany, Italy, and Japan during[Read More…]
Community Calendar
Punt, Pass & Kick 10 a.m. at the Sixth Street Field. Youth 6-15 are invited to compete in this free national skills competition. Call 878-3403 or visit us online at meekerrecdistrict.com. The 2016 Annual Craft & Gift Show will be Friday, Nov. 4 from 4–8 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 5[Read More…]
Youth football …
The Rangely Youth Football team will host Union Grey in a home game this Saturday at Rangely High School, 234 Jones Ave. The third/fourth grade team will play at 10 a.m. and the fifth/sixth grade team will play at noon.
Panther football team wins second game of the season
By Bobby Gutierrez [email protected] Rangely I After a 42-18 pounding of the Del Norte Tigers last Friday, the Rangely High School football team is now 2-0 and they will play another home game on Yaeger Field, this Friday at 7 p.m. “We are young but sure don’t play like it,”[Read More…]
One Craig Station power plant to be retired in 2025
RBC I The owners of the Craig Station power plant, including PacifiCorp, Platte River Power Authority, Salt River Project, Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association and Public Service Company of Colorado, a subsidiary of Xcel Energy, have reached an agreement with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, U.S. Environmental[Read More…]
Rangely Development Agency considering tax incentives to entice growth
RANGELY | The Rangely Development Agency (RDA) is moving forward with an ambitious plan to diversify the local economy while supporting the needs of CNCC. The proposal for the multi-faceted development includes providing tax incentives to a potential developer. However, the proposal must first be approved by the local special[Read More…]
Mystery Plane …
Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District Manager Alden VandenBrink had an unusual telephone request a few weeks ago from a pilot wondering if there were any restrictions on Kenney Reservoir for landing a seaplane. The caller said he had business to do in Rangely. VandenBrink told him there were no restrictions[Read More…]
Forest Service issues temporary closure for Lost Solar Fire area
RBC I As of Wednesday morning, the Blanco Ranger District issued a temporary area closure order for the Lost Solar Fire area in the Flat Tops Wilderness. The lightning-caused fire has grown to approximately 4,500 acres since it started Aug. 8 and is burning in mixed conifer and aspen and[Read More…]
69th Anniversary …
Family and friends want to wish Bob and Phyllis Fairchild a happy 69th anniversary. They were married Sept. 17, 1947, in Hutchison, Kan. In the years that followed they moved to Rangely, Colo., raised their two sons, Rob and Bryan, who went on to marry their two awesome daughters-in-law and[Read More…]
Cowboys slay visiting Dragons 36-20
MEEKER I “It was a nice home opener for us,” Meeker head football coach Shane Phelan said about his team’s 36-20, non-league victory over the Holyoke Dragons on their brand new field in Starbuck Stadium. “The kids were excited to play on the new field and in front of their[Read More…]
