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Letter to the Editor: Right mental health treatment needed at right time
Dear Editor: There is a missing piece in the current Senate Bill 169 on Gov. John Hickenlooper’s Desk: Psychiatric Care.
Obituary: Theodore Gerald ‘Ted’ Bina
Theodore Gerald “Ted” Bina passed away to be with his Lord on May 31, 2016, at the Veterans’ Home in Rifle, Colo. Ted was born Dec.2, 1930, at Devils Lake, N.D., to Peter Paul and Cecilia Lillian (Pesek) Bina. He was the second youngest boy of eight children.
Old Timers’ celebration: oldest attendees
Rockies skills challenge…
Letter to the Editor: Good time had at Old Timers’ dinner
Dear Editor: Hello to all. I just wanted to share with everyone what an enjoyable evening myself, my son and his wife had in Meeker this past Saturday evening as we attended the “Old Timers Dinner.” It was wonderful to visit with so many friends that I don’t get to[Read More…]
Youth cage clinic slated in Rangely
RANGELY I The Rangely boys’ basketball program and Rangely High School head basketball coach Kyle Boydstun invites all Rangely fourth- through sixth-grade athletes to attend the 2016 Basketball Youth Camp, to be held June 13-15.
County GOP holds primary
RBC I Rio Blanco County’s Republican primary ballot, mailed to active Republican voters this week, is an exciting one as there are five contested races on the ballot.
Scoggins fourth overall as Rangely athletes compete in state pentathlon
RANGELY I Four Rangely High School track and field athletes headed to Brighton on May 31 to compete in a pentathlon.
MHS students elect StuCo officers
MEEKER I In one of their last actions before giving way to summer, the underclass student body at Meeker High School elected their Student Council officers for the 2016-2017 school year. They chose to continue the reigns of Madeline Amack as president and Delenn Mobley as treasurer. Also elected were[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: Surprise from Barone StuCo appreciated
Dear Editor: Recently, we attended a Barone Middle School assembly where we presented the Patriot’s Pen Award to Kolbi Franklin. We were asked to remain at the front while the Barone Student Council presented us with an envelope containing proceeds from their sale of refreshments at sporting events during the[Read More…]
From My Window: Congrats MHS seniors: Your biggest challenges still lie ahead
A baby is born. The infant can do no wrong—even if it does No. 2 and it blows out the side of the diaper.




