RBC I Colorado Parks and Wildlife managers in the state’s Northwest Region say the most recent blast of snow and frigid temperatures has created conditions similar to some of the most extreme winters in the state during the past 35 years.
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SBA’s Emerging Leaders program open to state entrepreneurs
RBC I The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Emerging Leaders executive-level training series is launching in Colorado and 50 other cities and communities across the country this year.
January was STEM month at MES library
MEEKER I January was Library Month at Meeker Elementary School, utilizing the theme of “robots.” The students were invited to make and bring a robot to the library. By the end of the month, 111 robots took over the MES library.
Andy Key runs for Rangely board: To represent people
RANGELY I This spring, voters in Rangely will chose from a field of 10 candidates to fill three open positions on the Rangely Town Board of Trustees. Vying for one of those positions is 29-year-old Rangely native Andy Key.
From the Superintendent: Understanding dynamics of Colorado school funding
MEEKER I As the 2016 legislative session begins, funding for school finance will once again take center stage. For the Meeker School District, multiple programs and offerings have been cut over the past several years in response to the declining investment Colorado is making in K-12 education.
Letter to the Editor: Meeker Education Foundation benefit a success
Dear Editor: We want to thank the parents, grandparents, teachers and community members for filling the Fairfield Center in Meeker in support of our kids and the Meeker schools on Sunday, Jan. 31. They combined to make MEF’s second annual benefit a great success.
Pinewood Derby…
The 2016 Rangely Pinewood Derby for Cub Scout packs No. 189 and 191 was held Jan. 27 at the Rangely Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. There were 16 excited Cub Scouts who participated in this year’s races. Each boy raced his car in 14 races to determine the[Read More…]
County ranch sells for $9 million
RBC I An 18-mile span of land on the White River between Rangely and Meeker was recently brokered by Hall and Hall and sold for $9.5 million. The Wyatt Ranches’ White River Division, a large, established year-round cow/calf operation on approximately 137 total acres, includes roughly 11,870 deeded acres and[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: In defense of entrance to justice center; people so rude
Dear Editor: I would like to express my disappointment with the residents of Meeker regarding their criticism of the front entrance of the justice center.
The CNCC Lady Spartans softball team ranked No. 6 in the nation
RBC I The women’s softball team at Colorado Northwestern Community College in Rangely is off to a great start, entering last week as the No. 6 team in the nation through the National Junior College Athletic Association.
Barone 8th graders victorious…
Meeker’s Barone Middle School eighth-grade girls played a round robin for their final games due to teams not bringing enough A and B teams. The A team lost one game all season. Unfortunately it was in the round robin. The B team won all and received the trophy. The Barone[Read More…]
Federal, state agencies tell county stockgrowers what 2016 holds; commissioners offer updates
RBC I Saturday afternoon brought together livestock producers, elected officials and government representatives for the annual meeting of the Rio Blanco County Stockgrowers.
