Dear Editor: Rio Blanco County residents and taxpayers: You will soon receive your Tax Notice from the Rio Blanco County Treasurer. Upon receiving your Notice, many of you may have questions and concerns about why your taxes have increased or decreased. Please understand that the value of your property is[Read More…]
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Meeker’s Shelton wins at ToC, is named tourney Outstanding Wrestler
MEEKER I For the second year in a row, Meeker’s three-time defending state champion T.J. Shelton has won the competitive Tournament of Champions, and this year he was also named the Outstanding Wrestler of the tournament.
Lawson third for Panthers at Tourney of Champs; RHS mat men to play host
RANGELY I The Rangely High School Panther wrestling team wrestled in the annual Tournament of Champions in Vernal, Utah, and Panther senior Caleb Lawson finished third in the 160-pound bracket.
Hal Pearce wears three hats with USFS; Meeker native ready to resume normal jobs
RBC I Meeker-area native Hal Pearce currently wears three hats within his duties at the U.S. Forest Service and he is awaiting the day in the “hopefully” not-too-distant future when he only has to fill two hats.
Meeker girls lose in conference cage opener against Cedaredge Bruins
MEEKER I The Meeker High School girls’ basketball team opened the 2016 portion of the season on the road, and will play three games this week, including a home game Friday against Caprock Academy.
RHS girls split weekend games
RANGELY I The Rangely High girls’ basketball team beat Plateau Valley on Friday night and played a very solid Cedaredge team on Saturday, splitting games.
MHS boys lose league basketball opener to Cedaredge Bruins 60-45
MEEKER I The Meeker High boys’ basketball team began its regular league play against a very tough Cedaredge team.
Rangely boys’ basketball team tops Plateau Valley, falls to Bruins
RANGELY I The Rangely High School boys’ basketball team began its regular conference season play with a victory Friday night against a solid Plateau Valley team from Collbran. In the first half, the game went back and forth, and playing on the road added an additional challenge.
Winning on new mat…
Above, Meeker senior Sammy Palmer wasted no time taking his opponent down to his back with a head lock, before locking up a cross-face cradle to pin the wrestler from Grand Valley early in the first period. Palmer and the Cowboys wrestled Grand Valley and 5A Ralston Valley on Jan[Read More…]
Obituary: Jimmy Joseph Bruce
On Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016, Jimmy Joseph Bruce of Meeker, Colo., went home to be with his Savior, Jesus Christ. He passed away from brain cancer at the Hospice Care Center in Grand Junction.
Discounts for joining Rec Center by Jan. 15
MEEKER I Through Jan. 15, the Eastern Rio Blanco Metropolitan Recreation and Park District is offering memberships to the Meeker Recreation Center at greatly reduced prices.
From My Window: Trying to solve nation’s forest and water woes failed; Go Broncos!
Spending more than an hour with Hal Pearce at the Meeker field office of the U.S. Forest Service on Thursday brought about an interesting discussion of the Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the Corps of Engineers and the Fish and Wildlife Service over the years.
