Dear Editor: This is an open letter to residents of Rio Blanco County. I would like to ask the residents of Rio Blanco County to allow me to serve one more term as county commissioner.
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Milk Creek Memorials: Look forward but never forget
Letter to the Editor: Women need breast cancer screenings
Dear Editor: In spite of tremendous breakthroughs in diagnosis and treatment, breast cancer remains the most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death for women in the U.S.
Pioneers Medical Center to roll with new oncology, orthopedics
MEEKER I Oncology care and orthopedic services are the two newest healthcare services available in Meeker. “In 2012, our community said oncology and orthopedic care were specialty services they would like to have,” said Ken Harman, CEO of Pioneers Medical Center. “As we built the new facility, we took these[Read More…]
Burri qualifies for state golf tournament Oct. 5-6
MEEKER I Meeker High School senior Nick Burri, who plays on the Rangely High School golf team, qualified for the state meet for a second year in a row. Burri finished fourth in the qualifying regional tournament, and Rangely junior Harrison Heil also played in the tournament, held on the[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: Thanks for support of “Quilts in the Country”
Dear Editor: Meeker’s local P.E.O. Chapter would like to extend a gracious thank you to the community for its support of our fifth annual “Quilts in the Country” Quilt Show and Bake sale held at the Fairfield Center during the Meeker Classic Sheepdog Trials.
Prescribed burn slated for Aldrich Lakes area
MEEKER I The Blanco Ranger District of the White River National Forest plans to conduct a prescribed burn in the Aldrich Lakes area, a 1,200-acre area roughly 19 miles northeast of Meeker and 19 miles south of Craig on National Forest system lands and adjoining private lands in Rio Blanco[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: Conservation districts thank BLM for horse gather
Dear Editor: The wild horse gather in the West Douglas Herd Area, despite an attempt through a lawsuit to stop the gather, was completed between Sept. 16 and Sept. 24.
CNCC Volleyball…
MHS volleyball tops Hotchkiss
MEEKER I The Meeker High School girls’ volleyball team had a great victory against Hotchkiss on Saturday as they beat the Bulldogs in three straight games, 25-19, 25-17, and 25-12.
Letter to the Editor: How will we obtain broadband?
Dear Editor: I see the fiber optic lines are currently being installed in Rangely (and Meeker).
RBCHS celebrates local hunting heritage
MEEKER I The Rio Blanco County Historical Society believes that Rio Blanco County thrives by celebrating its heritage roots. At 1 p.m. on Sunday, the society will honor the county’s hunting heritage, and the public is invited. The celebration will be held at the Old West Heritage Culture Center, 517[Read More…]
