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Rio Blanco County on Patrol
RBC I The following information is a weekly review of the calls for service reported to the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office. If you have any questions or would like an explanation of the call types listed please comment on our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/RioBlancoCountySheriffsOffice). We will not release any information[Read More…]
Rangely Community Gardens gears up for next growing season
RANGELY I If this spring is any indication, Rangely Community Gardens organizers will continue building on a sturdy foundation of gardening and community involvement.
Rangely boys’ track team takes first, girls finish third at meet
RANGELY I After many weeks on the road, the Rangely High School track teams were able to run on a familiar track again as they hosted the Rangely Panther Invitational.
Letter to the Editor: Thanks from RBC Road and Bridge crew
Dear Editor: We would like to thank the Masonic Lodge for doing such a great job of picking up the litter along the roadside on County Road 8 between mile posts 2 and 4.
MHS principal candidates set for interviews this Monday
MEEKER I Meeker School Superintendent Mark Meyer announced Tuesday that the three finalists for the Meeker High School principal position will be interviewed Monday, and one of the three is Meeker High School Athletic Director Brett Steinacher.
Highway 13 crash traps pregnant woman; mother, baby doing well
MEEKER I On Friday at about 3 p.m., a rainy and slushy spring storm asserted itself, allegedly causing a medium-sized SUV to leave the road and roll over into a deep ravine on the side of Highway 13, just south of Meeker. Of the two occupants, a pregnant woman was[Read More…]
Road possible to fight area coal fire
RBC I The Bureau of Land Management is working closely with the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety to extinguish a coal seam fire burning in the long-abandoned Black Diamond Mine above Meeker.
All-inclusive MHS prom set Saturday at Fairfield Center
RBC I The 2015 Meeker High School Junior/Senior Prom is an all-inclusive event beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday and running until 1 a.m. on Sunday at the Freeman E. Fairfield Center in downtown Meeker.
After-Prom Party…
There will be a free After-Prom Party at the Meeker Recreation Center following the Meeker High School Junior/Senior Prom on Saturday. Doors open at midnight and close at 1:45 a.m. with festivities running until 3 a.m. There will be no entry or re-entry allowed after 1:45 a.m. All Meeker High[Read More…]
IOOF building turns 118, celebrates year on National Register
Reprinted from the May 1, 1897 edition of the Meeker Herald MEEKER I Last Monday was a great day for Meeker Odd Fellows, as it will mark an important epoch in the history of the local society. The day was the 78th anniversary of the establishment of the fraternal order[Read More…]
From My Window: Eggs have great uses; incentives good for business; IOOF and quakes
I was looking out my window and everything I looked at appeared scrambled. Then I looked again and realized that the window I looked at was filthy from the wind and rain storm last week and not only couldn’t I see out my windows at home, but the windows on[Read More…]
