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Update given on MHS auditorium project
MEEKER I At the request of the Meeker Board of Education, Bob Amick, a representative of the Meeker Arts and Cultural Council (MACC) and technical director for the Meeker High School Drama Club, gave the board an update on the high school auditorium stage renovation project March 17. The MACC[Read More…]
RHS Prom tickets on sale Monday
RANGELY I Tickets for the Rangely High School Junior/Senior Prom will go on sale Monday. The prom will be held April 11 at the Rangely Junior/Senior High School auditorium.
Letter to the Editor: County planning for oil and gas future
Dear Editor: The West Slope Colorado Oil & Gas Association counts Rio Blanco County among the most business and industry friendly places in Colorado. This fact is important because recent discoveries of natural gas in the Niabrara and Mancos Shales, on top of the already well known robust energy reserves[Read More…]
One Person’s Opinion: Sportsmen’s bill may open public lands
RBC I U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, was hunting Barbary sheep in the southeastern part of his state a few weeks ago, and had a stark reminder of a problem he’s trying to fix with a bipartisan sportsmen’s bill.
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Obituary: Kennith Dotson
Kennith “Ken” L. Dotson passed away on Monday, March 6, 2015. He is survived by: his wife, June; his daughter, Georgann (David) Prosser; a son, Kevin (Tracy) Dotson; grandsons, KC Prosser and Kevin Dotson II; granddaughter Kandis; two great-grandchildren, Famous and Emberlyn; and a sister, Nadine Plumley Dotson.
Middle school wrestlers end season; Meeker and Rangely each place four
RBC I On the first Saturday of their spring break, many Rio Blanco County middle school wrestlers competed in the final tournament of the regular season in Meeker and many placed. Rangely entered nine grapplers and placed four. Meeker entered 14 wrestlers and placed four as well.
GUEST OPINION: Federal lands should revert to the states
RBC I For more than a century the western United States has engaged in a debate over federal control of Western lands. This debate, which started early in the 1880s, gained popularity during the 1970s and ‘80s, when President Ronald Reagan declared himself a member of the Sagebrush Rebellion, a[Read More…]
Rifle airfield gets huge aerial firefighting center
RIFLE I The Division of Fire Prevention and Control (DFPC) presented its recommendations and selection of Rifle-Garfield County Airport to Gov. John Hickenlooper as host community for the Center of Excellence for Advanced Technology Aerial Firefighting.
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Obituary: Tayler Allen Keith Slaugh
Tayler Allen Keith Slaugh, a beloved son, grandson, brother and friend, died as a result of an automobile accident on Saturday, March 14, 2015, near Meeker, Colo. He was 19. A celebration of Tayler’s life was held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 21, 2015, at the 4-H Building in[Read More…]
