MEEKER I Barone Middle School eighth-grader Eli Hanks was the only Cowboy to win a gold medal in the Carl Ramunno Memorial wrestling tournament held Saturday in Steamboat Springs.
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Barone team wins area competition
MEEKER I On Feb. 28, students from Barone Middle School traveled to Grand Junction to compete in the Western Slope MathCounts competition, emerging as champions in the team competition and placing highly as individuals.
MSD looks at salaries, evaluations
MEEKER I The Meeker Board of Education took a look at teacher salary comparisons following a two-hour executive session to finalize evaluations of district Superintendent Mark Meyer and BOCES Executive Director Teresa Schott of Rangely on March 3.
WREA donates $26,800 to three Meeker entities
MEEKER I White River Electric Association successfully obtained matching donation grants to assist the Meeker School District, Pioneers Healthcare Foundation and the Rio Blanco County Historical Society.
Cribbage tournament Saturday in Rangely at Rangely Elks Club
RANGELY | The annual Carl Rector Memorial Cribbage tournament, sponsored by Silver Sage RV Park, will be held Saturday at 9 a.m. at the Elks 1907 BPOE (633 East Main) in Rangely. Players will be able to sign up on-site. The entry fee includes lunch. All proceeds benefit the Elks[Read More…]
Rangely’s hospital looking at $1 million in cutbacks
RANGELY I Rangely District Hospital is planning a public meeting for the third week of March to discuss budget cuts and the possible impact of those cuts on the community.
Obituary: Charles William ‘Chuck’ Stockman
Charles William “Chuck” Stockman of Clifton, Colo., fell asleep in death on Friday, Feb. 27, 2015. He was 59 years of age.
Obituary: Lyle Clinton Ottosen
On March 8, 1946, Lyle Clinton Ottosen was born at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction, Colo., to Byron and Vera Ottosen. He was raised on a ranch three miles west of Meeker.
Chautauqua show revives past, brings Black History Month to life
RANGELY I As he spoke, there were moments I forgot he wasn’t Civil War-era abolitionist Frederick Douglass. It shouldn’t have been hard to remember. The modern-day camera resting comfortably in my hands, the iPhone app recording his words should have been reminder enough. There were anachronisms, too, like the wireless[Read More…]
Meeker Young Timers meet Friday at Mexican House
MEEKER | The Meeker Young Timers will hold their next meeting on Friday at the Mexican House restaurant in Meeker. A group of younger adults and those “young at heart” who are interested in networking, meeting new people and discussing how to liven Meeker up, will meet for a social[Read More…]
Rangely racquetball…
From My Window… Kindler thinks of team first; busy season starts; Peyton’s chances
Over the course of my career, I have written a lot of sports stories about a wide variety of athletic teams from junior high and high schools and for college and university teams as well as the Denver Broncos.
