WASHINGTON, D.C. I The Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA) announced Tuesday it will alter its “40-mile rule” to improve access to health care for veterans living in rural areas.
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Man dies from gunshot wound
RANGELY I A Rangely area man died following an accidental gunshot wound Thursday afternoon, according to the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office.
Rangely memorial blood drive Friday
RANGELY I Each year has something to teach Ian and Kathy Kottenstette.
Superintendent interviews Friday
MEEKER I The two candidates wishing to become superintendent of the Meeker School District will be in Meeker Friday for interviews with six school-related groups and the Meeker School Board.
Rangely and Meeker to hold Easter egg hunts
RBC I There will be Easter egg hunts for the kids in Meeker and Rangely on Saturday, with the two main events starting at 10 a.m.
New Pioneers Medical Center slated for opening in June
MEEKER I Just a year ago, Pioneers Medical Center (PMC) broke ground on its new 89,000-square-foot healthcare facility east of Meeker. The new $47 million medical building will house a Level IV trauma emergency department, critical access hospital, rural health clinic, long-term skilled nursing facility and several supporting ancillary departments.
Classifieds: April 2, 2015
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Deferred sentence given to woman in Meeker fraud case
MEEKER I On Friday, Kristina Ann Lopez, 23, one of two females who allegedly misrepresented themselves as relatives of Meeker residents in December while claiming to be selling magazines to fund a volleyball team’s trip to Florida, pleaded guilty to “theft of an at-risk victim,” a class 5 felony, but[Read More…]
Deadline for limited hunting licenses in the state will be April 7
RBC I Colorado Parks and Wildlife is reminding hunters that the application deadline for the 2015 limited license draw is April 7, and now is the time to start preparing.
Prescribed burns set for 25 miles SW of Meeker
MEEKER I Fire managers from the Northwest Colorado Fire Management Unit are planning to burn 550 acres of sagebrush in the next couple of weeks if weather and air quality conditions are favorable.
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Rangely Council seeks folks to fill council seat
RANGELY I The Rangely Town Council met Tuesday for a variety of topics, including accepting the resignation of the mayor pro tem, planning how that vacancy will be filled, hearing updates from several departments and approving several changes to the West Rangely Subdivision.
