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CNCC Spartan horse show team enjoys good performances
RBC I The Colorado Northwestern Community College Horse Show Team fared well individually and as a team when it traveled to the IHSA Show on Feb. 14-15 in Billings, Mont.
CNCC paleontology experiences to get off the ground with summer classes
RANGELY I Since it is situated adjacent to Dinosaur National Monument and surrounded by the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway, the fact that the area around Colorado Northwestern Community College (CNCC) is proving rich in fossils should come as no surprise.
Obituary: Faron Victor Wilkins
Faron Victor Wilkins passed away Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015, at his home in Vernal, Utah, on his 89th birthday, surrounded by family, after a valiant struggle with congestive heart failure.
HopeWest CEO honored
MEEKER I Christy Whitney, President and CEO of HopeWest, a Colorado non-profit hospice and palliative care organization, was recently honored with the Community Visionary Award from the Grand Junction Chamber of Commerce.
Meeker girls’ basketball team enters regionals as No. 5 seed
MEEKER I Since ending the regular season with an 8-4 league record and finishing sixth in the league standings, the Meeker High School girls’ basketball team had to play two must-win games last week to enter the regional tournament. They did what they needed.
County jobless rate stays steady
RBC I The Rio Blanco County unemployment rate remained at a steady 3.2 percent in December, unchanged since the November rate and 1.1 percent lower than in December 2013.
From My Window… Two years happily at home in Meeker; Congrats to T.J.
At the end of this week, I will have lived in Rio Blanco for two years exactly. It has been an interesting time, filled with challenges, boo-boos, successes, good news, bad news, good friends, some not-so-good friends, interesting news, depressing news, hot weather, cold weather and weather that is just[Read More…]
Obituary: Beverly J. Shaw
Beverly J. Shaw was born on April 8, 1927, on the old Brown Ranch up Rifle Creek near Rifle, Colo., to Delbert William and Annie Lee (Moore) Johnson. She was the 10th child and the fifth daughter along with five sons. At the age of four, Beverly’s family moved to[Read More…]
Meeker youth wrestling registration Friday
MEEKER I The Meeker Community Youth Wrestling club will register wrestlers pre-K through sixth grade on Friday, March 6 at 6 p.m., at the high school cafeteria. Practice starts March 9 at 6 p.m. and the Casey Turner Memorial tournament will be held April 25.
Meeker boys still on roll: Win district, still No. 1 seed for regionals
MEEKER I The wins just keep piling up, and with two wins at the district tournament over the weekend, the Meeker High School boys carry the No. 1 District 5 seed into the regional tournament this weekend, two games from being headed to the Colorado Class C State Basketball Tournament[Read More…]
