RBC I As we head towards 2015, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is suggesting another type of New Year’s resolution for Coloradans: experience the byways!
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WREA announces bill credit
MEEKER I The White River Electric Association Board of Directors approved a December 2014 bill credit for all WREA electric accounts.
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MHS girls fall in cage test with Olathe
MEEKER I One day before the Christmas break, the Meeker High School girls’ basketball team played the 2A Olathe Pirates on their home court and lost 44-37. Meeker will come back in 2015 and host Cedaredge on Jan. 9, then host Paonia on Saturday, Jan. 10.
Obituary: Lawrence M. Allred
Lawrence McKenzie Allred, 95, passed away Monday, Dec. 8, 2014, in his sleep. He was born Sept. 30, 1919, to Albert and Helen Marie Redden Allred in Vernal, Utah.
Guest Editorial: Opinions differ widely on the future of natural gas in country
RBC I The wide-scale deployment of hydraulic fracturing, the technique of blasting water and chemicals into the ground to release trapped hydrocarbons, has, over the last decade, vaulted the U.S. into the position of leading natural gas producer in the world.
Sheriff Woodruff gets Purple Heart for knife incident
RBC I Rio Blanco County Sheriff Si Woodruff was awarded the Purple Heart by the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office Saturday in recognition of his on-duty stab wound to the abdomen sustained in Meeker in August.
22 young basketball players from Rangely hone their skills in Vernal
RANGELY I Children shift from foot to foot, waiting their turn. Arranged in a meandering formation behind the free throw line, they watch closely as a small girl makes a basket just before the next player in line shoots a perfect free throw.
Campground hosts sought
RBC I Colorado Parks and Wildlife is now accepting resident host applications for a variety of locations for the 2015 season.
USDA wants rural applications for broadband
RBC I USDA Rural Development State Director Trudy Kareus announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is soliciting applications for Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 Community Connect Program grants, providing funds to establish essential broadband services in rural communities where it is currently not available.
Two drug incidents at Barone
MEEKER I Officials at Barone Middle School and the Meeker Police Department both report that there have been two incidents of students bringing non-prescribed prescription narcotics to the school and distributing them to other students. At least one student has been charged and three were hospitalized, but the names of[Read More…]
MHS boys’ basketball undefeated
MEEKER I The Meeker High School boys’ basketball team completed an undefeated pre-season run, beating Olathe handily by a 89-54 score on Friday.
