MEEKER I The trustees of Meeker School District RE-1 (MSD) finalized the four-day school week calendar for FY 2014-15, received financial support from special taxing districts, made a $70,000 cut to the Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) and plans to make another 10 percent in cuts where they can.[Read More…]
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Special permit given…
In separate meetings during April, the Rio Blanco County Planning Board and County Commissioners approved a conditional-use permit for The Friends of the Tank, the group that initiated a Kickstarter campaign last March to raise more than $46,000 for an unused water tank west of Rangely to become an educational[Read More…]
141 degrees awarded at CNCC
RANGELY I The 2014 CNCC Commencement was held on the CNCC Rangely Campus on Saturday. Including the Rangely and Craig campuses and service areas, CNCC had 141 students awarded degrees with 86 students walking on stage to receive their diplomas.
Chamber celebrates Small Business Week
MEEKER | The Meeker Chamber of Commerce is celebrating National Small Business Week by saying, “Thank You for Choosing Meeker.” The chamber is thanking and celebrating Meeker’s small business owners during National Small Business Week (this week) with a free lunch on Friday with the Small Business Development Center.
Four Panthers qualify for state track and field meet
RANGELY I The Rangely High School Panther track team qualified four athletes for the 2014 Colorado State Track and Field Championships, which start today in Jefferson County Stadium in Denver.
Cowboy sprinters fastest in west; relays break school records
MEEKER I T.J. Shelton and Halle Ahrens were the fastest 2A sprinters on the Western Slope and they will now, along with 20 of their teammates, compete in the 2014 Colorado State Track and Field Championships, with all five divisions running, jumping and throwing in Jefferson County Stadium in Denver,[Read More…]
Meeker home demolished after ‘hot’ uranium ore found inside
MEEKER I An old home at 1189 Park St. in Meeker was torn down by the Environmental Protection Agency on Friday and Saturday after raw uranium ore was found in the home, where officials believe it may have been stored for up to 35 years. Apparently, Fred Johnson, who lived[Read More…]
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Free lunch held for Meeker small businesses
MEEKER I The Meeker Chamber of Commerce is celebrating National Small Business Week by saying, “Thank You for Choosing Meeker.”
Meeker wrestlers crown five champions
MEEKER I “We had a long season and continued to improve each week and wrestle tough; I am very proud of all of our kids,” Meeker Community Wrestling Club coach Carl Padilla said of the youth wrestling team.
Rangely wrestlers end season strong in Parachute
RANGELY I Twenty-eight youth wrestlers from Rangely competed in the final tournament of the season in Parachute on Saturday, and more than half placed in the top four of their brackets, including three champions.
Dinosaur Monument opens backcountry campgrounds
DINOSAUR I Mark Foust, acting superintendent at Dinosaur National Monument, announced that the two backcountry campsites at Ely Creek, located along the Jones Hole Trail, are now open in Dinosaur National Monument.
