Helen Fern Church, 88, of Lakeside, Ariz., passed away at Solterra Senior Living on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2014, with family by her side following a brief illness. Helen was born June 3, 1926, in Woodston, Rooks County, Kan., to the late Carl John and Esther Faye (Simons) Liberty. She had[Read More…]
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Bear tranquilized in Meeker…
This bear sow had to be tranquilized the night of Sept. 3 when she was found in a tree in the 500 block of 12th Street in Meeker.
Historic school tour…
Participants of the Historic Schools Upper White River tour group take a break at Trappers Lake after visiting the original Buford School last week.
MACC picks auditorium
MEEKER I The Meeker Arts and Cultural Council will meet Monday at 6:30 p.m. at the Meeker United Methodist Church’s Elbert Hall.
Heritage and agri-tourism keys to Rio Blanco’s future
RBC I Have you noticed? One formerly viable and essential Meeker downtown business has failed and closed. Rumors of others struggling are rampant. Main Street is often sparsely populated with vehicles, and businesses are often nearly devoid of customers.
Obituary: Michael Steven Gilson
Michael Steven Gilson, 60, passed away in Rangely, Colo., Sunday, Sept. 21, 2014.
RHS volleyball wins one, drops one
RANGELY I The Rangely High School girls’ volleyball team showed great improvement this past week, beating Plateau Valley in three games, a match that took them five games to win earlier in the year. The team also played an extremely exciting game three with Cedaredge on Saturday.
Young gardeners enjoy autumn…
Children are invited to the Rangely Community Gardens’ free Kids Harvest Garden Club on Fridays from 1 to 4 p.m., when they engage in a variety of interactive and imaginative activities like scarecrow building.
Scrub Shirt results
MEEKER I Winners of the ninth annual Scrub Shirt Classic, a 5K walk and run, and a one mile run, sponsored by Pioneers Medical Center are as follows:
Rangely Council looks at road work and memorial
RANGELY I The Rangely Town Council met for a quick meeting Sept. 23 to discuss several ongoing and upcoming projects ranging from road repairs to the new Veterans Memorial and fire suppression systems.
WRBM weight room open; pool repaired
RANGELY I Employees used a five-day Western Rio Blanco Metropolitan (WRBM) Recreation Center closure last month to complete pool repairs and prepare the building’s new addition, a 1,600-square-foot weight room, for opening.
From My Window: Colors changing; Fall Festival a success; election ads depressing
It was a tough weekend behind us without the Broncos. Thank God for the Fall Festival on Saturday to ensure that something was going on to kill the boredom after a summer filled with what seems like a major event every weekend. But this weekend, there was no Bronco game[Read More…]
