MEEKER I For an evening of fun and to take in some local Meeker talent, the Meeker Police Department and White River Electric Association will be holding an Elk Bugling and Camouflage Contest this evening featuring first- through fifth-grade students from Meeker Elementary School.
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More than 300 raise funds at ‘Night at Hogwarts’ event
RANGELY I When the Preciados commit to something, they go all out. Like last Halloween, when mother Marisela and father Jose dressed up as Minnie and Mickey Mouse before taking their kids, 8-year-old Xavier and 6-year-old Jasmine, out trick-or-treating. Or this Halloween, when the whole family will dress up as[Read More…]
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Letter to the Editor: RBC commissioners support broadband
Dear Editor: Modern communication, whether by radio, phone or the Internet, is a major part of our lives. In my lifetime. we have gone from writing letters confirming meeting dates weeks or even months down the road to instantly setting up face-to-face meetings a few minutes ahead of time.
Rangely churches to host educational Protestant Reformation Faire for families and children Nov. 1
RANGELY I Nearly 500 years ago, Martin Luther nailed “The Ninety-Five Theses,” a disputation of certain practices within the Roman Catholic Church, to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany.
Owners of Meeker taxidermy keep up Halloween tradition
MEEKER I It’s creepy. And it keeps getting creepier. Such is the Halloween tradition at Antler Taxidermy in Meeker for the past 34 years, and, according to owner Donna Wille, “it will likely continue for many years as me and my husband, Bill, truly enjoy Halloween and its scary, gory,[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: Meeker town trustees back broadband measure
Dear Editor: This is an open letter to the voters of Rio Blanco County, the Town of Meeker Board of Trustees is in support of the ballot issue to exempt Rio Blanco County from SB05-152.
Elks vice president…
Recently, Rangely Elks Lodge No. 1907 hosted new District Deputy Kirk Biesemeyer. On Oct. 16, the lodge hosted Elks First Vice President Tom Fraker and his wife, Debi.
Park Service has seasonal law enforcement academy at CNCC
RBC I Jennifer Walgrave, coordinator of the Seasonal Law Enforcement Training Program, announced Monday that the National Park Service academy is ready to show off its new home on the Colorado Northwestern Community College campus in Rangely.
Letter to the Editor: In support of mill levy override
Dear Editor: I am going to vote for 3A on this year’s ballot. It is definitely not because I think it is a perfect solution, but because I think that if we don’t fund our schools right now we will have much bigger issues to face and much higher costs[Read More…]
Hunting season brings big benefits to Meeker and Rangely
RBC I The Colorado hunting season officially kicked off Aug. 30 with a five-week archery season, and while there are still more than two months left of various hunting seasons, Rangely and Meeker are prepared to both reap the benefits and face the challenges that hunting brings to the county.
Cross country athletes…
From left to right are: Julia Eskelson of Meeker High School, Austin Russell of Meeker High School and Patrick Scoggins of Rangely High School. All three athletes competed Friday in Delta at the 2A Regional Cross Country meet and all three qualified for the state meet.
