Members of the 2013 Meeker High School homecoming royalty are, from left: freshman Sheridan Harvey, freshman Maggie Phelan, junior homecoming queen Sydney Hughes, senior homecoming king Justin Giao, senior Emily Kohls and junior Joe Newman. The royalty was named during halftime of the Meeker-Cedaredge boys’ football game on Friday.
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Search and rescue sent out twice
RBC I The Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday that the county’s search and rescue team has been deployed twice on back-county missions in the past week. Both calls were to the area of the Buford-New Castle Road and the intersection of county roads 10 and 17.
From My Window… Just what does the Community Center Task Force want?
I was recently given a copy of the ballot initiatives sought by the Meeker Community Center Task Force to be placed on the November ballot.
RHS volleyball hosts Meeker for parent night
RANGELY I The Rangely volleyball team will host Meeker on Friday night in a league rematch and then travel to Paonia to take on the current league leaders.
60th anniversary…
Family and friends of Kennith and June Dotson of Rangely would like to congratulate them on their 60th wedding anniversary.
Open Medicare enrollment Friday in Rangely
RANGELY I Open enrollment in Medicare will be held Oct. 15 through Dec. 7 in Rangely, and representative Betsy Packer will be in Rangely on Friday at the Radino Center to meet with those who have questions, need more information or want to enroll.
Community helps with trees
RANGELY I As Rangely resident Barb Chism, her family and their friends gathered on Grand Avenue on Oct. 4, the morning after an early fall snowstorm wreaked havoc on the area’s trees and power system, their goal was simple: to get the Chism’s yard cleaned up, then move on to[Read More…]
Classifieds: Oct. 17, 2013
Classifieds: Oct. 17, 2013
Girl Scouts seek members, volunteers
MEEKER | The Girl Scouts of America in Meeker is still accepting applications for girls and volunteers.
Tony Seely: The importance of our nation’s veterans
EDITOR’S NOTE: Meeker native Tony Seely, a retired U.S. Air Force colonel, gave this speech on July 4, 2013, during the dedication of the Rio Blanco County Veterans Memorial on the front lawn of the Rio Blanco County Courthouse in Meeker. As we approach Veterans Day on Nov. 11, we[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: Enough is enough
Dear Editor: While hunting in the upper White River area, we noticed new signs on all the forest service campgrounds. These campgrounds are all now closed due to the government shutdown. Really?
Crossing the country…
Results were not available for the Aspen cross country meet on Saturday but several runners from Meeker and Rangely competed, including Rio Blanco County’s best: seniors Caleb Lange of Meeker and Tanner Nielsen of Rangely.
