Helicopter pilot J.T. Theis of Vale, Ore., flies toward Meeker Airport, sliding between the moon and the horizon as he flies a helicopter owned by Hillcrest Aircraft Co. of Lewiston, Idaho on Saturday.
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BLM holds youth hike
MEEKER I The Bureau of Land Management led local kids ages 9 to 11 from the East Rio Blanco Meeker Recreation Center on a service-oriented adventure May 14 to teach kids stewardship.
Sign up now for Meeker Range Call parade participation
MEEKER | The Meeker Chamber of Commerce is organizing the 128th Annual Meeker Range Call Fourth of July Parade, and now is the time to sign up to join in the event.
From My Window… God bless the firefighters; Range Call begins Wednesday
Smoke to the left of us, smoke to the right of us; smoke all around us. That seems to be the battle cry for the past two weeks for those of us in Rio Blanco County. Thank God for the firefighters!
Two finalists for Rangely superintendent…
RANGELY | Two finalists for the RE-4 superintendent position, vacated when current superintendent Todd Cordrey resigned last month, completed presentations and an interview process last week.
Veterans’ memorial…
Tony Clausen of Craig and Doug McDow of Meeker, representing Luke Renninger Log Homes, have been donating time to help erect the pedestal that will hold the Rio Blanco County Veterans Memorial statue on the county courthouse lawn.
Wrestler, author in Meeker on Friday
MEEKER I Author Ray Coca will be in Meeker on Friday for a signing of his published book “Elite U.S. Dream … A Wrestling Story.”
MSD preliminary budget calls for concern, optimism
MEEKER I Meeker School District is one of only three districts statewide that will see a decrease in its per-pupil funding for Fiscal Year 2013-14 (FY14), according to Meeker School District Superintendent Susan Goettel.
Meeker earns glowing audit report
MEEKER I The independent audit of how the Town of Meeker is run financially shows a town that continues to have a large cash carryover and is being well run by town officials, notably the town administrator and town clerk.
Classifieds: June 27, 2013
Classifieds: June 27, 2013
K Bar T has colorful past
MEEKER I The view alone is worth the trip up the White River from Meeker. Add the history of the ranches along the way and the area is unlike any other. From the homesteaded land, families, schools and stories above where the river forks to the north and south, down[Read More…]
County accepts old Meeker school; future use uncertain
MEEKER I The Rio Blanco County commissioners voted unanimously Monday to accept possession of the downtown Meeker property known as the old Meeker elementary school, but they made it clear that the building is not automatically going to be demolished in favor of the new county justice center.
