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Incidence calls down at dispatch

RBC I The good news is that the number of incident reports called into the Rio Blanco County Communications Center was down a good percentage in 2012 over the numbers in 2011.

Panthers ready for regional meet in Battle Mtn.

RANGELY I The Panther track team traveled to Battle Mountain on Saturday for the final meet of the regular season, returning with several top placers and personal bests, in preparation for the state qualifying regional meet Saturday at Grand Junction’s Stocker Stadium.

Keep a steady hand …

Class 3A Bayfield High School (BHS) senior Jennifer Phelps listens to final instructions from Colorado Northwestern Community College head coach April Sanchez (seated, right) before putting pen to paper on a national letter of intent Monday afternoon in the BHS cafetorium to play volleyball for the Spartans this fall.

Tipton pushes local forest control

RBC I Rep. Scott Tipton (CO-03) stressed the need for increased state and local involvement to help address the hazardous condition of forests on federal lands during a Western Caucus field hearing that took place Thursday at the Colorado State Capitol.

Quigg Newton Award…

Meeker High School Principal Jeremy Voytko, left, presents the Quigg Newton Award to Amanda Kendall and Lathrop Hughes.

RBC Days Gone By…

EDITOR’S NOTE: In tribute to Mothers Day, which is Sunday, we are reprinting this poem by Ann H. McAdow. The original appeared in the Meeker Herald on May 22, 1897. It says just about all that can be said.

RMS science fair…

The Rangely Middle School Science Fair, held in the Rangely Junior-Senior High School commons area on May 2, featured dozens of entries from sixth through eighth graders.