MEEKER | The Meeker Chamber of Commerce would like to invite children and adults of all ages to a special reading and activity session with Skeeter, the Culpepper & Merriweather circus clown, at 10 a.m. on July 10 at the Meeker Public Library.
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LeBlanc clinic…
Former three-time Colorado state champion and four-time Division I All-American Joe LeBlanc demonstrates a “cheap tilt” on defending state champ T.J. Shelton during a free clinic he gave in Meeker on Monday.
Summer jobs tough to find for area teenagers
MEEKER I High school students who want to prepare a nest egg for college or journey into the working world face a real dilemma. When summer rolls around, many high school students tend to look for at least one of two things – fun and/or a job.
County Road & Bridge wins $1 million grant for overlay work on CR 24
RBC I The Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) awarded the Rio Blanco County Road & Bridge Department a $1 million Energy Impact Assistance Fund (EIAF) Tier 2 grant.
Hurricane season…
Twenty-seven Rangely Hurricanes swam in Craig in the annual ABC Meet and participated in 160 events.
Meeker I wins recreational league baseball tournament
MEEKER I With only eight players on the field in the championship game, Meeker I went undefeated in the annual 8-10 Recreational League tournament and won the championship on their home field in Paintbrush Park, finishing the season with an 11-1 record.
First round of aerial spraying complete
RANGELY I The Town of Rangely completed aerial insecticide spraying earlier this week, the first of three rounds scheduled through the summer months.
Rio Blanco Days Gone By
The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago
Bears close national monument …
Several recent sightings of black bears near where visitors travel have caused the closure of two campgrounds at Dinosaur National Monument until further notice. The bears present a danger to visitors, and safety precautions are being taken.
RBC Cup returns to Cedar Ridges Golf Course in Rangely
RBC I “We bought it and then never saw it again, Rangely golfer Linda Gordon said of the Rio Blanco County Cup, a match-play format tournament played between the two golf courses in the county, with the winner displaying “The Cup” and having bragging rights for the next year.
4-H Cleanup…
Members of the Rangely 4-H Club and several of their parents cleaned up a mile of Highway 139 on June 17 as part of the Adopt-A-Highway program.
Meeker Education Foundation sets forum
MEEKER | The Meeker Education Foundation will hold a public forum on school finance July 9 at 7 p.m. at Meeker Town Hall.
