Rhawnie McGruder, a customer service representative with Natural Soda Inc., said she never brings her camera to work but she happened to have it with her on May 29 when she spotted this afternoon funnel cloud, located north-northwest of the Natural Soda office on County Road 31 in Piceance Creek.[Read More…]
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Letter to the Editor: Give old elementary more time
Dear Editor: This is an open letter to the Rio Blanco County commissioners and the Town of Meeker administration.
Home of: Kennith and June Dotson
RANGELY | When June Dotson first visited Rangely in 1960, she hated it and said she never wanted to see the place again. In 1961, she and her husband, Kennith, moved to Rangely and they have been here ever since, loving every minute of it — except in the dead[Read More…]
Preparation…
Meeker head wrestling coach J.C. Watt has been holding practice for middle and high school wrestlers in preparation for upcoming team camps.
Letter to the Editor: 15 minutes in dryer kills Lyme ticks
Dear Editor: Know how to kill ticks? Dry your clothes, then wash them.
Fire season delayed by damp weather
RBC I Usually a delay means something is wrong, but good news arrived with the abundance of precipitation in May, meaning that the fire season in the White River Basin will likely be delayed from the earlier-predicted June start to at least July or August.
All-state baseball…
Rangely High School graduate Tobie Gasper encouraged to run for home base by head coach Paul Fortunato after hitting a home run, was selected to play in the 1A-2A all-state baseball game. The all-state game will be played June 2 at Machebeuf High School in Denver, beginning at 2 p.m.
Dedication…
Taylor Neilson, who will start her senior year at Meeker High School next fall, goes for a layup during a recent practice. Meeker High School head girls’ basketball coach Greg Chintala said his team will play in a tournament June 7-8 in Grand Valley and more than 15 girls have[Read More…]
Teachers: MES has good highs and bad lows
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the third of three stories looking at the results released by TELL Colorado, which surveys teachers in Colorado every two years on specific teaching/preparation conditions at their schools. This week we will look at Meeker Elementary School.
MHS Drama Club’s hilarious “Thoroughly Modern Millie”
MEEKER I The Meeker High School Drama Club and International Thespian Society Troupe 1284’s production of the musical comedy “Thoroughly Modern Millie” was presented on Friday and Saturday at Meeker High School auditorium.
New arrival…
Michael Lavon Block was born to Lavon and Tanara Block of Rangely on April 11, 2013, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction, Colo.
