MEEKER | John and Connie Kelley of Meeker are this week’s “home of” honorees. John is a 16-year resident. Connie has lived here 37 years. They will celebrate their 14th wedding anniversary April 24.
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Nichols family history goes back to the beginning
RBC I Meeker and Rangely history can’t go back much farther then Fred Nichols, the grandfather of Nancy Sullivan.
BMS opens season with three wins
MEEKER I “They wrestled great for not having very many practices in,” Barone Middle School head wrestling coach Lee Overton said about his team’s first performance of the season. “We just have one week of routine practice.”
Sage grouse tours March 18-April 7
RBC | Join a special guided tour to see Greater Sage Grouse perform its elaborate mating dance and learn more about efforts to preserve this important bird of the sagebrush.
Homecoming queen…
Alyssa Mae Magalong of Security/Colorado Springs, a college student and vice-president of student government at CNCC in Rangely, represented Colorado at the Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tenn., this past New Year’s Eve.
Rangely’s Sarah Ward prepares for Boston Marathon
RANGELY I When Colorado Northwestern Community College anatomy and nutrition instructor Sarah Ward ran her third marathon last May and won the women’s division, she knew her time had qualified her for the Boston Marathon.
AGNC supports governor
RBC I Scott McInnis, executive director of the Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado (AGNC), said the organization supports Governor John Hickenlooper in his opposition to a bill that would mandate unionization and collective bargaining for firefighters across the state.
Meeker 4-H Beef Club report
MEEKER I At the first Meeker Beef meeting on Jan. 28, we elected officers and made arrangements for a feeder show and weigh-in on Feb. 24.
Pinewood Derby…
Rangely Cub Scout Packs 189/191 held their Pinewood Derby in February, producing fast cars, huge smiles and excited boys.
YBA Season…
The Meeker Youth basketball program sponsored by the ERBM Recreation and Park District have two fifth- and sixth-grade teams and both played games last Saturday at Meeker Elementary School. Coach Jim Hanks’ team includes Brennan Jensen, Brayden Woodward, Tannen Kennedy and Eli Hanks. In front are Luis Villalpando, Codey Follman,[Read More…]
RBC 4-H beef feeder show held at fairgrounds
RBC I This year’s Beef Feeder Show was held recently at the Meeker Fairgrounds with 17 4-H members participating from Rio Blanco County. Ed Coryell, Trina Smith and Bill Ekstrom spent the morning weighing and tagging 49 steers from 32 4-H members (including four first time beef members) for the[Read More…]
Up and down el Rio Blanco: New editor coming soon
I am excited and thankful to announce that the Rio Blanco Herald Times will have a new editor starting next week when Sean McMahon takes the helm of Rio Blanco County’s oldest business.
