MEEKER I Matrix Oil Company is working with the town and county to obtain approval to drill a well on Sulphur Creek. The drilling rig will take two weeks to be installed, and completion is expected at the end of May.
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Armed robbery at Rangely Pharmacy
RANGELY I A local teenager who allegedly robbed the Rangely Pharmacy Monday morning was taken into custody later that day, following a brief foot pursuit.
MVB bank robber gives up
MEEKER I “He looked like a regular customer,” Mountain Valley Bank president Tawny Halandras said in reference to Jock Waylon Thacker, who was arrested April 12 and is being charged with robbery and theft of the local bank.
Kickoff of 2012 summer job hunt
RBC I Today, the Department of Labor and Employment announced the official start of the 2012 Governor’s Summer Job Hunt.
Rangely 4-H Panther Country
RANGELY I The Rangely Panther Country 4-H Club met for the second time this year on March 29, 2012, at the Rangely Annex Building with 12 members in attendance.
Boys of spring …
The Rangely Panther baseball team won two games last week, defeating Eagle Valley and Rifle, both at home.
Marvelous Mutts report
MEEKER I This is our monthly Marvelous Mutts report.
What is the purpose of Rangely’s proposed mill levy?
RANGELY I What is the purpose of the mill levy? The purpose of the mill levy is to provide funding for school district sports and activities. The school district’s budget has been significantly cut over the past five years as the state struggled to balance its budget.
RHS tracksters earn PRs
RANGELY I This last weekend was filled with personal records for the Rangely High Panthers track and field team. The team traveled early Saturday morning to Stocker Stadium in Grand Junction to participate in the Frank Woodburn Invitational hosted by Palisade High School.
Obituary: Joe and Pinkie Spence
Joseph Brown (Joe) Spence was born July 4, 1925, in Meeker, Colo., to Joseph Wert Spence and Jennie Mary Brown Spence. Joe spent his childhood in Meeker on the family ranch. His father was a rancher and an entrepreneur and his mother was a school teacher. Leila May (Pinkie) Spence[Read More…]
Meeker Locals
April 15 is usually Tax Day. This year it falls on Sunday, and Emancipation Day falls on Monday, April 16 (only in Washington, D.C., because all those government workers really need another day off). That said, this year you have two whole extra days to procrastinate! Taxes must be filed[Read More…]
Time to make your ornaments
MEEKER I While the tree that will become the 2012 Capitol Christmas Tree soaks up the Colorado sunshine in the White River National Forest, the humans involved in the project are busy making plans for decorating the tree and celebrating its journey from Colorado to Washington. Coloradans will be responsible[Read More…]
