MEEKER I In recognition of the International Year of Cooperatives, the Colorado House of Representatives presented a tribute to Colorado’s electric co-ops during Co-op Day at the state capitol Monday, Feb. 27.
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Buy Fly …
Rio Blanco County commissioner Shawn Bolton spent the weekend fishing in the annual Buy Fly Whitefish tournament, where nine teams caught and filleted whitefish for the White River Community Fish Fry held in late May or June. High Lonesome Ranch defended their team title and Sable Mountain Outfitters sponsored the[Read More…]
Craftiness…
Rangely 4-H members attended their monthly visit with the Eagle Crest Assisted Living residents March 5.
Rio Blanco County Days Gone By
The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago The taxpayers held their meeting Tuesday and named the following ticket: mayor, Rube Reynolds; trustees, J.M. Hulett, J.E. Rooney and Al Bills. Mr. and Mrs. F.E. Sheridan have reached Los Angeles, and Mrs. S. Is already showing signs of improvement in health as[Read More…]
Dodge ball ….
Players rush to the center for balls at the start of a dodge ball game, sponsored by the ERBM Recreation and Parks District, played at Barone Middle School for the next six Wednesdays.
RBC Fire Protection District banquet
Brenton wins track & field national championship
RANGELY I After earning All-American honors three times on the Western State College Mountaineer track and field team, Rangely graduate Jason Brenton took three years off from competing in track but returned this year to win a NCAA Division II national title in the triple jump.
Customer service training for entities
RBC I More than 100 elected officials, department heads and employees from the towns of Meeker and Rangely, Rio Blanco County and the ERBM Recreation and Park District attended three days of customer service training courses last week, sponsored by the county and facilitated by Brian Muir of The James[Read More…]
Help from LEAP is still available
RBC I Colorado’s Low-income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP) has already helped nearly 90,000 Coloradans pay their heating bills this winter, but there are still hard working families eligible for the program who have yet to apply. LEAP encourages those in need of financial assistance with home heating bills to take[Read More…]
Obituary: Odis Reed Jr.
Odis Paul Reed Jr., 52, of Clinton, Ark., passed away Sunday, March 4, 2012 at his home. He was born Oct. 29, 1959 in Little Rock, Ark., to Odis Reed Sr., and Martha F. (Adkinson) Reed. He lived in Rangely for 30 years. During that time he worked for Blu-H[Read More…]
DI teams qualify four teams for state
MEEKER I Meeker was well represented at the Western Slope Regional Destination Imagination Tournament Saturday in Palisade, Colo. Seven teams ranging from first through seventh grades participated in the different challenges.
Greater sage grouse viewing tours set for April 5-8
RBC I For thousands of years, greater sage-grouse have annually returned to their historic breeding grounds, called leks, where they stage one of wildlife’s most magnificent and unique mating displays.
