State Farm Insurance recently purchased the building at 730 E. Main Street in Rangely and plan open the new office in April.
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USFS proposes reclamation
The Forest Service is seeking public comments on proposed reclamation of the Butterfly and Burrell mine sites located on the Blanco Ranger District northeast of Meeker.
Economic development meetings
Several people from Rio Blanco County attended Governor John Hickenlooper’s Bottom-Up Economic Development Plan Initiative in Craig,
Scherbarth earns bronze at hoop shoot
Chris Scherbarth, 9, represented Colorado in the Region 8 Elks Hoop Shoot March 12 in Denver.
Letter to the Editor: Mother thanks daughters for party
Dear Editor: I want to thank my four daughters, Linda Cox, Kim LeBleu, Jo-Dee Padilla and Tina Carstens for my 70th birthday party.
LeBlanc earns All-American honors for third time
Former Meeker High School graduate Joe LeBlanc earned All-American honors with a sixth place finish in the 184-pound bracket at the NCAA Division I National Championships, held last week in Philadelphia, Penn.
Nieslanik named to President’s List
Meg M. Nieslanik from Spokane has earned placement on the Gonzaga University President’s List for fall semester 2010.
Shelton wins 7th title
T.J. Shelton, a seventh-grader at Barone Middle School won his seventh national title, since last November, in Denver last weekend, winning the 122-pound bracket of the Rocky Mountain Nationals.
Letter to the Editor: Farewell, Thank you
Dear Editor: It is with both sadness and excitement that I am writing this letter. With sadness we are leaving Meeker to move back to Texas.
Track teams open season in Delta
More than 40 boys and girls from Meeker High School are on the track team this year and most of them competed in Delta last Saturday to open the season.
Days Gone By
The Meeker Herald — 125 years ago n Al Hall of Leadville arrived on Coal Creek Saturday where he will join his brother J.E. Hall in the ranch and cattle business. n William A. Keller’s new residence is nearing completion under the artistic hands of Jack Yonkers and Oscar Harkness.
Out and about …
Peggy Rector, who is recovering well from recent surgery, was at the first annual Carl Rector Memorial Cribbage tournament, organized by her friend Tim Webber.
