MEEKER I Charlie Falck, who was a senior University of Iowa wrestler, and Phil Keddy, who will be a senior for the Hawkeyes, will give a two-day clinic July 22 and 23 at Barone Middle School in Meeker.
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Slide Show: New window at Catholic church
MEEKER | The Catholic church in Meeker recently replaced a stained glass window.
Birth: Kyra Jade Wright
Yvonne and Justin Wright are the proud parents of their first child, born July 11, 2009, at The Memorial Hospital in Craig, Colo., where they live.
Rangely singer to perform July 24
After a long hiatus, Roxie Long-Leischer of Rangely will make her return Friday, July 24 at the Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days,
Letter: Estes deserves credit for fireworks show
Year after year after year I have read the letters of praise for the Rangely fireworks display, giving thanks to the fire department for doing such a great job.
Organizers ask Meeker trustees to chip in for Smoking River Pow Wow
MEEKER I Smoking River Pow Wow committee chair Lynn Lockwood updated Meeker’s Board of Trustees about new developments in the planning of the second annual powwow, and asked the “tribe of Meeker” to match a $2,000 donation from the Utes.
Obituary: Lorine U. Nielsen
Lorine U. Nielsen, 83, passed away July 10, 2009, at the Community Hospital in Grand Junction. Lorine was born on Aug. 5, 1925, in Caldwell, Texas, to Emil and Hattie Uhlig.
Cowboy Counselor also struggles with loss of friend
When Buckshot, a local psychotherapist, heard about longtime family friend Bren Sullivan, he found it difficult to separate the personal from the professional.
Slide Show: Sanctuary from the recession
Members of Meeker’s United Methodist Church broke ground Sunday for a new sanctuary. Given the economic times, Johnny Arrington, the church’s pastor, said the building project is a sign of the congregation’s faith and commitment.
New Rangely officer
RANGELY | Mike Schwartzengraber is the newest officer with the Rangely Police Department.
Rio Blanco County Days Gone By
RBC | From the archives of the Meeker Herald and Rangely Times:


