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Why did you move to town?

MEEKER — Why did you move here? The second most-asked question of newcomers is no longer overheard much in front of the post office.

Why did you move to town?

MEEKER — Why did you move here? The second most-asked question of newcomers is no longer overheard much in front of the post office. With all of the new faces in town, the assumption that the low unemployment rate has something to do with the influx is usually correct. While[Read More…]

Community event to benefit Robledo

RANGELY — Columbine Medical invites the public to a community yard sale and fund raiser to benefit Celena Robledo. Robledo, a senior at Rangely High School, was recently involved in a serious car crash and has suffered a cervical spine injury.

Golf course gets new manager

Sisters Boudreaux, Edwards win Ladies Deerfly MEEKER — Darrin Rohn’s first tournament as the new manager of the Meeker Golf Course was the Ladies Deerfly, which was won by two Rio Blanco County sisters. “Some of the women were asking for heaters,” Rohn said of the chilly temperatures when the[Read More…]

Meeker Locals: June 5, 2008

MEEKER — With all the dire warnings about the imminent growth of Rio Blanco County and the town of Meeker, maybe its time we pull our heads out of the sand of unbelief and start thinking about what things might look like five or 10 years from now.