By DYLAN ROBERTS | State Senator We just wrapped up the 2023 legislative session and wow, there is a lot to report. It was a true privilege to serve my first session as your State Senator, and I am proud of what we accomplished to solve problems and improve our[Read More…]
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Veteran’s Corner: Memorial Day
I go to the cemetery up on the hill above the river and there beneath the cedars I kneel and clean the dust off of the tombstone of a veteran. I say a prayer. I plant a flag. I stand and salute to honor them and the flag they defended. I[Read More…]
Obituary: Keith Allen Koutz
Keith Allen Koutz Jan. 8, 1988 ~ May 4, 2023 Keith Allen Koutz passed away, Thursday, May 4, 2023, in Meeker, Colorado, a victim of an auto accident. He was 35 years young. Keith grew up in the Delta County area and attended school in Delta. Keith worked as a[Read More…]
Brown assumes company command at Evans Community Hospital
MEEKER | Captain Brianna Brown, daughter of Brian Bofinger of Meeker, has assumed company command at Evans Community Hospital, Medical Company, at Fort Carson, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Brown is from Poulsbo, Washington. She is a mother to Brinley and a wife to her husband, Blake. CPT Brown commissioned into the[Read More…]
Regular meeting for Rangely BOT
RANGELY | The Board of Trustees heard public input from several associations about their prerogatives. René Harden asked the town for funding at the Community Garden for needed tools. The Rio Blanco County Pioneers Association invited the Board to its annual dinner dance on June 3, 2023. It is held[Read More…]
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Behind the lens: Kaysyn Krystal Photography
MEEKER | Whether you consciously observe the peace, animal life, and operations of the White River Valley, or have become used to it offhandedly, it is unique. Kaysyn Chintala knows this, and works to highlight that through her photography. “I love sharing the western lifestyle, and the stories behind[Read More…]
Grant received for riparian restoration
RBC | RiversEdge West (REW) is pleased to accept a $48,788 grant award from the Colorado River District’s Community Funding Partnership to continue important riverside (riparian) restoration work along the White River in Rio Blanco County. REW leads the White River Partnership (WRP), a group committed to restoring and maintaining[Read More…]
Jeneve Mitchell to kick off Trappers season June 17
MEEKER | Trappers Lake Lodge (TLL) will be opening for the 2023 season Thursday, June 1. But if you can’t make it up to the high country until the weekend, you are still in for a treat as they have something special planned the evening of June 17, to celebrate[Read More…]
Cochrane takes first in discus
RANGELY | This past weekend was the wrap of yet another track and field season. All of the state’s strongest throwers, biggest jumpers and fastest runners piled into Jeffco Stadium for the biggest state championship competition of all Colorado high school sports, as each classification, 1A through 5A, gathered to[Read More…]
Brink smashes pole vault records again
MEEKER | Meeker Cowboy state track qualifiers began their competition Thursday afternoon, but not before a two hour rain delay shut down the meet. In typical track meet fashion, multiple events for the Cowboys were happening at the same time, beginning with the boys’ pole vault. “The boys all warmed[Read More…]
MHS baseball wraps season at regionals
MEEKER | The Cowboys entered the post season at number 20 but due to a league team matchup they were moved up to number 19. Their ranking sent them to Denver Christian to take on Lyons in the opening round of regionals, a tournament in which only the top team[Read More…]
