ARRESTS There were no arrests for the week of December 11, 2022 CALL SUMMARIES 12/12/2022 @ 3:19 pm. A rollover crash was reported at the top of Nine Mile on Highway 13. The driver was transported for minor injuries. 12/12/2022 @ 8:13 pm. Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office and Meeker[Read More…]
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COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS: December 22, 2022
Christmas Masses in Meeker and Rangely RBC | Christmas Eve Mass at St. Ignatius’ Catholic Church in Rangely (109 S. Stanolind) will be at 5 p.m. on Dec. 24, and Christmas Day Mass will be Sunday, Dec. 25 at 8 a.m. In Meeker, Christmas Day Mass will be at Holy[Read More…]
MVB CHARITY CHALLENGE
‘Tis the season for giving at Mountain Valley Bank of Meeker. The bank hosted “The Charity Challenge” as its community Christmas project this year. “We have hosted a charity event every year as a way for each of us to give back to Meeker and involve the community,” said bank[Read More…]
Letters to Santa ~ 2022
Letters from Parkview Elementary School, Rangely Letters from Meeker Elementary School
Obituary: Lawrence “Larry” Joseph Doza
Dec. 21, 1937 ~ Dec. 1, 2022 Lawrence “Larry” Joseph Doza went to his heavenly home peacefully surrounded by his beloved family. on Dec. 1, 2022, at the age of 84, in Rangely, Colorado. Larry is survived by his wife Donna (Gunter); his daughters Luciann (Doug) and Heather (Don), his[Read More…]
Death Notice: Terry Gordon Nuttall
Sept. 9, 1949 ~ Dec. 6, 2022 No services are scheduled at this time.
MULES & MOUNTAINS
Trappers Lake Lodge celebrated the end of a successful season with a prime rib dinner, cowboy poetry and music, a cash bar courtesy of the Meeker Lions Club, and plenty of prizes last Saturday at the Fairfield Center in Meeker. | CAITLIN WALKER PHOTOS
OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD
Thank you, Meeker! Once again the generosity of folks here in town has been soundly demonstrated in the collecting of 445 shoebox gifts for the 2022 Operation Christmas Child campaign. Each one of these shoebox gifts has been packed with fun toys, school supplies and hygiene items by local churches[Read More…]
CHRISTMASFEST
The spirit of Christmas has been swirling around Rangely as snow falls and holiday parties occur. On Saturday, Dec. 10, good cheer and Christmas magic blew through Rangely as they do only in a small town. Celebrations were prepared by the Western Rio Blanco Metropolitan Recreation District including a pancake[Read More…]
Cowboys first at Delta Invitational
The Meeker Cowboys weekend of wrestling began Friday in Cedaredge in a dual meet against Buena Vista. With two known weights, the Cowboys defeated Buena Vista 48-36 before falling to Cedaredge 43-35. “It was a good night of wrestling with solid performances across the board,” began assistant coach Stryker Lane.[Read More…]
COUNTY BEAT: More on the water call, landfill preparations
Rio Blanco County Commissioners and staff discussed the nuance and minutiae of water administration in the White River Valley during a special work session Tuesday. “It will be tough for sure” said Commissioner Ginny Love, noting that residents will have to adjust to using less water, or even having water[Read More…]
Area gas development big driver behind state’s $393M in resource revenue
RBC | Colorado was the source of nearly $400 million in federal energy and other natural resource revenue in the recently concluded 2022 federal fiscal year, with natural gas development in Garfield County alone accounting for about a quarter of that revenue. According to Department of Interior Office of Natural[Read More…]
