RANGELY I The Rangely Panther track team headed southeast for the Demon Invitational in Glenwood Springs last weekend. They saw some PRs in many events and scored well as a team. The boys took sixth place while the girls took seventh place. The meet drew a lot of bigger teams[Read More…]
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Sarah Kracht (left), daughter of Jason and Betty Kracht (right), signed with the Western Wyoming Community College to play basketball. Kracht is a senior at Meeker High School graduating this May and attending college in Wyoming beginning in August. (Standing) MHS Athletic Director Klark Kindler. | COURTESY PHOTO
Cowboys record 5-4 win
MEEKER I The Cowboy baseball team finally got to play on their home field April 7. Battle Mountain came to Meeker for a JV/Varsity double header. “The boys played well and the bats started working,” commented assistant coach Dylan Mobley. “I think we played better this game then we did[Read More…]
Seven Meeker kids participate in annual CPW turkey hunt
MEEKER I On a cold, breezy weekend in early April, seven young turkey hunters and their mentors huddled quietly on pristine private land on the outskirts of Meeker, scanning the terrain for their elusive quarry. Participating in their first turkey hunt, the youngsters battled the frigid air and their own[Read More…]
Election FAQs: special districts, WRBM mill levy, Moyer recall
SPECIAL DISTRICT ELECTIONS Special district elections for the Eastern Rio Blanco Metropolitan Recreation and Park District (ERBM) board of directors and the Eastern Rio Blanco County Health Services District (Pioneers Medical Center/PMC) board of directors are slated for May 3. Voting for both entities will be held at the Fairfield[Read More…]
Rector formalizes resignation
RECTOR RESIGNATION Rio Blanco County Commissioner Jeff Rector’s second term will end early following a resignation announcement Tuesday. “I sent a letter to the Republican Party last night and today’s my last day, I’m resigning my Commission as of today,” he said, thanking “constituents and staff” of Rio Blanco County[Read More…]
Rangely hosts Colorado River District event
RBC I A forecast for conditions in the Colorado River Basin, including the White River Area, is not what many who are dependent on and involved with the river hoped for. The Colorado River District hosted a “State of the River” event in partnership with the Rio Blanco Water Conservancy[Read More…]
Rangely appoints Granger, Thayn and Wren to town board
RANGELY I Rangely’s Board of Trustees met on Tuesday, April 12, with a work session to interview applicants for board vacancies before convening for the public meeting. The Board approved Alisa Granger, Todd Thayn and Kyle Wren to four-year terms. The trustees will be sworn in at the April 26[Read More…]
Hospital board to stay with five members over seven after hearing
MEEKER I The Eastern Rio Blanco County Health Service District — the special taxing district established in 2006 through which Pioneers Medical Center receives funding — will continue to operate with a five-member board following a court hearing on Tuesday, April 19. The district was initially established with a seven-member[Read More…]
PMC monthly update–April
Pioneers Medical Center (PMC) was recently listed as one of the best hospitals for patient experience in the Western US. The list, compiled by the prestigious Becker’s Hospital Review, includes 27 facilities in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. “We’re honored to be included[Read More…]
WACKY WEATHER
In true Rocky Mountain spring fashion, Rio Blanco County experienced massive wind gusts, temps in the seventies, temps in the 30s, sunshine, snow and everything in between–all in the course of a few days. We could do without the wind, but the wacky weather hasn’t phased the county’s fluffier residents,[Read More…]
NEWS NOTES: APRIL 21, 2022
Water Initiative meetings in April RBC | The White River Integrated Water Initiative is holding its next round of public meetings in April. We will be discussing priority projects for each segment of the White River. All meetings are from 6-8 p.m. Upper Reach April 19 at the Buford School, [Read More…]
