Farm Bureau ribbon cutting MEEKER | Come for the ribbon cutting and enjoy an ice cream social, enter to win a swag basket, and meet new Farm Bureau Agent Kris Deines and staff this Thursday, July 28 at 733 Main St. from 4-6 p.m. Plan ahead for temp bulk water[Read More…]
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RIO HAPPENINGS: July 18-24, 2022
Editor’s Note: The Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office has compiled the following information for publication to keep residents apprised of law enforcement activity within Rio Blanco County. ARRESTS: 40 Yr old male sentenced to 18 months county jail on child abuse charges by Judge Norrdin 43 Yr old male sentenced to 90[Read More…]
A closer look
“Same old, same old” and “It is what it is” may be two of the most annoying phrases that have seeped unnoticed into our daily conversations. So many of our exchanges with family and friends have become laced with cliches, idioms, or all sorts of space fillers. It is an[Read More…]
Letter: Thanks from Lancasters
Dear Editor: We would like to thank so many people for helping to make the third annual Nick Lancaster Memorial Golf Tournament a huge success! This tournament would not have been such a huge success without the players, sponsors, volunteers and top-notch golf course staff. The following businesses/individuals sponsored holes,[Read More…]
Rodeo results from July 21
MEEKER | #8 Team Roping — Leah Wood/Cody EdingerMixed Team Roping — Leah Wood/Joe Wood 11 Team Roping — Joe Wood/Clay Reynolds Jr./Sr. Team Roping — Whit Watson/Brett WatsonDally Ribbon Roping — Cody Edinger/Sherry DexterOpen Breakaway — Deana WoodLadies Breakaway — Beverly SalazarOpen Barrels — Kendra McMillanJr. Barrels — Landree[Read More…]
Everyone welcome for 110th annual dinner and dance
RBC Pioneers Association shifts gears to include newcomers, younger generations RBC | According to a brief note in the June 29, 1912, Meeker Herald, the pioneers of the White River Valley had been holding a summer reunion before that year, but 1912 is the official date given for the Rio[Read More…]
Rangely family grapples with ‘violation of trust’ by Montrose funeral home
RANGELY | Longtime Rangely residents Harry and Lillian Peacock died within a week of each other in 2013. Before his death, Harry had “shopped around” to find the best price for cremation services, according to his son Jeff. Harry made arrangements with Sunset Mesa Funeral Directors in Montrose, Colorado. When[Read More…]
Obituary: Hoyte Glade Williams
June 20, 1931 ~ Dec. 21, 2021 Hoyte Glade Williams was born June 20, 1931, to Harold John and Evelyn Gardiner Williams at Vernal, Utah. Hoyte had two sisters who preceded him in death: Syble Barney and Glenda Richardson of Meeker, Colorado. The family moved down by Rangely, Colorado, when[Read More…]
WHEELs & DEALS …
The 2022 Wagon Wheel OHV Poker Run is in the books. “We had an awesome turnout! Thank you, club members, sponsors, participants, USFS Blanco District OHV trail crew, CPW, Meeker Fire Rescue, and Wendll’s! We couldn’t have done without all of you,” said Wagon Wheel Club President Dave Murray via[Read More…]
ROUND UP …
From the Grand Junction Sentinel: “More than 300 wild horses have been gathered from lands in Rio Blanco County and nearly 200 of them shipped to a Utah holding facility, now that operations to reduce their numbers have ramped up with the start of a helicopter-assisted roundup Friday (pictured above.)[Read More…]
New officers join department
MEEKER | Lt. Tom Dietrich and Officer Matt Spangler were sworn in to the Meeker Police Department on Tuesday. Dietrich brings 20 years of law enforcement experience, including with the Colorado State Patrol, and Spangler is returning to the Meeker department after about five years. Town trustees heard the annual[Read More…]
COUNTY BEAT: July 20, 2022
RBC | RBC Commissioners toured the county’s west side facilities in Rangely prior to work sessions with Budget and Finance Director Janae Stanworth and IT Director Trevor Nielsen. Stanworth discussed planning and preparing for the upcoming budget season, and Neilsen updated the board on the coming departure of Visionary, one[Read More…]