RBC | Total Cases to Date: 1,489 Meeker Active: 58 Rangely Active: 29 Hospitalizations in the last 14 days: 2 Total Hospitalized: 124 (8.3% of total reported cases — statewide rate is 5%) Total Deaths: 12 Approximate percent of eligible population vaccinated with at least one dose (now 5 and[Read More…]
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County Beat: Pharmacy closure causes a stir
PHARMACY The closure of Meeker Drugs, the town’s only pharmacy, has left many residents wondering where they would get medication. Pioneers Medical Center isn’t expected to open their own pharmacy until sometime in the spring, which leaves a months-long gap in service. Seeking to address the issue until the new[Read More…]
DERBY DAY PHOTOS
The weather delivered plenty of fresh white stuff for ERBM Recreation & Park District’s annual cardboard derby Saturday, Jan. 8. Fastest sleds by age division were Gannett Sampson, bottom left (ages 3–4), Hudson Hummel (ages 5–7), Rylan Grimes and Noah Hanberg (who was also fastest overall) for the 8–10 age[Read More…]
Ranching for profit seminar
CRAIG | Colorado Northwestern Community College (CNCC) and Moffat County are partnering to hosting a day-long seminar on Jan. 28 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for local ranchers and agriculture producers. The seminar will feature Dallas Mount, owner of Ranch Management Consultants out of Wheatland, Wyoming. Mount is well[Read More…]
Three state agencies launch joint audit of Mind Springs
RBC I Three state agencies have launched a joint audit of Mind Springs Health, sending state investigators to review documents and financial records at the nonprofit mental health agency for 10 Western Slope counties. The organization, one of 17 regional community mental health centers that receive millions of dollars each[Read More…]
Kenny named to SNHU’s Dean’s List
RANGELY I Cassandra Kenny of Rangely has been named to Southern New Hampshire University’s Fall 2021 Dean’s List. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.500 to 3.699 are named to the Dean’s List.
Facebook jail
In the 15 years since Facebook opened its services to the general public, the site has grown massively, today boasting more than 2 billion active monthly users. Its sheer scale, reach and cultural significance makes it all but a necessity for business owners, community organizers and government entities alike. Public[Read More…]
Colorado residents urged to test homes for cancer-causing radon
CDPHE offers low-cost test kits during National Radon Action Month RBC | Gov. Jared Polis has proclaimed January 2022, National Radon Action Month, and the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment urges Colorado residents to test their homes for radon using a low-cost radon test kit. Radon is the[Read More…]
Trooper Tips: New year resolution
As we arrive in yet another year, it’s time for a few New Year resolutions. If you’ll indulge me, I have a suggestion for one of them this year. 2022 needs to have a little more happiness than the last two seem to have severely missed and I have tips[Read More…]
BLM Northwest District Office welcomes new field manager
MEEKER | The Colorado Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Northwest District Office welcomes Bill Mills as the new Field Manager for the White River Field Office in Meeker, Colorado. Mills will assume responsibilities as the new field manager beginning Jan. 3. He will be responsible for the management and stewardship[Read More…]
Former Panther still holds strong record
The 1975-1976 Rangely Panther boys basketball team of Kirby Burchett, Tom Staley, Alan Stahlecker, Alan Ducey, Rory Enterline, Bryan Byers, Jeff Anderson, John Cook, Paul Allred, Bryan Fairchild, Steve Menge and David Collins was a high scoring and successful team, and on December 20, 1975 they ended a 17 year[Read More…]
Meeker Summer Rodeo Series announces sixth year of weekly events
The Meeker Summer Rodeo Series is happy to announce the 6th year of the weekly summer rodeos. The summer of 2021 was a great year for the Summer Rodeo, with a record number of spectators who came on a weekly basis to enjoy the rodeo, 10 weeks in a row![Read More…]
