MEEKER I The Cowboys opened their season this past weekend taking on Coal Ridge, Telluride, and Dolores and came home 3-0. Game one of the weekend against Coal Ridge the scores were 25-14, 23-25, 25-14, 25-21 and the Cowboys took the win. Emma Luce led the team with 30 kills,[Read More…]
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Letter: Second memorial golf tourney a success
Dear Editor: We would like to thank so many people for helping to make the second annual Nick Lancaster Memorial Golf Tournament a huge success. This tournament would not have happened without the players, sponsors, volunteers and over the top golf course staff. The following businesses/individuals sponsored holes, teams and/or[Read More…]
Evacuate! Not so easy
MEEKER I My heart goes out to all affected by Hurricane Ida and as the storm spreads north of New Orleans to more of our country being hit with harsh rain and flooding. New Orleans rebuilt much of its infrastructure after Hurricane Katrina, 16 years ago. Time will tell how[Read More…]
CNCC CORNER: New academic year begins
RBC I The month of August has been a busy one at CNCC. We welcomed the start of the 2021-22 academic year, saw an enrollment increase, made new college friends, received significant Higher Learning Commission and Department of Education approvals, and welcomed back our faculty and students. In our sight[Read More…]
LOOSE ENDS: Dinosaurs
MEEKER I I spend a lot of time with the dinosaurs. No, I am not an amateur archeologist or paleontologist and taking care of grandchildren involves traveling to museums or excavation sites to see the prehistoric creatures’ remains. The bones and fossils still appeal, but the dinosaurs I am referring[Read More…]
Trustees talk water supply
RANGELY I On Tuesday, Aug. 24, the Rangely Town Board of Trustees met to discuss exciting business that is moving forward in and for Rangely and the county. With no public input, the meeting moved into supervisor reports with Town Manager Lisa Piering updating from her check-in with the Rio[Read More…]
EDITOR’S COLUMN: Happy *meteorological* fall
We’ve always wondered if meteorologists — the prognosticators of weather so frequently jeered and abused for inaccurate predictions — lived in some kind of alternate universe. It turns out, they aren’t even operating on the same seasonal calendar as the rest of us. On the Gregorian calendar, the change of[Read More…]
NEWS NOTES: September 2
MACC auditions MEEKER | Meeker Arts and Cultural Council’s youth theater will perform Bugsy Malone Jr. this fall. Children in third through eighth grade are welcome to participate. Auditions are set for Friday, Sept. 3 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Meeker High School Auditorium. There is a[Read More…]
COVID UPDATE: One add’l death, 14 new cases
RBC I As of Tuesday, Aug. 31, one additional death due to COVID-19 had been reported in the county, with 14 new reported cases and one new hospital admission. Total Cases to Date: 784 Meeker Active: 12 Rangely Active: 11 Current Hospitalized RBC: 1 Total Hospitalized: 63 School District Meeker:[Read More…]
COUNTRY RAISED …
Rangely XC competes at Basalt Invitational
RANGELY I The Rangely Middle School cross country team made their debut in Basalt on Saturday, Aug. 28. The meet was held at the Crown Mountain Park in El Jebel. The athlete ran a 1.5 course around soccer fields, on single track and through a creek. The race was a[Read More…]
RBCSO explores jail changes
RBC I In an effort to trim its budget in the face of declining revenue, the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office is exploring the feasibility of closing operations at the detention center and contracting with Moffat County to house inmates from RBC. The 2021 budget for the detention center was[Read More…]