The Meeker High School cross country season ended at the regional meet this year. Brighton Bair was Meeker’s top finisher in the girls’ race, at 22 minutes 17 seconds, and 14th place overall. Savannah Mendenhall again was Meeker’s second to finish, in 29th place at 23:43. Ainsley Selle dropped more[Read More…]
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Updated, Updated, Updated Budget Workshop Schedule
Work sessions are as follows. Listen to recordings of work sessions at http://www.soundcloud.com/ht1885 NOTICE OF BUDGET WORKSHOPS The Board of County Commissioners will hold Department Budget Workshops on October 19 through November 5, 2020 at the Historic Courthouse, 555 Main Street, 3rd floor BOCC Hearing Room in Meeker, CO. On[Read More…]
Good eats…
There has been undeniable positive economic energy in Rangely over the past month, with several new business opening. In the past week, two new eateries established a home in Rangely. It was a joint effort to fill the empty space next to the Blue Mountain Inn. Town officials, residents, and[Read More…]
Death Notice: Connie Marie Theos
April 14, 1945 ~ Oct. 11, 2020 Private Services TBA
Jury trial for Elk Creek Ranch case
RBC I Prospective Rio Blanco County jurors found themselves summoned to court this week for a trial. In July, members of the Elk Creek Ranch Owners Association, a nonprofit corporation, filed a “complaint and jury demand” against William Wheeler of Elk Creek Ranch Development, Inc. According to court documents, Wheeler[Read More…]
Nature’s masterpiece…
News Briefs: Oct. 15, 2020
ERBM program updates MEEKER | Oct. 18 is the registration deadline for all dance classes. Oct. 23 is the registration deadline for Tiny Tumble ERBM Dance Company will perform during half-time of the Meeker High School football game on Friday, Oct. 23, home game. Drop in to the Saturday, Oct.[Read More…]
Feasibility study planned for proposed rural water district near Rangely
RANGELY I The Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District (RBWCD) Board of Directors is taking a step forward on a proposal to create a Rural Water Enterprise. The project would provide a reliable, high-quality supply of drinking water to properties outside the Town of Rangely, that are not served by the[Read More…]
Obituary: Ruthann Molson Stocks
Aug. 13, 1940 ~ Oct. 9, 2020 Ruthann was born in Rockford, Illinois, on Aug. 13, 1940, to William and Dorothy Molson. She had one brother, Thomas. She is survived by two daughters, Marilyn Reither of Rangely, Colorado, and Colleen Ford of Salt Lake City, Utah. She has three grandchildren,[Read More…]
Obituary: Queeda Evelyn Walker
March 9, 1933 ~ Oct. 13, 2020 Queeda Evelyn Walker, 87, of Boulder, Colorado, passed away on Oct. 13, 2020, after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. She was born in Pool Creek, Colorado, on March 9, 1933, at Chew Ranch, and graduated from Wasatch Academy before attending the University[Read More…]
Obituary: Wilford Shedrick Ingram
Aug. 22, 1945 ~ Oct. 12, 2020 Wilford Shedrick Ingram, 75, of Rangely, Colorado, passed away Oct. 12, 2020, at Rangely District Hospital. He was born Aug. 22, 1945, in Washington, Utah, to George Shredrick and Louella Prince Ingram. Wilford graduated from the Moapa High School. He enjoyed Boy Scouting[Read More…]
More discussion about dispatch, but no decisions
RBC I The county continues “gathering data” to determine whether transferring dispatch services to the regional Colorado State Patrol call center in Craig would save the county money. The Board of County Commissioners invited representatives from the Town of Meeker and Meeker Volunteer Fire and Rescue to a work session[Read More…]
