RANGELY | Please join us on Feb. 26, 2019, from 12-1:30 p.m. Presenting will be the NIFA Flight Team from CNCC. The Flight Team will be presenting on their upcoming competition and fundraising events they will be hosting. RSVP to Keely at 970-675-3219 or [email protected] by Feb. 22 as lunch[Read More…]
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ERBM to partner with school district for grant app
MEEKER | In response to a presentation by Meeker School Superintendent Chris Selle at it’s Feb. 19 meeting, the ERBM Board approved a letter of support to partner with the school on its pending DOLA grant application. The rationale for grant partnerships includes several factors. Grants reduce taxpayer burden. Approval of[Read More…]
LEGO Club …
On Monday, Feb., 18 families gathered for Parkview Elementary School’s Lego Club. Founder Cheri Smith said this is the club’s fifth year. It will resume again in the fall. Roxie Fromang Photo
Community input sought for airport plan
MEEKER | Rio Blanco County is beginning work on an Airport Master Plan at Meeker Airport Coulter Field. You are invited to attend the first of five public meetings on Feb. 26 at 6 p.m. at the courthouse. An airport master plan is a comprehensive study of an airport that[Read More…]
Area Agency on Aging seeks applications
RBC | The Area Agency on Aging is developing a plan for the delivery of services to older adults in Garfield, Mesa, Moffat, Rio Blanco and Routt Counties. The Area Agency on Aging may have available $2,033,345 for the SY 2019-2020 service period (July 1, 2019-June 30, 2020). After a review[Read More…]
Obituary: Hellen J. Sturgeon
Hellen J. Sturgeon Sept. 6, 1942 ~ Jan. 20, 2019 Hellen J. Sturgeon, 76, passed away on Jan. 20, 2019, at the Huntsman Cancer Institute of Salt Lake City, Utah, after a short battle with cancer. Hellen was born in Douglas, Wyo., on Sept. 6, 1942, to George Wesley and[Read More…]
Business grant apps now available
MEEKER | The town’s board of trustees met Tuesday with three members absent. Mayor Pro Tem Travis Day led the brief meeting in the absence of Mayor Regas Halandras and trustees Wendy Gutierrez and Scott Creecy. Police Chief Phil Stubblefield said there were 236 calls for service in January. “It was[Read More…]
Rangely PD hires new officer
RANGELY | It’s no secret that America is in a law enforcement crisis. Police departments across the country are struggling to find enough qualified applicants for the jobs available. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics about 700,000 full-time sworn officers are working right now in the U.S. That is a[Read More…]
Board of health discusses merging public health services with hospitals
RBC | The Rio Blanco County Board of Health meeting was led by Rio Blanco County Public Health Director Julie Drake and took place on Tuesday, Feb. 19 in Rangely at 1:30 p.m. In addition to the county commissioners, County Attorney Todd Starr, Tammy Dunker and Shelby Lindsay from Rangely Community[Read More…]
County Beat: Feb. 21, 2019
RBC | At the Board of County Commissioners’ work session Tuesday in Rangely, Commissioner Gary Moyer presented a mission or vision statement to be sent to all the county department heads and shared with staff. The mission statement reads, “To provide services in a fair, respectful and professional manner consistent with[Read More…]
Letter: Screen Meeker Classic PBS film
Dear Editor: This is an invitation to all in the Rio Blanco community: Meeker will receive state-wide coverage on Rocky Mountain PBS on Feb. 28, 2019. Featured in their Colorado Experience Season Six program, the Meeker Classic episode will embark on a journey, witnessing dog and handler versus sheep at[Read More…]
NW Region Sportsmen’s Roundtable invites hunters and anglers to discuss issues at regional caucus Feb. 25
RBC | The Northwest Region Sportsmen’s Roundtable invites hunters and anglers, or anyone who has thoughts about hunting and fishing related issues, to attend the next regional caucus, beginning at 6 p.m., Feb. 25, Mesa County Central Services, 200 South Spruce St. in Grand Junction. In addition to wide-ranging discussions about a[Read More…]
