MEEKER | The Meeker Chamber of Commerce nominating committee has selected the following individuals to be listed on the 2019 Board of Directors election ballot to fill three vacancies: – Jan Nye—Prescriptions Salon and Spa (Incumbent) – Kitty Clemens—Destination Strategies (incumbent) – Marie Hooks—Rio Blanco County Workforce Center/ Colorado Department[Read More…]
Tag: Election
Ducey wins MLEA election
RANGELY | In the first contested election in several years, Alan Ducey has won the Rangely district seat on the Moon Lake Electric Association’s board of directors. Ducey, the owner and operator of Ducey Electric, Inc., will replace incumbent Brad Casto, who served on the board since 2010. The Moon[Read More…]
Survey Results
Six petitions for Meeker ballot turned in
MEEKER | Candidates have been announced for the Town of Meeker municipal election in April. Six individuals turned in petitions. For mayor, Regas Halandras will run unopposed for his third term. There are five candidates for the three open seats on the board of trustees: incumbent Scott Creecy, Joseph Beck,[Read More…]
Meeker School Board candidates respond to questions before forum
MEEKER | There are five candidates for four four-year terms on the Meeker Board of Education (BOE). These candidates are Bill deVergie, Bud Ridings, Davey Smith, Laurie Whiteman Simonsen and Todd Shults. Ridings is the current board president, Allen is vice-president and deVergie is secretary. deVergie served as board president[Read More…]
Mill levy meeting in Rangely Oct. 9
RANGELY | There will be a community meeting regarding the Keep Rangely Kids First-Vote Yes on 3A and 5A Mill Levy on Tuesday, Oct. 9, beginning at 7 p.m. at Parkview Elementary School.
Colorado one of 21 states ‘impacted’ by Russian hackers before election
RBC | Colorado has been listed as one of 21 states “impacted” by “Russian activity” prior to the 2016 election, according to a news release from the Colorado Secretary of State’s office. The Department of Homeland Security notified 21 states Sept. 22 that their election systems had been “targeted” by[Read More…]
Tracy…
Following the Club 20 Western Slope candidate forums in Grand Junction Saturday morning, Colorado State Senate District 8 candidate Emily Tracy, D-Breckenridge, and her husband, Del Bush, traveled to Rangely, specifically to check up on the TANK they’d heard so much about. On the right she experiences the Tank with[Read More…]
One MSD incumbent wins; incumbents win in Rangely, tax loses
RBC I The Meeker Board of Education will take on a new look, the Rangely School Board will remain the same, the mil levy tax override for added Rangely school funding failed and county voters told the state to keep its excess marijuana tax money and use it for education,[Read More…]
Time runs short for county voters to turn in ballots for election
RBC I For those affiliated with any of three political parties in Rio Blanco County, Tuesday is Election Day, when all ballots in the mail-in or drop-in vote must be submitted by 7 p.m.
Local election results: The votes are counted, but they aren’t “official” yet
Commissioner: Shawn Bolton-583 Pat Hughes 571 Wendy Gutierrez 542 Coroner: Albert Rudolf Krueger 807 Sherri Halandras 534 Nancy Ann Richardson 367
Letter to the Editor: Two votes for Hughes
Dear Editor, Our county is at a critical crossroads. Do we want to expand our government and regulations on business including our crucial oil and gas industry, or do we want to open our doors to business and truly encourage our economy to recover?