RBC I At the request of employers, the Colorado Workforce Center and Colorado Mountain College’s Customized Business Services are hosting a free workshop on “How to detect fraudulent documents,” which will be presented by Steve Turza with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Tag: Meeker
Steel company owner charged in felony theft
MEEKER I A three-month investigation led to the arrest of Randall Devaney, 52, who cashed a check from the Meeker Cemetery District for more than $25,000 — partial payment on a metal building — but the materials never arrived.
Chambers name members of the week
RBC I This week’s Meeker Chamber Member of the Week is Bresnan Communications. To read the story, go to www.meekerchamber.com. This week’s Rangely Chamber Member of the Week is Budget Host Inn. For more information, go to www.rangelychamber.com.
Smithsonian exhibit is coming to Meeker
MEEKER I Fences. Cole Porter sang about them. So did Roy Rogers and Bing Crosby. And more recently, so did Nickel Creek and Willie Nelson. “Oh, give me land, lots of land under starry skies above, Don’t fence me in.
Meeker girls split with league foes last week
MEEKER I For a second week in a row, the Meeker High School varsity volleyball team split matches, played against league opponents. Meeker lost to the West Grand Mustangs in Kremmling last Friday before defeating the Eagles in Paonia the following day.
Classifieds: October 14, 2010 edition
ANNOUNCEMENTS ATV, Boat and Snowmobile Owners! You can now renew your Colorado OHV registrations on line at: www.parks.state.co.us The Rio Blanco Herald Times accepts all major credit cards. You can fax your classified ad or subscription to (970)878-4016 or e-mail to: [email protected] RIO BLANCO Masonic Lodge #80 meets 2nd and[Read More…]
Safety concerns close gym at new Meeker Elementary
MEEKER I Seven weeks after the dedication of the new elementary school, the gym was temporarily closed because of safety concerns about the east wall. “We discovered some movement in the wall, at the place where the roof meets the wall,” Principal Jason Hightower said. “There’s too much pressure from[Read More…]
Loose Ends: Politics of small-town politicking
Small-town politics never change. Even in the years before the town was established relationships between area residents went up and down with the issues of the day. Looking back at history it is important to note that one of the newspaper’s seasonal editorial columns from 125 years ago talks about[Read More…]
Completion of new church means demolition of old
As the finishing touches are being put on the new United Methodist Church in Meeker, the church’s 100-plus-year-old sanctuary will soon be torn down. Despite efforts to find a new home for the old church, there were no takers.
Letter: Local gas, fuel prices among state’s highest
Is it just me or does anyone care that over the past few months Meeker has been privileged to some of the highest fuel and gas prices in our state. The cowboy show and ministry causes me to travel many miles around our state and I can’t believe what we[Read More…]
Stout remembered
Darryl Stout, shown here with his wife, Susan, at Niagara Falls, was the voice of Meeker Cowboy home football games for 15 seasons. Stout, who died in April, will be honored at Friday’s home game as a new sound system at Starbuck Stadium will be dedicated in his memory.
Meeker Locals
Parenting expert Jim Fay (who owns a home in Meeker) was in Rifle Saturday to give one of his Love and Logic parenting seminars. Congratulations to Trey Morris for participating in the Colorado state high school golf championships this week!
