MEEKER | It was another successful weekend of basketball for the lady Cowboys. Winning both games once again, they remain undefeated in their league. The Cowboys had prepared for a fast-paced game against De Beque and it paid off. The game was tight, within five points the entire game, Meeker[Read More…]
Month: January 2020
Seven candidates vying for Meeker board, mayor seat
MEEKER | Seven of nine candidate petition packets were returned to Town Clerk Amy Tupy for the town’s municipal election in April. Mayoral candidates are Kent Borchard and Rodney Gerloff. Trustees candidates are incumbents Wendy Gutierrez, Melissa Kindall and Travis Day and challengers Matt Scott and Jared Harvey. ELECTION 2020: Town[Read More…]
Public Notices: January 30, 2020
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [LLCON05000.L71220000.EU0000.LVTFC1802900.18X; COC-78815] Notice of Realty Action: Segregation of Public Land for Proposed Sale in Rio Blanco and Garfield Counties, Colorado AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of realty action. SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is proposing to segregate[Read More…]
Weekly Call Review: January 20-26, 2020
Jan. 20-26 2020 Meeker Dispatch Center administered 373 phone calls last week including 18 911 calls, 37 calls for Meeker Police Department (MPD) and placed 108 outgoing calls. A total of 125 calls for service were created, 60 for the Sheriff’s Office, 45 for MPD. Note the department breakdown of[Read More…]
Paonia tournament a chance to size up competition
Tiffany Jehorek/Gayle Zimmerman Photos RANGELY | The Meeker wrestlers got a lot of mat time this past weekend. Beginning with the Hotchkiss Triangular and ending with the Screaming Eagle in Paonia, most maxed out on the total matches they are allowed to wrestle in one day. The Hotchkiss Triangular featured[Read More…]
Coombs earns first-place finish in Paonia
RANGELY | This weekend the Panthers wrestled in the always tough Screaming Eagle tournament in Paonia. “As a team, this is the best we have looked all year in my opinion,” said head coach JC Chumacero. “Friday night we wrestled Grand Valley where we didn’t seem to be ourselves and[Read More…]
Six Republicans on Super Tuesday primary ballot
RBC | In last week’s article about upcoming elections, the HT stated that only the ballot for the Democratic presidential primary would have options. RBC Clerk and Recorder Boots Campbell alerted the HT there are six candidates vying to be the Republican party nominee for the 2020 presidential election. Certified[Read More…]
Cowboys 3-3 in league, 4-8 overall
MEEKER | Two close games and another win on the books for Cowboy basketball. Meeker took on the De Beque Dragons last Friday, it was a heartbreaking seven-point loss after the Cowboys were on top through much of the third quarter. Cole Rogers had an amazing 24 points, half of[Read More…]
Coronavirus: should you be concerned?
RBC | The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is closely monitoring an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a novel (new) coronavirus (2019-nCoV) first identified in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. Infections with 2019-nCoV are being reported in a growing number of countries internationally, including the United States. The Rio Blanco[Read More…]
Days Gone By: January 23, 2020
The Meeker Herald 125 years ago – Wish we could get up a railway scare — or a dog fight — every week so we’d have something to fill the local column with. – County Clerk Walbridge has been doing a real brisk business in recording projected railway right-of-way papers[Read More…]
Dollar General developer interested in Rangely parcels
RANGELY | On Tuesday, Jan. 14 the Town of Rangely Board of Trustees met and discussed the following items. Public Hearings A public hearing was scheduled regarding a request for Sewer Easement Vacation on the parcel located at 226 E. Main St. (the former Heritage Building Center lots), and creation[Read More…]
Hoops for Charity results
RBC | ERBM Recreation and Park Districted hosted the 10th annual Hoops for Charity 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament on Jan. 2 with six teams vying for top honors. The following are the winners of this year’s event. The teams chose the following charities to donate their winnings: HopeWest, Meeker Animal Shelter,[Read More…]